§ 112.194, Fla. Stat. · Part I. CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT;RETIREMENT; TRAVEL EXPENSES
Law enforcement correctional, juvenile detention, and juvenile probation officers’ Medal of Valor.
Text — 2026 Florida Statutes
(1) Any state board, commission, department, division, bureau, or agency, or any county or municipality that employs or appoints law enforcement officers, correctional officers, juvenile detention officers, or juvenile probation officers, as defined in s. 943.10(14), may establish an award program to award a Medal of Valor to any such officer whose actions are extraordinary and expose the officer to peril beyond the call of duty.
(2) The Medal of Valor may include, but is not limited to, a medal authorized to be worn on the officer’s uniform during formal occasions and a commendation bar to be worn on the uniform during normal duty. The amount of funds that may be expended to provide a Medal of Valor shall not exceed $250.
(3) Upon the death of such a law enforcement officer, correctional officer, juvenile detention officer, or juvenile probation officer, the employer may present the Medal of Valor posthumously to the officer’s closest living relative.
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History
s. 1, ch. 93-1; s. 4, ch. 2026-16.
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