Florida
Data from CA State Controller's Office and CA State Sheriffs' Association.
State context
HB 601 (Chapter 2024-86), signed April 12, 2024 and effective July 1, 2024, amended Fla. Stat. § 112.533 to bar political subdivisions from creating civilian oversight agencies that receive, process, or investigate complaints against law enforcement officers. Under the same act, only a sheriff or chief — not a county or city legislative body — may voluntarily establish a civilian board, which is restricted to reviewing policies and procedures and must include at least one retired law enforcement officer. Of roughly 21 pre-existing local boards, at least 15 dissolved or went dormant within six months.
Florida sheriffs are constitutional officers (Art. VIII § 1(d), Fla. Const.), elected independently in all 67 counties. Amendment 10 (2018) extended this structure to Miami-Dade, which had operated without an elected sheriff since 1967. Voters elected the first Miami-Dade Sheriff in nearly 60 years in November 2024; the office took effect January 7, 2025. The previously existing Miami-Dade County Independent Civilian Panel (which covered the Miami-Dade Police Department, not the new Sheriff) lost its investigative authority under HB 601 the same year the new Sheriff's Office was created.
Counties
| # | County | Status (date) | Started (date) | LE capability | Independence | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Alachua | — | — | — | — | |
| 02 | Baker | — | — | — | — | |
| 03 | Bay | — | — | — | — | |
| 04 | Bradford | — | — | — | — | |
| 05 | Brevard | — | — | — | — | |
| 06 | Broward | — | — | — | — | |
| 07 | Calhoun | — | — | — | — | |
| 08 | Charlotte | — | — | — | — | |
| 09 | Citrus | — | — | — | — | |
| 10 | Clay | — | — | — | — | |
| 11 | Collier | — | — | — | — | |
| 12 | Columbia | — | — | — | — | |
| 13 | DeSoto | — | — | — | — | |
| 14 | Dixie | — | — | — | — | |
| 15 | Duval | — | — | — | — | |
| 16 | Escambia | — | — | — | — | |
| 17 | Flagler | — | — | — | — | |
| 18 | Franklin | — | — | — | — | |
| 19 | Gadsden | — | — | — | — | |
| 20 | Gilchrist | — | — | — | — | |
| 21 | Glades | — | — | — | — | |
| 22 | Gulf | — | — | — | — | |
| 23 | Hamilton | — | — | — | — | |
| 24 | Hardee | — | — | — | — | |
| 25 | Hendry | — | — | — | — | |
| 26 | Hernando | — | — | — | — | |
| 27 | Highlands | — | — | — | — | |
| 28 | Hillsborough | — | — | — | — | |
| 29 | Holmes | — | — | — | — | |
| 30 | Indian River | — | — | — | — | |
| 31 | Jackson | — | — | — | — | |
| 32 | Jefferson | — | — | — | — | |
| 33 | Lafayette | — | — | — | — | |
| 34 | Lake | — | — | — | — | |
| 35 | Lee | — | — | — | — | |
| 36 | Leon | — | — | — | — | |
| 37 | Levy | — | — | — | — | |
| 38 | Liberty | — | — | — | — | |
| 39 | Madison | — | — | — | — | |
| 40 | Manatee | — | — | — | — | |
| 41 | Marion | — | — | — | — | |
| 42 | Martin | — | — | — | — | |
| 43 | Miami-Dade | — | — | — | — | |
| 44 | Monroe | — | — | — | — | |
| 45 | Nassau | — | — | — | — | |
| 46 | Okaloosa | — | — | — | — | |
| 47 | Okeechobee | — | — | — | — | |
| 48 | Orange | — | — | — | — | |
| 49 | Osceola | — | — | — | — | |
| 50 | Palm Beach | — | — | — | — | |
| 51 | Pasco | — | — | — | — | |
| 52 | Pinellas | — | — | — | — | |
| 53 | Polk | — | — | — | — | |
| 54 | Putnam | — | — | — | — | |
| 55 | Santa Rosa | — | — | — | — | |
| 56 | Sarasota | — | — | — | — | |
| 57 | Seminole | — | — | — | — | |
| 58 | St. Johns | — | — | — | — | |
| 59 | St. Lucie | — | — | — | — | |
| 60 | Sumter | — | — | — | — | |
| 61 | Suwannee | — | — | — | — | |
| 62 | Taylor | — | — | — | — | |
| 63 | Union | — | — | — | — | |
| 64 | Volusia | — | — | — | — | |
| 65 | Wakulla | — | — | — | — | |
| 66 | Walton | — | — | — | — | |
| 67 | Washington | — | — | — | — |