Locations of Sheriffs’ Offices

Plain English Breakdown

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Sheriffs' Office Locations

This bill changes where sheriffs’ offices can be located within counties.

What This Bill Does

• Changes the rule that says sheriffs must have their office in the county seat.
• Allows sheriffs to choose any location within their county for their office.
• Updates a specific part of Florida law (Section 30.10) about where sheriff offices can be located.

Who It Names or Affects

• Sheriffs and their offices
• People who work in or visit sheriffs’ offices

Terms To Know

county seat

The main town or city where the county government is located.

sheriff’s office

A place where a sheriff works and provides law enforcement services for their county.

Limits and Unknowns

• This bill only affects Florida.
• It does not specify how sheriffs should choose new locations for their offices.

Official Summary Text

Locations of Sheriffs’ Offices; Authorizing sheriffs’ offices to be located at any location in the counties, rather than requiring the offices to be at county seats, etc.

Current Bill Text

Florida Senate
-
2026

SB 798

By
Senator Burgess

23-01101-26 2026798__
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to locations of sheriffs’ offices;
3 amending s. 30.10, F.S.; authorizing sheriffs’ offices
4 to be located at any location in the counties, rather
5 than requiring the offices to be at county seats;
6 providing an effective date.
7
8 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
9
10 Section 1. Section 30.10, Florida Statutes, is amended to
11 read:
12 30.10 Place of office.—The place of office of every sheriff
13
may

shall
be at
any location within
the county
lines

seat of the

14
county
.
15 Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.