Florida officer certification · Chapter 943
The law behind FDLE/CJSTC officer discipline.
Florida officer certification, and the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission's authority to revoke or suspend it, live in Chapter 943, Florida Statutes. These are the sections behind a decertification or a certification-discipline row — the statutory backbone for an officer-credibility challenge — each linked to the official text.
Controlling statutes
Chapter 943 — certification and discipline.
Minimum qualifications (943.13), the employment/separation-notice duty that feeds the discipline record (943.139), and the certification authority that carries revocation, suspension, and investigation (943.1395). The short description on each is the statute's own catchline, reproduced verbatim; open the official link for the full, controlling text.
- §943.13Officers' minimum qualifications for employment or appointment.
- §943.139Notice of employment, appointment, or separation; response by the officer; duty of commission.
- §943.1395Certification for employment or appointment; concurrent certification; reemployment or reappointment; inactive status; revocation; suspension; investigation.
How it connects to a case: a CJSTC revocation, suspension, or accepted relinquishment under 943.1395 is certification-discipline that can bear on a testifying officer's credibility. Whether and how it applies turns on the controlling text and the facts — open the official statute. This is a navigation aid, not legal advice. See also the officer records glossary.
Chapter 943 — common questions.
- What is Chapter 943?
- The part of the Florida Statutes governing law-enforcement officer certification and the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission's authority over it, including the revocation and suspension power in s. 943.1395.
- Revocation, suspension, or relinquishment — what's the difference?
- Revocation strips the certification; suspension is a temporary action; relinquishment is a voluntary surrender in lieu of a contested proceeding. All are certification actions under s. 943.1395; see the officer records glossary for the plain-language terms.
- Does a certification-discipline row mean the officer is decertified now?
- Not necessarily. The action type and the officer's current certification status turn on the specific record and the controlling statute text — confirm the current status with FDLE/CJSTC and open the official statute before relying on it.
- Is this legal advice?
- No. It is a navigation aid to the controlling statutes; the official statute text governs and nothing here is legal advice.
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