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Volume 13, Issue 4 April 2010
Major Pension Cuts Proposed
State and municipal pensions would be affected; every member is at risk
T
he Florida legislature is considering some cost-cutting moves that
will cut benefits in the Florida Retirement System and the Municipal Police Retirement Systems. The head of the legislature’s fiscal
watchdog agency told House and Sentate members that taxpayers could
save hundreds of millions from severe cuts in pension and insurance
benefits for government employees as well as the elimination of the DROP.
The PBA is spending the majority of our time and effort in
Tallahassee aggressively lobbying against the cuts. A number of studies, bills and reports have been authorized, thus
requiring the PBA to take a more in-their-face approach
by asking our members to call or e-mail their respective
legislators.
• Changes to the 185 law so extra money
does not have to be spent on extra
benefits
• Increasing normal retirement age to 60
or 30 years of service
• Majority of members on the Board
of Trustees could not be
active or retired pension
plan members
• Reducing accrual
rates to 2%
We’re fighting this as hard
as we can; we’ll keep you
updated on our progress as
well as what you can do to
protect your financial future.
Under consideration for FRS:
• Reducing the Special Risk class by removing correctional probation officers
• Reducing the 3% accrual rates for Special Risk
• Increasing the “highest five years” to the high
eight years
• Capping retirement payments at 70% rather than
100%
• Increase Special Risk normal retirement age to
60 or 30 years of service
• Requiring a 1% employee contribution
• Reducing the COLA below 3%
• Eliminating the health insurance subsidy
At risk for municipal retirement systems:
• Capping retirement pay at 70% rather than the current 100%
In this issue...
Members Turn Out To Support BSO............................. 4
Legislative Affairs................................................................ 6
New Paperless Ballots....................................................... 7
Long-Term Disability Insurance...................................... 8
PBA: Polictically Active...................................................... 10
What’s Up?.......................................................................... 11
April 2010
The Broward
Centurion
President’s
Letter
The Official Publication of the
Broward County PBA
(A Charter of the Florida PBA)
2650 West State Road 84
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33312
Telephone: 954/584-7600
Fax: 954/583-0405
Megan Gordon, Editor
E-mail: megan@bcpba.org
The Broward Centurion is published
by the Broward County Police
Benevolent Association for the
sole benefit of its members. The
Broward Centurion is dedicated
to the advancement of the law
enforcement profession through
better and stronger community
relations. The opinions expressed
in the publication of The Broward
Centurion are not necessarily those
of the Broward County PBA, its
Executive Board or the Board of
Directors.
Members or readers submitting
letters to the editor or articles for
publication are requested to adhere
to the following:
• Submissions should be
sent to:
Broward County PBA
Attn: Centurion
2650 West State Road 84
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33312
•
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address.
•
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•
The Broward County PBA
reserves the right of the
Executive Board or Editor to amend or to add an editor’s comment to any
article or letter submitted.
•
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endorsement by the
Broward County PBA
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B
y now, every PBA member should know that we are in the fight of our
lives in the legislature over our pension benefits, both for the Florida
Retirement System and the Municipal Police Retirement Systems. I
can assure you that the PBA is aggressively fighting any bill or budget item
to reduce pension benefits. We will be asking all our members, families and
friends to assist us in protecting all that has been earned by the PBA over the
years. It will take everyone’s united effort to defeat our enemies. The PBA
will keep you informed as these issues continue.
On February 26, I was invited to attend the Fort Lauderdale Fraternal Order
of Police 2009 Police Officer Awards Ceremony held at the Renaissance Fort
Lauderdale Hotel. I would like to thank their President Jack Lokeinsky and
congratulate all the Officers of the Month and Honorable Mentions for 2009.
The Florida PBA Executive Board (including Florida PBA Senior VicePresident Dick Brickman) has met with the Governor and Lt. Governor to
express the PBA’s opposition on the proposed pension changes. On February
27 and on March 13, the Broward PBA Executive Board and I attended local
fundraisers for Governor Crist’s bid for U.S. Senate. We had the opportunity
to discuss the PBA’s concerns regarding the attacks by the legislature on our
pension issues. Governor Crist has always been an extremely strong supporter of law enforcement. Last year the legislature called for pay cuts and
layoffs for state law enforcement, it was vetoed by the Governor. The PBA
has always been the first group to endorse Governor Crist in every political
office he has run for and has endorsed him for the U.S. Senate.
I would like to thank the Emerald Society of Fort Lauderdale for naming me
Irish Person of the Year for 2010. Awards were presented at their 60th annual breakfast, held at Bahia Mar on March 14th. The other honorees were:
Community Hero – Bigio Balistreri (Wilton Manors/PBA member), Honorary Irish Person of the Year – Alcee Hastings, Irish Mother of the Year – Dottie Panza, and Humanitarian of the Year – Dr. John M. MacDonald. I would
especially like to thank County Commissioner Sue Gunzburger and the entire
County Commission for the County Proclamation.
Again I would like to thank all those who have been assisting us in the “Keep
BSO in Pompano” campaign. We have a City Commission meeting on March
23 and we are hoping for good news.
I thank each and every one of you and your families for your sacrifices, hard
work, and the risks you take everyday. Also please keep those who are serving in the United States Armed Forces in your thoughts and prayers. God
bless and be safe.
Pat Hanrahan
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Executive Board
President
Patrick Hanrahan
Treasurer
Senior Vice President
Debbie Reggio
Jeff Marano
Secretary
Vice President
Rodney Skirvin
Neil Vaughan
General Counsel
Barbara Duffy
Assistant General Counsel
Claudia I. Estrada
Board of Directors
BSO (Support)
Paul Weiss
BSO – At Large (LE)
Michael Joseph Catalano
Ian Doriot
Pete Geary
Robert Lahiff
Jay Leiner
Lee Martin
Jim Pendergast
Rich Pisanti
Jeff Poole
BSO – District (LE)
Craig Bachan
Matt Baldwin
Christopher Bradley
Joseph Capua
Kelli Covet
James Demato
Rich Engels
Dean Mirra
Robert Petoskey
Osvaldo Tianga
Jerry Vosburgh
Eric Weiner
BSO (Lts)
Linda Canada-Stuck
Broward Schools
Investigative Unit
Gary Rowe
Bobby Spence - Alt.
Coconut Creek
Dan Eberly
Jason Kohlhorst
Coconut Creek (Sgts)
Curt Cuddeback
Hallandale Beach
Gary McVey
Michel Michel
Alex Vera
Ralph Matias - Alt.
Hillsboro Beach
David Clark
Hollywood
Steven Bolger
Chris Christianson
Billy Ferguson
Keith Wadsworth
Wilbur Fernander - Alt.
Lighthouse Point
Daniel James
Laura Tyler
Margate (Spvrs)
Andy Zettek
Miramar
Wayne Dunlap
Marc Greenstein
George Mankowski
Ro Durney - Alt.
Adam Lerner - Alt.
Pembroke Pines
Andrew Brooks
Adam Feiner
Al Xiques
Sea Ranch Lakes
James O’Brien
Mike Tarr - Alt.
Sunrise
John Jaslowski
Sunrise (Lts)
Bob Dorn
Wilton Manors
Shawn Chadwick
Grant Gundle
Frank Pilewski
Immediate Past President
Dick Brickman
Welcome
New Members
Frank Fuentes
Rafael Marin
Ricardo Pena
Robert C. Rigolizzo
Glenn Rovira
Eric F. Swenson
Coconut Creek
Coconut Creek
Hollywood
BSO
BSO
BSO
Reinstated
Scott Ashley
Office
Staff
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BSO
Charter Secretary
Linda
Receptionist/Membership
Lynn
Secretary/Detail Coordinator
Kim
Legal Assistant
Maryann
Communications Director
Megan
Information Technology
Chris
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Members Turn Out
To Support BSO
W
e’d like to thank the following members for taking
the time to come out and support keeping BSO
in Pompano Beach. These members came out and
canvassed the city talking to citizens and then attended the
commission meeting.
Abraham Cremidis
Adam Rubin
Andrea Penoyer
Andrew Along
Angela Periv
Ann Sota
Anthony DeMarco
Armando Enrique
Armando Hernandez
BB Shop
Beezie Northrup
Ben Anderson
Ben Koos
Bill Cunneen
Bill Surman
Bob Blount
Brian Behan
Brian McDonald
Brian O’Donoghue
Brian Swadkins
Brian Walker
Carl Salerno
Carlos Periv
Caroline Pickell
Catharine Kinstler
Cesar Morales
Charles Dandridge
Chris Bolten
Chris Mazzola
Chris Rossi
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Chris Szwanke
Chris McKinstry
Christopher Ryan
Chuck Whutley
Connie Mitchell
Craig Bachan
Craig Ruttary
D. Raimondi
David Smith
Dale Colburn
Dan Fitzpatrick
Danny Belyeu
Dave R. Lewis
David Erdman
David Libow
Dayton Custlow
Dean Mirra
Debbi Rittinghouse
Don Nelson
Don Prichard
Dustin Sisser
Ed MCardle
Eddie Rosende
Edward Rafailoytc
Edward Valderrama
Elizabeth Rodriguez
Elmer Ricone
Eric Blake
Eric Strzalkowski
Eric Weiner
F. Scott Jenkins
Frank Harertmann
Fred Fawcett
Gary Bader
Gary Fishcer
Gina Cassarino
Gordon Black
Graciela Benito
Gregory Helness
Howard Foster
Jack Howard
James Fodno
Jason Zehler
Jay Leiner
Jeff Beculhimer
Jeff Poole
Jeffery Curtis
Jeffrey Morse
Jennifer Montgamsry
Jeremiah Cooper
Jim Demato
Jim Pendergast
Jim Thomas
JM Kersey
John Duffy
John Marra
Joseph Lello
Joseph Sedawie
Josh Passman
Julie Bower
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Ken Kronheim
Kevin Bellache
Kevin Bolling
Kevin Butler
Kim Spadaro
Krista Geary
Lacy Crew
Lauren Apollo
Lee Geiger
Lee Martin
Linda Canada-Stuck
Lizzy Allcock
M. Gelske
M. Jawb
Mario Potvin
Mario Sorrentino
Mark Copley
Matt Radabaugh
Matt Bacduin
Matt Gormon
Matt Marks
Matthew McGee
Matthew Perricone
Michael Catalano
Michel Marotta
Miguel Martinez-Newell
Mike Ferraldi
Mike Gardner
Mike McCloskey
Mike Natiello
Mike Szish
Miriam Erdman
Mishka Cassarino
Mitch Gordon
Mitchell Li
Najmy Halabi
Neil Dodge
Neil Glassman
Neil Munson
Nicole Layog
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O. Cortes
Ozzy Tianga
Pablo Perez
Pagan Angel
Pat McAllister
Paul Condoleo
Paul Lear
Peter Geary
Peter Geary Jr.
Peter Vaca
Rachel Radulic
Rich Pisanti
Richar Deir
Richard Blaienstein
Robbie Lahiff
Robert Ditullio
Robert Lahiff
Roberta McCray
Roe Corsi
Ron Boehl
Ron DeAngelo
Ronald Miller
Roy Liddicott
Ryan Cassarino
S. Mohan
S. Rocco
Sahhy Delin
Sandra Shofner
Scott Gooding
Scott Powell
Shannon Belanger
Skip Mojos
Stacie Nelson
Stan Hodgman
Steve Krivjank
Steve McDonnell
Steve Robson
T. Hylton
T. Woulard
Thomas Lord
Thomas McInerney
Tim Irvin
Tim Keefe
Tobias Andrews
Todd Altinbas
Todd J. LeDue
Travis Allen
Troy McHattor
Vickie Kendrick
Victor Carrasquillo
Wayne Potvin
What’s Next In
Pompano?
The PBA plans to attend the next
Pompano Beach City Commission meeting
regarding the disposition of their police services on March 25, after this issue has gone
to press. We will keep you
updated on the outcome.
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Legislative Affairs
April 2010
Dear Members,
I
t’s ironic that pension benefits and their costs have been a hot topic nationally. It wasn’t too long ago
that the market was stable and citizens snubbed their noses at our salaries and pension benefits. However, now that people are out of work and have lost money in their 401(k)s, they are up in arms about
our pension benefits. The attacks by newspapers, citizens and government is repulsive. How soon they
forget about our sacrifices. How soon they forget that we put ourselves in harm’s way every day.
As you may know, members of the Florida Legislature are fervently attempting to reduce our pension
benefits. Although, there are a lot of bills to be concerned about, the worst among them are HB 1543 by
Representative Juan Zapata and SB 1902 by Senator Bennett. Listed below is a brief synopsis of proposed
benefit reductions. Please note that there is an attempt to reduce both state retirement and municipal
pension benefits.
State Retirement
• Correctional Probation Officers – OUT of Special Risk.
• Reducing the 3% Accrual Rates for Special Risk.
• Eliminate the Retiree Health Insurance Subsidy.
• Increasing Special Risk normal retirement age to age 60 or 30 years of service.
• Reduce the retirement COLA below 3%.
Municipal Retirement
• Capping your retirement payment at 70%, not the current 100%.
• Reducing the accrual rates for retirement to 2%.
• Changes the 185 premium tax law so extra money does not have to be spent on extra benefits.
• Increasing normal retirement age to age 60 or 30 years of service.
The PBA has been working hard in Tallahassee in an attempt to stop their efforts. However, we can’t do
it alone. We must have the support of the membership along with your friends and family when needed.
The PBA has been distributing requests to call and/or e-mail members of the leadership in both the
House and Senate to urge them to oppose pension benefit reductions. Your participation is vital to our
efforts. If you have not done so already, please contact the legislators below and urge them to oppose any
and all legislation that reduces our pension benefits.
Senator JD Alexander / (850) 487-5044 / alexander.jd.web@flsenate.gov
Senate President Jeff Atwater / (850) 487-5100 / atwater.jeff.web@flsenate.gov
Senator Mike Haridopolos / (850) 487-5056 / haridopolos.mike.web@flsenate.gov
Speaker of the House Larry Cretul / (850) 488-1450 / larry.cretul@myfloridahouse.gov
Representative David Rivera / (850) 488-7897 / david.rivera@myfloridahouse.gov
In Solidarity,
Neil Vaughan
Vice President
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What Is Long-Term Disability Insurance
And Can You Collect Disability Benefits?
By: Gregory Michael Dell, Attorney At Law
L
ong-term disability insurance
(LTD) is generally offered to
law enforcement officers and
other state employees as an employee
benefit. Some employers will pay for
the disability coverage while others
will give employees the option to pay
for the coverage as a payroll deduction
each month. Most LTD policies state
that a claimant can collect disability
benefits if they are unable to perform
the substantial and material duties
of their occupation due to a sickness
or injury. Disability insurance policies will generally pay up to 66% of
a claimant’s pre-disability monthly
income until the claimant reaches age
65. All disability insurance policies are
drafted with different and sometimes
ambiguous language, therefore it is
imperative that you review the terms
and conditions of your policy.
Never assume that your disability
insurance company is looking out for
your best interest. Disability insurance companies are in business to
make money and if they have a reason
to deny a claim, then they will do so
without hesitation. While there are
many public news stories about disability insurance companies wrongfully denying claims, it is not a difficult
process if you know how to play ball
with these companies. Unlike the high
percentage of Social Security disability claims that are denied, more than
65% of long-term disability insurance
claims are initially approved. Initial
approval does not mean you will continuously receive disability benefits;
therefore it is important that you continue to comply with the terms and
conditions of your disability policy on
a monthly basis.
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15 Things You Should Know
Prior To Applying For Long-Term
Disability Insurance Benefits
1. Most LTD policies require you to
be disabled for at least 90-180 days
before you are eligible for monthly
benefits.
2. You must be under the regular care
of a physician and your treating
physician must be willing to complete paperwork certifying that you
are unable to perform the duties of
your occupation. If your treating
physician is not willing to support
your claim for
disability benefits,
then it would be
impossible for
you to collect.
When working
with clients, we
regularly consult
with our client’s
treating physicians
in order to make
sure that the disability insurance
claim forms are
completed appropriately. Most
disability carriers will ask your
treating physician
to complete a claim form known as
an Attending Physician Statement
every 2-3 months.
3. The application that you submit for
disability benefits will be closely
scrutinized therefore it is important
to answer with great detail each
question describing your predisability occupation and disabling
condition. When assisting clients
with their application for disability
benefits we generally supplement
the application with significantly
more information than what is
requested. Through representing
thousands of disability claimants we have the knowledge and
experience necessary to anticipate every piece of information
that the insurance company may
request. Our actions prevent an
insurance company from creating
months of unnecessary delay in
paying benefits.
4. Once a disability claim is filed, a
representative of the insurance
company will usually want to
conduct either a telephonic statement or
in-person statement.
These statements
are not generally
recorded but you can
request to review and
verify the accuracy
of the statement that
you give.
5.
In some cases,
a disability insurance
carrier will conduct
video surveillance of
your activities over
a several day period.
The video surveillance will be conducted without your
knowledge or permission. The
insurance companies attempt to
use the video surveillance in order
to show inconsistent statements
from a disability claimant.
6. If you are filing disability due to
a pre-existing condition, you may
be precluded from collecting disability benefits.
7. You must provide the disability carrier with notice of your
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long-term disability claim and
provide all requested information
in a timely manner or your claim
could be denied.
8. The disability carrier is entitled
to and will generally request
your personal and corporate tax
returns for several years, W-2
statements, employment contract,
proof of income
from all sources,
and contact
information of
any physicians
you have seen in
the past 5-7 years.
9. The disability carrier will
require you to sign an Authorization to Release Information, which gives them the right
to obtain any of your medical
records, employment records and
tax records; run your credit; and
conduct a background check on
you. You must provide them with
all of the medical information
they request; I generally advise
my clients to limit the scope of
the authorization to medical only
and the time period for which it
is valid.
10.The disability carrier will usually
require you to apply for Social
Security disability benefits. If you
are approved for Social Security
disability benefits, then the disability carrier will deduct the
amount of your monthly Social
Security disability benefit from
your monthly benefit and demand
repayment of any retroactive Social Security award you receive.
11. If you are receiving Workers’
Compensation benefits, most
disability carriers will deduct
the amount of your Workers’
Compensation benefit from your
monthly disability benefit.
12.Once you apply for disability
benefits the disability carrier has
the right to have you examined by
a doctor or doctors of their choice.
Should you fail to appear at a
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requested medical exam, the carrier
has the right to deny your benefits.
13.In most employer provided disability plans you must be actively
employed on the date you became
disabled in order to be eligible
to file a claim for benefits.
Active employment
is usually defined
as working
30 hours per
week for your
employer.
14.
Most
long-term disability
policies will change
the definition of disability
after the first two years of eligibility from “own occupation” to
“any occupation.” “Own occupation” disability means that you are
unable to perform the important
duties of your occupation. “Any
occupation” means that you are unable to perform any occupation for
which you have experience, education or training. For example, a patrol officer that sustains a disabling
knee condition would probably be
unable to perform the material duties of a patrol officer, but would be
able to perform the sedentary duties of a police dispatcher. This patrol officer would be able to collect
benefits under an “own occupation”
definition of disability, but would
not be able to collect benefits if the
definition of disability changes to
“any occupation.” In this example,
the patrol officer’s benefits would
be denied after receiving two years
of disability benefits if the definition of disability changes to “any
occupation” and the patrol officer
has the ability to perform a sedentary job.
15.If a disability insurance carrier
denies your claim for long-term
disability benefits, you have the
right to sue them for payment of
your benefits, attorney fees, interest, costs and possible bad-faith and
punitive damages.
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It is a sad and difficult situation from
both a physical and financial position
anytime a person needs to file a claim
for long-term disability benefits. Most
people cannot afford to pay their bills
if a disability insurance carrier decides
to deny their claim. There is a lot at
stake with a long-term disability insurance claim and the application for
benefits is one of the most important
pieces of information that you will
provide to the company. One mistake
in completing a form by either the
applicant or the applicant’s treating
physician could easily make the difference between approval and denial.
An attorney who specializes in disability insurance claims can guide you
through the process and increase your
chance of filing a successful claim.
Gregory Michael Dell, a former Broward
county assistant state attorney, is a nationally
recognized disability insurance attorney and
managing partner of the disability income division of Attorneys Dell & Schaefer. The firm’s
disability income division is comprised of eight
attorneys who represent claimants nationwide,
throughout all stages (i.e. applications, denials,
appeals, litigation, & lump-sum policy buyouts)
of a claim for individual or group (ERISA)
long-term disability. Mr. Dell and his team
of disability lawyers have assisted thousands
of long-term disability claimants with their
claims against every major disability insurance
company. While the firm represents claimants
throughout Florida and nationwide the main
office is located in Hollywood, Florida. For
additional information visit www.diAttorney.
com or call 888-Say-Dell.
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PBA: Politically Active
Left to right: BSO Support Rep Paul Weiss with
Judge Porter and BSO Sworn Senior Legal counsel
Patricia Windowmaker on February 28 at the PSB
Breakfast
Florida Senator Dan Gelber, who is running for Florida
Attorney General, visited with the Broward PBA Executive Board in March.
Hanrahan Named
Irish Person Of The
Year
B
roward PBA President Pat Hanrahan was
named as Irish Person of the Year by the
Emerald Society of Fort Lauderdale.
Hanrahan received his award at a breakfast
held on March 14 at Bahia Mar.
Alex Garvey, chaplain at Holy Cross Hospital,
introduced Pat to the gathering and said some
kind words about our president.
Congratulations to Pat. We are very proud of
him.
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Pat with Emerald Society board member Judge Joe
Murphy at the March 14 breakfast
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What’s Up?
Hallandale Beach
Announces 2009
Award Winners
Births
C
ongratulations to the recipients of Hallandale PD’s 2009
awards:
C
ongratulations to Hollywood officer Ed Ramos and his
wife, Hollywood dispatcher Meghan, on the birth of
their son on February 7. Cameron Ramos weighed in at
4 lbs., 14 oz and was 17 3/4” long.
Medal of Valor
Sgt. Brian Hubbert
Ofc. Matthew Casey
Welcome to the PBA family!
Supervisor of the Year
Sgt. Michel Michel
Officer of the Year
Ofc. Aaron Smith
Hallandale Promotions
Cameron Ramos
Sgt. Paul Robert was promoted to Captain.
Hollywood Officers Of The Year 2009
Det. Brian Hubbert was promoted to Sergeant.
C
ongratulations to Detectives Ronald Cannella and Paul
Scheel on their selection as Hollywood PD’s Officers of
the Year for 2009.
Ronald and Paul were recognized at an
awards presentation meeting on March
17.
Hollywood Officer Of
The Month - January
D
etective Elliott Langley was selected as Hollywood’s
Officer of the Month for January 2010.
Thank you to John
Liguori for donating food for the
memorial service
of one of our
member’s wives.
We appreciate
your generosity.
Elliott was recognized at an awards presentation meeting on
March 17
Congratulations!
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Reminder...
Are You Up To Date?
Unlawful Use of Badges, Etc.
817.311, Florida Statutes
To update your personal information,
please contact the PBA office Monday
through Friday between 8:30 am and 4:30
pm at 954.584.7600 or stop by in person.
(1)(817.311 SS) from and after May 9,
1949, any person who shall wear or
display a badge, button, insignia or other
emblem, or shall use the name of or
claim to be a member of any benevolent,
fraternal, social, humane, or charitable
organizations, which organization is entitled to the exclusive use of such name
and such badge, button, insignia or emblem either in the identical form or in
such near resemblance thereto as to be
colorable imitation thereof, unless such
person is entitled so to do under the laws,
rules and regulations or such organization, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of
the first degree, punishable as provided
in S.75.082 or S.775.083.
(2) This section shall be cumulative to
any and all laws now in force in the state.
Florida Statutes (1987)
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