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Legal Defense
Benefit: As a new
member of the Florida PBA and
the West Central Florida PBA,
we want you to know that one
of the primary benefits of
membership is legal
assistance. The Florida PBA
has a team of attorneys to
provide you with the best
legal services available to
Florida's law enforcements
officers. These services are
provided as part of your
membership, and there is NO
cost to you:
Legal Representation:
Disciplinary Cases and
Arbitration
The West Central Florida PBA
will provide you legal
representation if you are
suspended, demoted or
dismissed by the State. This
representation can take two
forms: legal assistance in a
career service appeal or
through the
grievance/arbitration process.
Legal Representation:
Before CJSTC
If you are the
subject of a certification
disciplinary case or inquiry
from the Criminal Justice
Standards and Training
Commission, the Wes Central
Florida PBA will provide you
legal assistance at all three
stages of the process: the
probable cause hearing, the
administrative case, and the
final hearing before the full
CJSTC.
Legal Defense:
Shootings / Serious
Accidents
If you are involved
in a duty-related shooting
incident, an on-duty vehicle
crash, or other accident which
results in a serious injury to
another person, the West
Central Florida PBA will
provide an attorney "on-scene"
to assist in any internal,
criminal investigation or
questioning about the
incident.
Legal Defense: Civil
Suits / Criminal Actions
If you are sued
civilly, subject to a grand
jury investigation or to
criminal action for an
incident arising out of and
within the scope of your law
enforcement duties, the
Florida PBA will provide an
attorney to represent you and
cover the costs of defending
the case against you.
Legal Duty Officer:
We provide access to
a legal duty officer, 24 hours
a day, seven days a week, to
respond to your emergency,
duty-related legal needs.
Legal Defense
Benefit: As a new
member of the Florida PBA and
the West Central Florida PBA,
we want you to know that one
of the primary benefits of
membership is legal
assistance. The Florida PBA
has a team of attorneys to
provide you with the best
legal services available to
Florida's law enforcements
officers. These services are
provided as part of your
membership, and there is NO
cost to you:
Legal Representation:
Disciplinary Cases and
Arbitration
The West Central
Florida PBA will provide you
legal representation if you
are suspended, demoted or
dismissed by the State. This
representation can take two
forms: legal assistance in a
career service appeal or
through the
grievance/arbitration process.
Legal Representation:
Before CJSTC
If you are the
subject of a certification
disciplinary case or inquiry
from the Criminal Justice
Standards and Training
Commission, the Wes Central
Florida PBA will provide you
legal assistance at all three
stages of the process,
including the probable cause
hearing, the administrative
case and the final hearing
before the full CJSTC.
Legal Defense:
Shootings / Serious
Accidents
If you are involved
in a duty-related shooting
incident, an on-duty vehicle
crash or other accident which
results in a serious injury to
another person, the West
Central Florida PBA will
provide an attorney "on-scene"
to assist in any internal,
criminal investigation or
questioning about the
incident.
Legal Defense: Civil
Suits / Criminal Actions
If you are sued
civilly, subject to a grand
jury investigation or criminal
action for an incident arising
out of and within the scope of
your law enforcement duties,
the Florida PBA will provide
an attorney to represent you
and cover the costs of
defending the case against
you.
Legal Duty Officer:
We provide access to
a legal duty officer, 24 hours
a day, seven days a week, to
respond to your emergency,
duty-related legal needs.
Death &
Disability Plan:
This is a program,
free to members, which
provides certain death or
disability benefits to the
member, spouse or dependent
children when the member is
killed or permanently injured
in-line-of-duty. Please
contact the PBA at
1-800-733-3722 for more
information.
It is the Association’s
intent the in-line-duty death
determination shall be
interpreted in a manner
consistent with s.
112.19(2)(h)2., Florida
Statutes; that is, the member
killed in line-of-duty must
have suffered death as the
result of one or more of the
following: the member’s
response to fresh pursuit, the
member’s response to what is
reasonably believed to be an
emergency, or wan unlawful act
perpetrated by another.
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