§ 26-2. Vandalism of road signs, signals, markers.

(a)

This section is enacted under the home rule powers of the county to ensure the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the county.

(b)

The board of county commissioners may, by resolution, offer and pay a monetary reward to anyone who conveys information sufficient to lead to the conviction of persons violating in the county the provisions of F.S. § 339.28, or the provisions of any similar state law prohibiting the willful destruction, removal or defacing of public signs, signals or markers on roads, streets, highways or bridges.

(c)

Any reward offered under this section shall be in an amount to be determined by the board of county commissioners, but in no case shall any reward exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00).

(d)

The board of county commissioners shall be the sole judge of who, if anyone, is entitled to receive a reward under this section, and the board of county commissioners shall be the sole judge of whether the information conveyed by that person was sufficient to lead to a conviction under the laws of this state. The board of county commissioners may, in its discretion, hold a hearing to determine questions of fact arising under this section.

(e)

The board of county commissioners may or may not, in its discretion, pay a reward where an accused is charged with a violation for which a reward is payable but is not, for whatever reason, convicted of that offense.

(f)

By resolution, the board of county commissioners may revoke at any time its offer of reward, provided that no revocation shall deprive any person of a reward due him by virtue of having provided information prior to such revocation.

(Code 1965, § 22-8; Ord. No. 78-16, §§ 1, 2, 10-17-78)

State law reference

Powers of chartered counties, Fla. Const. art. VIII, § 1(g).

Charter reference

General powers of county, § 103.

Cross reference

Highways, bridges and miscellaneous public places, ch. 21; signs, ch. 31.5; traffic, ch. 35.