§ 801. Citizen review board.

A.

There is hereby created the Orange County Citizen Review Board composed of not less than seven (7) nor more than eleven (11) members, two (2) of whom shall be appointed by the office of sheriff, with the remainder appointed by the board of county commissioners. The composition of the citizen review board shall reflect the ethnic, racial and economic diversity of Orange County. The citizen review board shall be charged with reviewing citizen complaints and departmental investigations thereof regarding the use of force or abuse of power by any officer or employee of the office of sheriff. The board of county commissioners shall specify the number of members and may from time to time provide for rules of procedure and other administrative matters by ordinance.

B.

For the purpose of conducting investigations pursuant to this section, the citizen review board may subpoena witnesses, administer oaths, take testimony and require production of evidence. Any person who fails or refuses to obey a lawful order or subpoena issued in the exercise of these powers shall be guilty of a misdemeanor upon conviction and shall be punished according to law. Upon completion of any investigation or inquiry, the citizen review board shall issue to the office of sheriff its finding of facts and recommendations.

(Created November 1992, effective January 1995)

Cross reference— City review board, § 2-193 et seq.

Note— See: Charter Review Commission v. Scott, et al., 647 So.2d 835 (Fla 1994).