Fla. Stat. 683.11
Law Enforcement Appreciation Day and Law Enforcement Appreciation Month

(1)

May 1 of each year is hereby designated as “Law Enforcement Appreciation Day.”

(2)

The month of May of each year is hereby designated as “Law Enforcement Appreciation Month.”

(3)

The Governor and the mayor of each municipality may issue annually a proclamation designating May 1 as “Law Enforcement Appreciation Day” and the month of May as “Law Enforcement Appreciation Month” and urging all civic, fraternal, and religious organizations and public and private educational institutions to recognize and observe this occasion through appropriate programs, meetings, services, or celebrations in which state, county, and local law enforcement officers are invited to participate.

Source: Section 683.11 — Law Enforcement Appreciation Day and Law Enforcement Appreciation Month, https://www.­flsenate.­gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0683.­11 (accessed Aug. 7, 2025).

683.01
Legal holidays 683.02
Meaning of term “legal holidays” as used in contracts 683.04
Arbor Day 683.05
Pan-American Day 683.06
Pascua Florida Day 683.08
Gasparilla Day, legal holiday in Hillsborough County 683.09
DeSoto Day, legal holiday in Manatee County 683.10
Grandparents’ and Family Caregivers’ Day 683.11
Law Enforcement Appreciation Day and Law Enforcement Appreciation Month 683.12
Parade Day, Hillsborough County 683.13
State observance of national day of mourning 683.14
Patriots’ Day 683.15
Teacher’s Day 683.16
Retired Teachers’ Day 683.17
Parents’ and Children’s Day 683.18
Save the Florida Panther Day 683.19
Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and Good Friday 683.21
Juneteenth Day 683.22
Law Day and Law Week 683.23
Florida Missing Children’s Day 683.24
Florida Alzheimer’s Disease Day 683.25
Bill of Rights Day 683.26
Ronald Reagan Day 683.33
Three Kings Day 683.115
Law Enforcement Memorial Day 683.145
I Am An American Day 683.146
Purple Heart Day 683.147
Medal of Honor Day 683.185
Everglades Day 683.195
Florida Jewish History Month 683.231
Citizen support organization for Florida Missing Children’s Day 683.325
Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day 683.331
Child Welfare Professionals Recognition Day 683.332
Ronshay Dugans Act 683.333
Foster Family Appreciation Week 683.334
Victims of Communism Day 683.335
9/11 Heroes’ Day 683.336
Hot Car Death Prevention Month 683.1455
American Founders’ Month 683.1475
Veterans Appreciation Month 683.3341
Responsible Fatherhood Month 683.3342
Revive Awareness Day

Current through Fall 2025

§ 683.11. Law Enforcement Appreciation Day & Law Enforcement Appreciation Month's source at flsenate​.gov