Policy Text
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GENERAL ORDER
TITLE ACCREDITATION
University of Florida Licensing Detail None
PRIOR REVISIONS
02/29/2012, 04/07/2020
PROPONENT UNIT
Logistics Division
ATTACHMENT:
None
NUMBER ISSUE DATE REVISION DATE TOTAL PAGES
40.23 07/01/1998 09/17/2024 3
I. PURPOSE: This Order establishes Departmental guidelines for officers assigned to the
University of Florida Licensing Detail.
II. POLICY: The Department will maintain a close working relationship with the University of
Florida in an effort to enforce laws regarding the forging, counterfeiting, selling, or possessing
unlicensed University of Florida merchandise.
III. PROCEDURE:
A. Direction and Supervision: Assigned members, although working in conjunction with the
University of Florida Athletic Association staff, shall act as a Gainesville Police officer.
1. Officers who observe a possible violation, but who are not specifically assigned to the
UF Licensing Detail/representative, shall not take any arrest action until they confirm
that the items in question are not licensed.
2. Members may contact the University of Florida Athletic Association to obtain
information regarding which vendors/items are licensed
B. Jurisdictional Authority: Assigned officers have enforcement authority within the City of
Gainesville and on the University of Florida Campus.
C. Assignment Attire: The licensing assignment is a non-uniform, plain-clothes detail.
Casual dress is authorized as long as it presents a professional image.
D. Pro-Arrest Policy: Officers are expected to make the appropriate arrest (physical arrest,
NTA, or sworn complaint) when they have probable cause to believe that a subject has
committed a licensing violation.
1. Forging/Counterfeiting Private Labels; Possession of Reproduction Materials
(F.S. 831.03): Whoever knowingly and willfully forges or counterfeits the trademark or
service mark of any person, entity, or association, which goods or services are\n\n--- Page 2 ---\n\nGAINESVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
intended for resale, or possesses tools or other reproduction materials used for the
reproduction of specific forged or counterfeit trademarks or service marks, is guilty of
counterfeiting.
2. Vending Goods or Services with Counterfeit Trademarks or Service Marks (F.S.
831.05): Whoever knowingly sells or offers for sale, or purchases and keeps or has in
his/her possession with intent that the same shall be sold, or vends any goods having
a forged or counterfeit trademark of any person, entity, or association, knowing the
same to be forged or counterfeited, is guilty of selling or offering for sale counterfeit
goods or services.
3. Statutory Penalties:
i. Specific Charge(s): The member shall refer to the current Florida State Statute
for the most appropriate charge(s).
ii. General Guidelines:
a Misdemeanor: Goods described in III, D, 1 and III, D, 2 above which have a
value of less than $1,000.
b Felony: Goods described in III, D, 1 and III, D, 2 above which have a value of
$1,000 or more.
E. Disposition of Evidence and Property: The following guidelines shall be used when any
property or evidence is seized pursuant to a licensing violation:
1. Evidence:
2. A representative sample (one item) of each type of property seized as evidence will
be:
i. Properly tagged, documented, and placed into evidence at the Gainesville Police
Department.
ii. The remaining items will be inventoried and given to the University of Florida
Athletic Association to be held pending court disposition.
3. Forfeiture: Any item employed as an instrumentality in the commission of a licensing
violation is subject to forfeiture proceedings. (Refer to G.O. 40.20 for the proper
procedures for seizing property for forfeiture.)
F. Incident Reporting: Incidents involving a licensing violation shall be documented on a
Department Investigative Report. The report will include:
1. Enforcement action taken;
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2. Disposition of all property (inventoried, seized, turned over to UF, placed into evidence,
held for forfeiture, etc.)
3. Names of authorizing UF agents.
_________________________
By Order of
Signed Original on File in the
Accreditation Unit
__________________________
Nelson Moya
Chief of Police
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