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Florida Administrative Code (Last Updated: November 11, 2024) |
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15. Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles |
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15B. Division of Florida Highway Patrol |
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15B-7. Physical Fitness |
1(1) Weight control is an important part of the maintenance of physical fitness. The obese person is not only likely to suffer from a variety of ailments but also presents a poor personal appearance. It is difficult for troopers to present a professional appearance when they are grossly overweight. In addition, an obese person is frequently tired and sluggish, short of breath and suffers from vertigo and heart palpitation.
70(2) Members shall maintain control of their weight in relation to their height, sex and body build. There are several charts and tables available indicating the ideal or desirable weight based on the above factors. The maximum allowable weight by heights for all ages and body builds for the members of the Florida Highway Patrol shall be those used by the Federal Bureau of Investigation as set out below:
139MALES
140Height141Small Frame143Medium Frame145Large Frame
1475' 4''149117 150‒ 138152123 ‒ 149155131 ‒ 163
1585' 5"160120 ‒ 142163126 ‒ 153166134 ‒ 167
1695 ' 6"172124 ‒ 146175130 ‒ 157178138 ‒ 173
1815' 7"183128 ‒ 151186134 ‒ 163189143 ‒ 178
1925' 8"194132 ‒ 155197138 ‒ 167200147 ‒ 183
2035' 9"205136 ‒ 161208142 ‒ 172211151 ‒ 187
2145' 10"216140 ‒ 165219146 ‒ 177222155 ‒ 193
2255' 11"227144 ‒ 229169230150 ‒ 183233160 ‒ 198
2366'237148 ‒ 174240154 ‒ 188243164 ‒ 204
2466' 1"248152 ‒ 179251158 ‒ 194254169 ‒ 209
2576' 2"259156 ‒ 184262163 ‒ 199265174 ‒ 215
2686' 3"270160 ‒ 188273168 ‒ 205276178 ‒ 220
2796' 4"281169 ‒ 198284178 ‒ 216287188 ‒ 231
2906' 5"292174 ‒ 204295182 ‒ 222298192 ‒ 238
301FEMALES
302Height303Sma304ll Frame306Medium Frame308Large Frame
3105' 0" 31296 ‒ 114315101 ‒ 124318109 ‒ 138
3215' 1" 32399 ‒ 118326104 ‒ 128329112 ‒ 141
3325' 2"334102 ‒ 121337107 ‒ 131340115 ‒ 144
3435' 3"345105 ‒ 124348110 ‒ 135351118 ‒ 149
3545' 4"356108 ‒ 128359113 ‒ 139362121 ‒ 152
3655' 5"367111 ‒ 132370117 ‒ 144373125 ‒ 156
3765' 6"378114 ‒ 135381120 ‒ 149384129 ‒ 161
3875' 7"389118 ‒ 140392124 ‒ 153395133 ‒ 165
3985' 8"400122 ‒ 144403128 ‒ 157406137 ‒ 169
4095' 9"411126 ‒ 149414132 ‒ 162417141 ‒ 174
4205' 10"422130 ‒ 154425136 ‒ 166428145 ‒ 179
4315' 11"433134 ‒ 158436140 ‒ 171439149 ‒ 185
4426' 0"444138 ‒ 163447144 ‒ 175450153 ‒ 190
453(3) Ex455ception to the maximum limits may be made for members who have a large amount of muscle weight (without excessive fat) and if a physician certifies that the individual is not overweight due to excess fat.
491(4) Failure to comply with the maximum weight limits will result in a low rating for personal appearance on the employee evaluation form. Refusal of a member to bring his weight within the standards set out above for his height and frame size when ordered to do so by his superior shall constitute the offense of insubordination, and shall be disciplined as follows:
554FIRST555SECOND556THIRD OR MORE OFFENSE
560OFFENSE561OFFENSE562One Week Suspension
565Maximum: Written567Written Reprimand569to Dismissal
571Reprimand572to Dismissal
574Rulemaking Authority 576321.02 FS. 578Law Implemented 580321.02 FS. 582History–New 7-18-79, Formerly 15B-7.03.
