Petitioner: FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT, CRIMINAL JUSTICE STANDARDS AND TRAINING COMMISSION
Respondent: DANIEL A. LUCANTE
Judges: E. GARY EARLY
Agency: Department of Law Enforcement
Locations: Panama City, Florida
Filed: Aug. 14, 2018
Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Tuesday, August 28, 2018.
Latest Update: Dec. 26, 2024
STATE OF FLORIDA
CRIMINAL JUSTICE STANDARDS AND TRAINING
COMMISSION
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT
Petitioner,
vs. CASE NO. 39976
Daniel A. Lucante,
Respondent.
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ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement, hereinafter referred to as the Petitioner,
files this Administrative Complaint against the Respondent, Daniel A. Lucante. The Petitioner
seeks to impose disciplinary action upon the referenced individual based on the following
allegations:
1. Respondent was certified by the Criminal Justice Standards and Training
Commission on July 19, 2005, and was issued Correctional Certificate Number 250433.
2. On or about May 28, 2014, the Respondent, Danie! A. Lucante, did, as an
employee of the Department of Corrections, unlawfully with malicious intent, commit a battery to
the person of an inmate, to wit: Jesse Knight.
3. The actions of the Respondent did violate the provisions of Section 944.35(3) or
any lesser included offenses, Section 943.1395(7), Florida Statutes and Rule 11B-
27.0011(4)(b), Florida Administrative Code, in that Respondent has failed to maintain the
qualifications established in Section 943.13(7), Florida Statutes, which require that a
Correctional Officer in the State of Florida have good moral character.
4. This Administrative Complaint is issued pursuant to Sections 120.60 and
943.1395(7), Florida Statutes and Rule 11B-27.004(4), Florida Administrative Code. Any
proceedings concerning this Complaint shall be conducted pursuant to Sections 120.569 and
120.57, Florida Statutes, and Chapters 11B-27, 28-106, and 28-107, Florida Administrative
Code. Mediation is not available under Section 120.573, Florida Statutes.
WHEREFORE, it is alleged that the Respondent, Daniel A. Lucante is guilty of violating
Sections 943.1395(7) and 943.13(7), Florida Statutes and Rule 11B-27.0011(4)(b), Florida
Administrative Code.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Petitioner hereby complains against Daniel A. Lucante and
alleges that an appropriate penalty, as provided in Section 943.1395(7), Florida Statutes,
should be imposed for the reasons set forth above and in accordance with the Election of
Rights form (to which is attached an Explanation of Rights form) attached hereto and
incorporated herein.
SIGNED THIS q DAY OF DEC ER, 20
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DEAN REGISTER, Director
Criminal Justice Professionalism
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
| HEREBY CERTIFY that a true copy of the foregoing has been served pursuant to
Section 120.569 and Section 120.60, Florida Statutes, this { { day of December, 2016, to
Daniel A. Lucante, at
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DEAN REGISTER, Director
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cc: Florida Department of Corrections
Docket for Case No: 18-004231PL