The Florida Senate

257.38  Manuscripts or other archival material held by local government; public records exemption.--

(1)  A manuscript or other archival material that is donated to and held by an official archive of a municipality or county contingent upon special terms and conditions that limit the right to inspect or copy such manuscript or other material, but which manuscript or archival material is not otherwise made or received pursuant to law or ordinance or in connection with the transaction of official business by any governmental agency, is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution, except as otherwise provided in the special terms and conditions. However, a manuscript or other archival material received under special terms and conditions as provided by this section shall be made available for inspection and copying 50 years after the date of the creation of the manuscript or other archival material, at an earlier date specified in the special terms or conditions, or upon a showing of good cause before a court of competent jurisdiction.

(2)  Subsection (1) is subject to the Open Government Sunset Review Act of 1995 in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand repealed on October 2, 2009, unless reviewed and saved from repeal through reenactment by the Legislature.

History.--s. 1, ch. 2004-50.