1 | A bill to be entitled |
2 | An act relating to public records and public meetings; |
3 | amending s. 119.01, F.S.; clarifying general state policy |
4 | on public records; amending s. 119.07, F.S.; conforming |
5 | cross references; making editorial and conforming changes; |
6 | transferring exemptions from public records requirements |
7 | under said section to indicated sections of Florida |
8 | Statutes; amending s. 119.071, F.S.; transferring |
9 | exemptions from public records requirements under s. |
10 | 119.07(6), F.S., to said section and reorganizing the |
11 | exemptions under the classifications of "Agency |
12 | Administration," "Agency Investigations," "Security," |
13 | "Agency Personnel Information," and "Other Personal |
14 | Information"; making editorial and conforming changes; |
15 | transferring and amending s. 119.0721, F.S.; transferring |
16 | exemptions provided for social security numbers to s. |
17 | 119.071, F.S.; making editorial and conforming changes; |
18 | deleting obsolete language; creating s. 119.0711, F.S.; |
19 | transferring exemptions under s. 119.07(6), F.S., to said |
20 | section and reorganizing the exemptions under the |
21 | classification of "Executive Branch Agency Exemptions from |
22 | Inspection and Copying of Public Records"; making |
23 | editorial and conforming changes; creating s. 119.0712, |
24 | F.S.; transferring exemptions under s. 119.07(6), F.S., to |
25 | said section and reorganizing the exemptions under the |
26 | classification of "Executive Branch Agency-Specific |
27 | Exemptions from Inspection and Copying of Public Records"; |
28 | making editorial and conforming changes; creating s. |
29 | 119.0713, F.S.; transferring exemptions under s. |
30 | 119.07(6), F.S., to said section and reorganizing the |
31 | exemptions under the classification of "Local Government |
32 | Branch Agency Exemptions from Inspection and Copying of |
33 | Public Records"; making editorial and conforming changes; |
34 | amending s. 119.15, F.S.; revising standards and |
35 | guidelines for the review and repeal of exemptions from |
36 | public records and public meetings requirements pursuant |
37 | to the Open Government Sunset Review Act; making editorial |
38 | and conforming changes; creating s. 112.31891, F.S.; |
39 | transferring exemptions under s. 119.07(6), F.S., to said |
40 | section and reorganizing the exemptions under the |
41 | classification of "Investigatory Records"; making |
42 | editorial and conforming changes; creating s. 27.7081, |
43 | F.S.; transferring provisions relating to capital |
44 | postconviction public records production under s. 119.19, |
45 | F.S., to said section; amending ss. 27.708, 101.5607, |
46 | 112.533, 119.011, 286.0113, 287.0943, 320.05, 322.20, |
47 | 338.223, 401.27, 409.2577, 633.527, 794.024, and 1007.35, |
48 | F.S.; correcting cross references; providing an effective |
49 | date. |
50 |
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51 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
52 |
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53 | Section 1. Subsection (1) of section 119.01, Florida |
54 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
55 | 119.01 General state policy on public records.-- |
56 | (1) It is the policy of this state that all state, county, |
57 | and municipal records are open for personal inspection and |
58 | copying by any person. Providing access to public records is a |
59 | duty of each agency. |
60 | Section 2. Paragraph (e) of subsection (1), and |
61 | subsections (7), (8), (9), and (10) of section 119.07, Florida |
62 | Statutes, are amended to read: |
63 | 119.07 Inspection and copying of records; photographing |
64 | public records; fees; exemptions.-- |
65 | (1) |
66 | (e) In any civil action in which an exemption to this |
67 | section is asserted, if the exemption is alleged to exist under |
68 | or by virtue of s. 119.071(1)(d) or (f), (2)(d),(e), or (f), or |
69 | (4)(c) paragraph (6)(c), paragraph (6)(d), paragraph (6)(e), |
70 | paragraph (6)(k), paragraph (6)(l), or paragraph (6)(o), the |
71 | public record or part thereof in question shall be submitted to |
72 | the court for an inspection in camera. If an exemption is |
73 | alleged to exist under or by virtue of s. 119.071(2)(c) |
74 | paragraph (6)(b), an inspection in camera is discretionary with |
75 | the court. If the court finds that the asserted exemption is not |
76 | applicable, it shall order the public record or part thereof in |
77 | question to be immediately produced for inspection or copying as |
78 | requested by the person seeking such access. |
79 | (6)(7) Nothing in this chapter section shall be construed |
80 | to exempt from subsection (1) a public record that which was |
81 | made a part of a court file and that which is not specifically |
82 | closed by order of court, except as provided in paragraphs s. |
83 | 119.071 (1)(d) and (f), (2)(d),(e), and (f), and (4)(c) (c), |
84 | (d), (e), (k), (l), and (o) of subsection (6) and except |
85 | information or records that which may reveal the identity of a |
86 | person who is a victim of a sexual offense as provided in s. |
87 | 119.071(2)(h) paragraph (f) of subsection (6). |
88 | (7)(8) An exemption contained in this chapter Nothing in |
89 | subsection (6) or in any other general or special law shall not |
90 | limit the access of the Auditor General, the Office of Program |
91 | Policy Analysis and Government Accountability, or any state, |
92 | county, municipal, university, board of community college, |
93 | school district, or special district internal auditor to public |
94 | records when such person states in writing that such records are |
95 | needed for a properly authorized audit, examination, or |
96 | investigation. Such person shall maintain the exempt or |
97 | confidential status of that a public record that is exempt or |
98 | confidential from the provisions of subsection (1) and shall be |
99 | subject to the same penalties as the custodian of that record |
100 | for public disclosure of such record. |
101 | (8)(9) An exemption from this section does not imply an |
102 | exemption from s. 286.011. The exemption from s. 286.011 must be |
103 | expressly provided. |
104 | (9)(10) The provisions of this section are not intended to |
105 | expand or limit the provisions of Rule 3.220, Florida Rules of |
106 | Criminal Procedure, regarding the right and extent of discovery |
107 | by the state or by a defendant in a criminal prosecution or in |
108 | collateral postconviction proceedings. This section may not be |
109 | used by any inmate as the basis for failing to timely litigate |
110 | any postconviction action. |
111 | Section 3. Paragraph (a) of subsection (6) of section |
112 | 119.07, Florida Statutes, is transferred, redesignated as |
113 | paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 119.071, Florida |
114 | Statutes, and amended to read: |
115 | 119.071 General exemptions from inspection or copying of |
116 | public records.-- |
117 | (1) AGENCY ADMINISTRATION.-- |
118 | (a) Examination questions and answer sheets of |
119 | examinations administered by a governmental agency for the |
120 | purpose of licensure, certification, or employment are exempt |
121 | from s. 119.07(1) the provisions of subsection (1) and s. 24(a), |
122 | Art. I of the State Constitution. A person who has taken such |
123 | an examination has shall have the right to review his or her own |
124 | completed examination. |
125 | Section 4. Paragraph (m) of subsection (6) of section |
126 | 119.07, Florida Statutes, is transferred, redesignated as |
127 | paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 119.071, Florida |
128 | Statutes, and amended to read: |
129 | 119.071 General exemptions from inspection or copying of |
130 | public records.-- |
131 | (1) AGENCY ADMINISTRATION.-- |
132 | (b)(m) Sealed bids or proposals received by an agency |
133 | pursuant to invitations to bid or requests for proposals are |
134 | exempt from s. 119.07(1) the provisions of subsection (1) and s. |
135 | 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution until such time as the |
136 | agency provides notice of a decision or intended decision |
137 | pursuant to s. 120.57(3)(a) or within 10 days after bid or |
138 | proposal opening, whichever is earlier. |
139 | Section 5. Paragraph (t) of subsection (6) of section |
140 | 119.07, Florida Statutes, is transferred, redesignated as |
141 | paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section 119.071, Florida |
142 | Statutes, and amended to read: |
143 | 119.071 General exemptions from inspection or copying of |
144 | public records.-- |
145 | (1) AGENCY ADMINISTRATION.-- |
146 | (c)(t) Any financial statement that which an agency |
147 | requires a prospective bidder to submit in order to prequalify |
148 | for bidding or for responding to a proposal for a road or any |
149 | other public works project is exempt from s. 119.07(1) the |
150 | provisions of subsection (1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State |
151 | Constitution. |
152 | Section 6. Paragraph (l) of subsection (6) of section |
153 | 119.07, Florida Statutes, is transferred, redesignated as |
154 | paragraph (d) of subsection (1) of section 119.071, Florida |
155 | Statutes, and amended to read: |
156 | 119.071 General exemptions from inspection or copying of |
157 | public records.-- |
158 | (1) AGENCY ADMINISTRATION.- |
159 | (d)(l)1. A public record that which was prepared by an |
160 | agency attorney (including an attorney employed or retained by |
161 | the agency or employed or retained by another public officer or |
162 | agency to protect or represent the interests of the agency |
163 | having custody of the record) or prepared at the attorney's |
164 | express direction, that which reflects a mental impression, |
165 | conclusion, litigation strategy, or legal theory of the attorney |
166 | or the agency, and that which was prepared exclusively for civil |
167 | or criminal litigation or for adversarial administrative |
168 | proceedings, or that which was prepared in anticipation of |
169 | imminent civil or criminal litigation or imminent adversarial |
170 | administrative proceedings, is exempt from s. 119.07(1) the |
171 | provisions of subsection (1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State |
172 | Constitution until the conclusion of the litigation or |
173 | adversarial administrative proceedings. For purposes of capital |
174 | collateral litigation as set forth in s. 27.7001, the Attorney |
175 | General's office is entitled to claim this exemption for those |
176 | public records prepared for direct appeal as well as for all |
177 | capital collateral litigation after direct appeal until |
178 | execution of sentence or imposition of a life sentence. |
179 | 2. This exemption is not waived by the release of such |
180 | public record to another public employee or officer of the same |
181 | agency or any person consulted by the agency attorney. When |
182 | asserting the right to withhold a public record pursuant to this |
183 | paragraph, the agency shall identify the potential parties to |
184 | any such criminal or civil litigation or adversarial |
185 | administrative proceedings. If a court finds that the document |
186 | or other record has been improperly withheld under this |
187 | paragraph, the party seeking access to such document or record |
188 | shall be awarded reasonable attorney's fees and costs in |
189 | addition to any other remedy ordered by the court. |
190 | Section 7. Paragraph (ii) of subsection (6) of section |
191 | 119.07, Florida Statutes, is transferred and redesignated as |
192 | paragraph (e) of subsection (1) of section 119.071, Florida |
193 | Statutes, and amended to read: |
194 | 119.071 General exemptions from inspection or copying of |
195 | public records.-- |
196 | (1) AGENCY ADMINISTRATION.- |
197 | (e)(ii) Any videotape or video signal that, under an |
198 | agreement with an agency, is produced, made, or received by, or |
199 | is in the custody of, a federally licensed radio or television |
200 | station or its agent is exempt from s. 119.07(1) this chapter. |
201 | Section 8. Paragraph (o) of subsection (6) of section |
202 | 119.07, Florida Statutes, is transferred, redesignated as |
203 | paragraph (f) of subsection (1) of section 119.071, Florida |
204 | Statutes, and amended to read: |
205 | 119.071 General exemptions from inspection or copying of |
206 | public records.-- |
207 | (1) AGENCY ADMINISTRATION.-- |
208 | (f)(o) Data processing software obtained by an agency |
209 | under a licensing agreement that which prohibits its disclosure |
210 | and which software is a trade secret, as defined in s. 812.081, |
211 | and agency-produced data processing software that which is |
212 | sensitive are exempt from s. 119.07(1) the provisions of |
213 | subsection (1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. |
214 | The designation of agency-produced software as sensitive shall |
215 | not prohibit an agency head from sharing or exchanging such |
216 | software with another public agency. |
217 | Section 9. Paragraph (h) of subsection (6) of section |
218 | 119.07, Florida Statutes, is transferred, redesignated as |
219 | paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section 119.071, Florida |
220 | Statutes, and amended to read: |
221 | 119.071 General exemptions from inspection or copying of |
222 | public records.-- |
223 | (2) AGENCY INVESTIGATIONS.-- |
224 | (a)(h) All criminal intelligence and criminal |
225 | investigative information received by a criminal justice agency |
226 | prior to January 25, 1979, is exempt from s. 119.07(1) the |
227 | provisions of subsection (1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State |
228 | Constitution. |
229 | Section 10. Section 119.072, Florida Statutes, is |
230 | transferred, redesignated as paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of |
231 | section 119.071, Florida Statutes, and amended to read: |
232 | 119.071 General exemptions from inspection or copying of |
233 | public records.-- |
234 | (2) AGENCY INVESTIGATIONS.-- |
235 | (b) 119.072 Criminal intelligence or investigative |
236 | information obtained from out-of-state agencies.--Whenever |
237 | criminal intelligence information or criminal investigative |
238 | information held by a non-Florida criminal justice agency is |
239 | available to a Florida criminal justice agency only on a |
240 | confidential or similarly restricted basis, the Florida criminal |
241 | justice agency may obtain and use such information in accordance |
242 | with the conditions imposed by the providing agency. |
243 | Section 11. Paragraph (b) of subsection (6) of section |
244 | 119.07, Florida Statutes, is transferred, redesignated as |
245 | paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of section 119.071, Florida |
246 | Statutes, and amended to read: |
247 | 119.071 General exemptions from inspection or copying of |
248 | public records.-- |
249 | (2) AGENCY INVESTIGATIONS.-- |
250 | (c)(b)1. Active criminal intelligence information and |
251 | active criminal investigative information are exempt from s. |
252 | 119.07(1) the provisions of subsection (1) and s. 24(a), Art. I |
253 | of the State Constitution. |
254 | 2. A request of a law enforcement agency to inspect or |
255 | copy a public record that is in the custody of another agency, |
256 | the custodian's response to the request, and any information |
257 | that would identify the public record that was requested by the |
258 | law enforcement agency or provided by the custodian are exempt |
259 | from s. 119.07(1) the requirements of subsection (1) and s. |
260 | 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution, during the period in |
261 | which the information constitutes criminal intelligence |
262 | information or criminal investigative information that is |
263 | active. This exemption is remedial in nature, and it is the |
264 | intent of the Legislature that the exemption be applied to |
265 | requests for information received before, on, or after the |
266 | effective date of this subparagraph. The law enforcement agency |
267 | shall give notice to the custodial agency when the criminal |
268 | intelligence information or criminal investigative information |
269 | is no longer active, so that the custodian's response to the |
270 | request and information that would identify the public record |
271 | requested are available to the public. This subparagraph is |
272 | subject to the Open Government Sunset Review Act of 1995 in |
273 | accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand repealed October 2, |
274 | 2007, unless reviewed and saved from repeal through reenactment |
275 | by the Legislature. |
276 | Section 12. Paragraph (d) of subsection (6) of section |
277 | 119.07, Florida Statutes, is transferred, redesignated as |
278 | paragraph (d) of subsection (2) of section 119.071, Florida |
279 | Statutes, and amended to read: |
280 | 119.071 General exemptions from inspection or copying of |
281 | public records.-- |
282 | (2) AGENCY INVESTIGATIONS.-- |
283 | (d) Any information revealing surveillance techniques or |
284 | procedures or personnel is exempt from s. 119.07(1) the |
285 | provisions of subsection (1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State |
286 | Constitution. Any comprehensive inventory of state and local law |
287 | enforcement resources compiled pursuant to part I, chapter 23, |
288 | and any comprehensive policies or plans compiled by a criminal |
289 | justice agency pertaining to the mobilization, deployment, or |
290 | tactical operations involved in responding to emergencies, as |
291 | defined in s. 252.34(3), are exempt from s. 119.07(1) the |
292 | provisions of subsection (1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State |
293 | Constitution and unavailable for inspection, except by personnel |
294 | authorized by a state or local law enforcement agency, the |
295 | office of the Governor, the Department of Legal Affairs, the |
296 | Department of Law Enforcement, or the Department of Community |
297 | Affairs as having an official need for access to the inventory |
298 | or comprehensive policies or plans. |
299 | Section 13. Paragraph (k) of subsection (6) of section |
300 | 119.07, Florida Statutes, is transferred, redesignated as |
301 | paragraph (e) of subsection (2) of section 119.071, Florida |
302 | Statutes, and amended to read: |
303 | 119.071 General exemptions from inspection or copying of |
304 | public records.-- |
305 | (2) AGENCY INVESTIGATIONS.-- |
306 | (e)(k) Any information revealing the substance of a |
307 | confession of a person arrested is exempt from s. 119.07(1) the |
308 | provisions of subsection (1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State |
309 | Constitution, until such time as the criminal case is finally |
310 | determined by adjudication, dismissal, or other final |
311 | disposition. |
312 | Section 14. Paragraph (c) of subsection (6) of section |
313 | 119.07, Florida Statutes, is transferred, redesignated as |
314 | paragraph (f) of subsection (2) of section 119.071, Florida |
315 | Statutes, and amended to read: |
316 | 119.071 General exemptions from inspection or copying of |
317 | public records.-- |
318 | (2) AGENCY INVESTIGATIONS.-- |
319 | (f)(c) Any information revealing the identity of a |
320 | confidential informant or a confidential source is exempt from |
321 | s. 119.07(1) the provisions of subsection (1) and s. 24(a), Art. |
322 | I of the State Constitution. |
323 | Section 15. Paragraph (u) of subsection (6) of section |
324 | 119.07, Florida Statutes, is transferred, redesignated as |
325 | paragraph (g) of subsection (2) of section 119.071, Florida |
326 | Statutes, and amended to read: |
327 | 119.071 General exemptions from inspection or copying of |
328 | public records.-- |
329 | (2) AGENCY INVESTIGATIONS.-- |
330 | (g)(u) When Where the alleged victim chooses not to file a |
331 | complaint and requests that records of the complaint remain |
332 | confidential, all records relating to an allegation of |
333 | employment discrimination are confidential and exempt from s. |
334 | 119.07(1) the provisions of subsection (1) and s. 24(a), Art. I |
335 | of the State Constitution. |
336 | Section 16. Paragraphs (f) and (g) of subsection (6) of |
337 | section 119.07, Florida Statutes, are transferred, redesignated |
338 | as paragraphs (h) and (i), respectively, of subsection (2) of |
339 | section 119.071, Florida Statutes, and amended to read: |
340 | 119.071 General exemptions from inspection or copying of |
341 | public records.-- |
342 | (2) AGENCY INVESTIGATIONS.-- |
343 | (h)(f)1. Any criminal intelligence information or criminal |
344 | investigative information including the photograph, name, |
345 | address, or other fact or information which reveals the identity |
346 | of the victim of the crime of sexual battery as defined in |
347 | chapter 794; the identity of the victim of a lewd or lascivious |
348 | offense committed upon or in the presence of a person less than |
349 | 16 years of age, as defined in chapter 800; or the identity of |
350 | the victim of the crime of child abuse as defined by chapter 827 |
351 | and any criminal intelligence information or criminal |
352 | investigative information or other criminal record, including |
353 | those portions of court records and court proceedings, which may |
354 | reveal the identity of a person who is a victim of any sexual |
355 | offense, including a sexual offense proscribed in chapter 794, |
356 | chapter 800, or chapter 827, is exempt from s. 119.07(1) the |
357 | provisions of subsection (1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State |
358 | Constitution. |
359 | 2. In addition to subparagraph 1., any criminal |
360 | intelligence information or criminal investigative information |
361 | that which is a photograph, videotape, or image of any part of |
362 | the body of the victim of a sexual offense prohibited under |
363 | chapter 794, chapter 800, or chapter 827, regardless of whether |
364 | the photograph, videotape, or image identifies the victim, is |
365 | confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) subsection (1) and s. |
366 | 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. This exemption applies |
367 | to photographs, videotapes, or images held as criminal |
368 | intelligence information or criminal investigative information |
369 | before, on, or after the effective date of the exemption. |
370 | (i)(g) Any criminal intelligence information or criminal |
371 | investigative information that which reveals the personal assets |
372 | of the victim of a crime, other than property stolen or |
373 | destroyed during the commission of the crime, is exempt from s. |
374 | 119.07(1) the provisions of subsection (1) and s. 24(a), Art. I |
375 | of the State Constitution. |
376 | Section 17. Paragraph (s) of subsection (6) of section |
377 | 119.07, Florida Statutes, is transferred, redesignated as |
378 | paragraph (j) of subsection (2) of section 119.071, Florida |
379 | Statutes, and amended to read: |
380 | 119.071 General exemptions from inspection or copying of |
381 | public records.-- |
382 | (2) AGENCY INVESTIGATIONS.-- |
383 | (j)(s)1. Any document that reveals the identity, home or |
384 | employment telephone number, home or employment address, or |
385 | personal assets of the victim of a crime and identifies that |
386 | person as the victim of a crime, which document is received by |
387 | any agency that regularly receives information from or |
388 | concerning the victims of crime, is exempt from s. 119.07(1) the |
389 | provisions of subsection (1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State |
390 | Constitution. Any information not otherwise held confidential or |
391 | exempt from s. 119.07(1) the provisions of subsection (1) which |
392 | reveals the home or employment telephone number, home or |
393 | employment address, or personal assets of a person who has been |
394 | the victim of sexual battery, aggravated child abuse, aggravated |
395 | stalking, harassment, aggravated battery, or domestic violence |
396 | is exempt from s. 119.07(1) the provisions of subsection (1) and |
397 | s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution, upon written request |
398 | by the victim, which must include official verification that an |
399 | applicable crime has occurred. Such information shall cease to |
400 | be exempt 5 years after the receipt of the written request. Any |
401 | state or federal agency that is authorized to have access to |
402 | such documents by any provision of law shall be granted such |
403 | access in the furtherance of such agency's statutory duties, |
404 | notwithstanding the provisions of this section. |
405 | 2.a. Any information in a videotaped statement of a minor |
406 | who is alleged to be or who is a victim of sexual battery, lewd |
407 | acts, or other sexual misconduct proscribed in chapter 800 or in |
408 | s. 794.011, s. 827.071, s. 847.012, s. 847.0125, s. 847.013, s. |
409 | 847.0133, or s. 847.0145, which reveals that minor's identity, |
410 | including, but not limited to, the minor's face; the minor's |
411 | home, school, church, or employment telephone number; the |
412 | minor's home, school, church, or employment address; the name of |
413 | the minor's school, church, or place of employment; or the |
414 | personal assets of the minor; and which identifies that minor as |
415 | the victim of a crime described in this subparagraph, held by a |
416 | law enforcement agency, is confidential and exempt from s. |
417 | 119.07(1) subsection (1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State |
418 | Constitution. Any governmental agency that is authorized to have |
419 | access to such statements by any provision of law shall be |
420 | granted such access in the furtherance of the agency's statutory |
421 | duties, notwithstanding the provisions of this section. |
422 | b. A public employee or officer who has access to a |
423 | videotaped statement of a minor who is alleged to be or who is a |
424 | victim of sexual battery, lewd acts, or other sexual misconduct |
425 | proscribed in chapter 800 or in s. 794.011, s. 827.071, s. |
426 | 847.012, s. 847.0125, s. 847.013, s. 847.0133, or s. 847.0145, |
427 | may not willfully and knowingly disclose videotaped information |
428 | that reveals the minor's identity to a person who is not |
429 | assisting in the investigation or prosecution of the alleged |
430 | offense or to any person other than the defendant, the |
431 | defendant's attorney, or a person specified in an order entered |
432 | by the court having jurisdiction of the alleged offense. A |
433 | person who violates this provision commits a misdemeanor of the |
434 | first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. |
435 | 775.083. |
436 | Section 18. Present section 119.071, Florida Statutes, is |
437 | redesignated as paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of that section |
438 | and amended to read: |
439 | 119.071 General exemptions from inspection or copying of |
440 | public records.-- |
441 | (3) SECURITY.-- |
442 | (a) A security system plan or portion thereof for: |
443 | 1.(1) Any property owned by or leased to the state or any |
444 | of its political subdivisions; or |
445 | 2.(2) Any privately owned or leased property |
446 |
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447 | which plan or portion thereof is held by any agency, as defined |
448 | in s. 119.011, is confidential and exempt from the provisions of |
449 | s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. As |
450 | used in this paragraph section, the term a "security system |
451 | plan" includes all records, information, photographs, audio and |
452 | visual presentations, schematic diagrams, surveys, |
453 | recommendations, or consultations or portions thereof relating |
454 | directly to the physical security of the facility or revealing |
455 | security systems; threat assessments conducted by any agency as |
456 | defined in s. 119.011 or any private entity; threat response |
457 | plans; emergency evacuation plans; sheltering arrangements; or |
458 | manuals for security personnel, emergency equipment, or security |
459 | training. This exemption is remedial in nature and it is the |
460 | intent of the Legislature that this exemption be applied to |
461 | security system plans held by an agency before, on, or after the |
462 | effective date of this paragraph section. Information made |
463 | confidential and exempt by this paragraph section may be |
464 | disclosed by the custodial agency to the property owner or |
465 | leaseholder; or such information may be disclosed by the |
466 | custodial agency to another state or federal agency to prevent, |
467 | detect, guard against, respond to, investigate, or manage the |
468 | consequences of any attempted or actual act of terrorism, or to |
469 | prosecute those persons who are responsible for such attempts or |
470 | acts, and the confidential and exempt status of such information |
471 | shall be retained while in the possession of the receiving |
472 | agency. This paragraph section is subject to the Open Government |
473 | Sunset Review Act of 1995, in accordance with s. 119.15, and |
474 | shall stand repealed on October 2, 2006, unless reviewed and |
475 | saved from repeal through reenactment by the Legislature. |
476 | Section 19. Paragraphs (ee) and (ff) of subsection (6) of |
477 | section 119.07, Florida Statutes, are transferred, redesignated |
478 | as paragraphs (b) and (c), respectively, of subsection (3) of |
479 | section 119.071, Florida Statutes, and amended to read: |
480 | 119.071 General exemptions from inspection or copying of |
481 | public records.-- |
482 | (3) SECURITY.-- |
483 | (b)(ee) Building plans, blueprints, schematic drawings, |
484 | and diagrams, including draft, preliminary, and final formats, |
485 | which depict the internal layout and structural elements of a |
486 | building, arena, stadium, water treatment facility, or other |
487 | structure owned or operated by an agency as defined in s. |
488 | 119.011 are exempt from s. 119.07(1) the provisions of |
489 | subsection (1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. |
490 | This exemption applies to building plans, blueprints, schematic |
491 | drawings, and diagrams, including draft, preliminary, and final |
492 | formats, which depict the internal layout and structural |
493 | elements of a building, arena, stadium, water treatment |
494 | facility, or other structure owned or operated by an agency |
495 | before, on, or after the effective date of this act. Information |
496 | made exempt by this paragraph may be disclosed to another |
497 | governmental entity if disclosure is necessary for the receiving |
498 | entity to perform its duties and responsibilities; to a licensed |
499 | architect, engineer, or contractor who is performing work on or |
500 | related to the building, arena, stadium, water treatment |
501 | facility, or other structure owned or operated by an agency; or |
502 | upon a showing of good cause before a court of competent |
503 | jurisdiction. The entities or persons receiving such |
504 | information shall maintain the exempt status of the information. |
505 | This paragraph is subject to the Open Government Sunset Review |
506 | Act of 1995 in accordance with s. 119.15, and shall stand |
507 | repealed on October 2, 2007, unless reviewed and reenacted by |
508 | the Legislature. |
509 | (c)(ff) Building plans, blueprints, schematic drawings, |
510 | and diagrams, including draft, preliminary, and final formats, |
511 | which depict the internal layout or structural elements of an |
512 | attractions and recreation facility, entertainment or resort |
513 | complex, industrial complex, retail and service development, |
514 | office development, or hotel or motel development, which |
515 | documents are held by an agency as defined in s. 119.011, are |
516 | exempt from s. 119.07(1) the provisions of subsection (1) and s. |
517 | 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. This exemption applies |
518 | to any such documents held either permanently or temporarily by |
519 | an agency before, on, or after the effective date of this act. |
520 | Information made exempt by this paragraph may be disclosed to |
521 | another governmental entity if disclosure is necessary for the |
522 | receiving entity to perform its duties and responsibilities; to |
523 | the owner or owners of the structure in question or the owner's |
524 | legal representative; or upon a showing of good cause before a |
525 | court of competent jurisdiction. As used in this paragraph, the |
526 | term: |
527 | 1. "Attractions and recreation facility" means any sports, |
528 | entertainment, amusement, or recreation facility, including, but |
529 | not limited to, a sports arena, stadium, racetrack, tourist |
530 | attraction, amusement park, or pari-mutuel facility that: |
531 | a. For single-performance facilities: |
532 | (I) Provides single-performance facilities; or |
533 | (II) Provides more than 10,000 permanent seats for |
534 | spectators. |
535 | b. For serial-performance facilities: |
536 | (I) Provides parking spaces for more than 1,000 motor |
537 | vehicles; or |
538 | (II) Provides more than 4,000 permanent seats for |
539 | spectators. |
540 | 2. "Entertainment or resort complex" means a theme park |
541 | comprised of at least 25 acres of land with permanent |
542 | exhibitions and a variety of recreational activities, which has |
543 | at least 1 million visitors annually who pay admission fees |
544 | thereto, together with any lodging, dining, and recreational |
545 | facilities located adjacent to, contiguous to, or in close |
546 | proximity to the theme park, as long as the owners or operators |
547 | of the theme park, or a parent or related company or subsidiary |
548 | thereof, has an equity interest in the lodging, dining, or |
549 | recreational facilities or is in privity therewith. Close |
550 | proximity includes an area within a 5-mile radius of the theme |
551 | park complex. |
552 | 3. "Industrial complex" means any industrial, |
553 | manufacturing, processing, distribution, warehousing, or |
554 | wholesale facility or plant, as well as accessory uses and |
555 | structures, under common ownership which: |
556 | a. Provides onsite parking for more than 250 motor |
557 | vehicles; |
558 | b. Encompasses 500,000 square feet or more of gross floor |
559 | area; or |
560 | c. Occupies a site of 100 acres or more, but excluding |
561 | wholesale facilities or plants that primarily serve or deal |
562 | onsite with the general public. |
563 | 4. "Retail and service development" means any retail, |
564 | service, or wholesale business establishment or group of |
565 | establishments which deals primarily with the general public |
566 | onsite and is operated under one common property ownership, |
567 | development plan, or management that: |
568 | a. Encompasses more than 400,000 square feet of gross |
569 | floor area; or |
570 | b. Provides parking spaces for more than 2,500 motor |
571 | vehicles. |
572 | 5. "Office development" means any office building or park |
573 | operated under common ownership, development plan, or management |
574 | that encompasses 300,000 or more square feet of gross floor |
575 | area. |
576 | 6. "Hotel or motel development" means any hotel or motel |
577 | development that accommodates 350 or more units. |
578 |
|
579 | This exemption does not apply to comprehensive plans or site |
580 | plans, or amendments thereto, which are submitted for approval |
581 | or which have been approved under local land development |
582 | regulations, local zoning regulations, or development-of- |
583 | regional-impact review. |
584 | Section 20. Paragraph (x) of subsection (6) of section |
585 | 119.07, Florida Statutes, is transferred, redesignated as |
586 | paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of section 119.071, Florida |
587 | Statutes, and amended to read: |
588 | 119.071 General exemptions from inspection or copying of |
589 | public records.-- |
590 | (4) AGENCY PERSONNEL INFORMATION.-- |
591 | (a)(x)1. The social security numbers of all current and |
592 | former agency employees which numbers are contained in agency |
593 | employment records are exempt from s. 119.07(1) subsection (1) |
594 | and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. As used in this |
595 | paragraph, the term "agency" means an agency as defined in s. |
596 | 119.011. |
597 | 2. An agency that is the custodian of a social security |
598 | number specified in subparagraph 1. and that is not the |
599 | employing agency shall maintain the exempt status of the social |
600 | security number only if the employee or the employing agency of |
601 | the employee submits a written request for confidentiality to |
602 | the custodial agency. However, upon a request by a commercial |
603 | entity as provided in subparagraph (5)(a)5. s. 119.0721, the |
604 | custodial agency shall release the last four digits of the |
605 | exempt social security number, except that a social security |
606 | number provided in a lien filed with the Department of State |
607 | shall be released in its entirety. This subparagraph is subject |
608 | to the Open Government Sunset Review Act of 1995 in accordance |
609 | with s. 119.15 and shall stand repealed on October 2, 2009, |
610 | unless reviewed and saved from repeal through reenactment by the |
611 | Legislature. |
612 | Section 21. Paragraph (v) of subsection (6) of section |
613 | 119.07, Florida Statutes, is transferred, redesignated as |
614 | paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of section 119.071, Florida |
615 | Statutes, and amended to read: |
616 | 119.071 General exemptions from inspection or copying of |
617 | public records.-- |
618 | (4) AGENCY PERSONNEL INFORMATION.-- |
619 | (b)(v) Medical information pertaining to a prospective, |
620 | current, or former officer or employee of an agency which, if |
621 | disclosed, would identify that officer or employee is exempt |
622 | from s. 119.07(1) the provisions of subsection (1) and s. 24(a), |
623 | Art. I of the State Constitution. However, such information may |
624 | be disclosed if the person to whom the information pertains or |
625 | the person's legal representative provides written permission or |
626 | pursuant to court order. |
627 | Section 22. Paragraph (e) of subsection (6) of section |
628 | 119.07, Florida Statutes, is transferred, redesignated as |
629 | paragraph (c) of subsection (4) of section 119.071, Florida |
630 | Statutes, and amended to read: |
631 | 119.071 General exemptions from inspection or copying of |
632 | public records.-- |
633 | (4) AGENCY PERSONNEL INFORMATION.-- |
634 | (c)(e) Any information revealing undercover personnel of |
635 | any criminal justice agency is exempt from s. 119.07(1) the |
636 | provisions of subsection (1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State |
637 | Constitution. |
638 | Section 23. Paragraph (i) of subsection (6) of section |
639 | 119.07, Florida Statutes, is transferred, redesignated as |
640 | paragraph (d) of subsection (4) of section 119.071, Florida |
641 | Statutes, and amended to read: |
642 | 119.071 General exemptions from inspection or copying of |
643 | public records.-- |
644 | (4) AGENCY PERSONNEL INFORMATION.-- |
645 | (d)(i)1. The home addresses, telephone numbers, social |
646 | security numbers, and photographs of active or former law |
647 | enforcement personnel, including correctional and correctional |
648 | probation officers, personnel of the Department of Children and |
649 | Family Services whose duties include the investigation of abuse, |
650 | neglect, exploitation, fraud, theft, or other criminal |
651 | activities, personnel of the Department of Health whose duties |
652 | are to support the investigation of child abuse or neglect, and |
653 | personnel of the Department of Revenue or local governments |
654 | whose responsibilities include revenue collection and |
655 | enforcement or child support enforcement; the home addresses, |
656 | telephone numbers, social security numbers, photographs, and |
657 | places of employment of the spouses and children of such |
658 | personnel; and the names and locations of schools and day care |
659 | facilities attended by the children of such personnel are exempt |
660 | from s. 119.07(1) the provisions of subsection (1). The home |
661 | addresses, telephone numbers, and photographs of firefighters |
662 | certified in compliance with s. 633.35; the home addresses, |
663 | telephone numbers, photographs, and places of employment of the |
664 | spouses and children of such firefighters; and the names and |
665 | locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the |
666 | children of such firefighters are exempt from s. 119.07(1) |
667 | subsection (1). The home addresses and telephone numbers of |
668 | justices of the Supreme Court, district court of appeal judges, |
669 | circuit court judges, and county court judges; the home |
670 | addresses, telephone numbers, and places of employment of the |
671 | spouses and children of justices and judges; and the names and |
672 | locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the |
673 | children of justices and judges are exempt from s. 119.07(1) the |
674 | provisions of subsection (1). The home addresses, telephone |
675 | numbers, social security numbers, and photographs of current or |
676 | former state attorneys, assistant state attorneys, statewide |
677 | prosecutors, or assistant statewide prosecutors; the home |
678 | addresses, telephone numbers, social security numbers, |
679 | photographs, and places of employment of the spouses and |
680 | children of current or former state attorneys, assistant state |
681 | attorneys, statewide prosecutors, or assistant statewide |
682 | prosecutors; and the names and locations of schools and day care |
683 | facilities attended by the children of current or former state |
684 | attorneys, assistant state attorneys, statewide prosecutors, or |
685 | assistant statewide prosecutors are exempt from s. 119.07(1) |
686 | subsection (1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. |
687 | 2. The home addresses, telephone numbers, social security |
688 | numbers, and photographs of current or former human resource, |
689 | labor relations, or employee relations directors, assistant |
690 | directors, managers, or assistant managers of any local |
691 | government agency or water management district whose duties |
692 | include hiring and firing employees, labor contract negotiation, |
693 | administration, or other personnel-related duties; the names, |
694 | home addresses, telephone numbers, social security numbers, |
695 | photographs, and places of employment of the spouses and |
696 | children of such personnel; and the names and locations of |
697 | schools and day care facilities attended by the children of such |
698 | personnel are exempt from s. 119.07(1) subsection (1) and s. |
699 | 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. This subparagraph is |
700 | subject to the Open Government Sunset Review Act of 1995 in |
701 | accordance with s. 119.15, and shall stand repealed on October |
702 | 2, 2006, unless reviewed and saved from repeal through |
703 | reenactment by the Legislature. |
704 | 3. The home addresses, telephone numbers, social security |
705 | numbers, and photographs of current or former United States |
706 | attorneys and assistant United States attorneys; the home |
707 | addresses, telephone numbers, social security numbers, |
708 | photographs, and places of employment of the spouses and |
709 | children of current or former United States attorneys and |
710 | assistant United States attorneys; and the names and locations |
711 | of schools and day care facilities attended by the children of |
712 | current or former United States attorneys and assistant United |
713 | States attorneys are exempt from s. 119.07(1) subsection (1) and |
714 | s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. This subparagraph is |
715 | subject to the Open Government Sunset Review Act of 1995 in |
716 | accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand repealed on October 2, |
717 | 2009, unless reviewed and saved from repeal through reenactment |
718 | by the Legislature. |
719 | 4. The home addresses, telephone numbers, social security |
720 | numbers, and photographs of current or former judges of United |
721 | States Courts of Appeal, United States district judges, and |
722 | United States magistrate judges; the home addresses, telephone |
723 | numbers, social security numbers, photographs, and places of |
724 | employment of the spouses and children of current or former |
725 | judges of United States Courts of Appeal, United States district |
726 | judges, and United States magistrate judges; and the names and |
727 | locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the |
728 | children of current or former judges of United States Courts of |
729 | Appeal, United States district judges, and United States |
730 | magistrate judges are exempt from s. 119.07(1) subsection (1) |
731 | and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. This |
732 | subparagraph is subject to the Open Government Sunset Review Act |
733 | of 1995 in accordance with s. 119.15, and shall stand repealed |
734 | on October 2, 2009, unless reviewed and saved from repeal |
735 | through reenactment by the Legislature. |
736 | 5. The home addresses, telephone numbers, social security |
737 | numbers, and photographs of current or former code enforcement |
738 | officers; the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, social |
739 | security numbers, photographs, and places of employment of the |
740 | spouses and children of such persons; and the names and |
741 | locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the |
742 | children of such persons are exempt from s. 119.07(1) subsection |
743 | (1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. This |
744 | subparagraph is subject to the Open Government Sunset Review Act |
745 | of 1995 in accordance with s. 119.15, and shall stand repealed |
746 | on October 2, 2006, unless reviewed and saved from repeal |
747 | through reenactment by the Legislature. |
748 | 6. An agency that is the custodian of the personal |
749 | information specified in subparagraph 1., subparagraph 2., |
750 | subparagraph 3., subparagraph 4., or subparagraph 5., and that |
751 | is not the employer of the officer, employee, justice, judge, or |
752 | other person specified in subparagraph 1., subparagraph 2., |
753 | subparagraph 3., subparagraph 4., or subparagraph 5., shall |
754 | maintain the exempt status of the personal information only if |
755 | the officer, employee, justice, judge, other person, or |
756 | employing agency of the designated employee submits a written |
757 | request for maintenance of the exemption to the custodial |
758 | agency. |
759 | Section 24. Subsections (1) through (11) of section |
760 | 119.0721, and paragraph (gg) of subsection (6) of section |
761 | 119.07, Florida Statutes, are transferred, redesignated as |
762 | paragraph (a) of subsection (5) of section 119.071, Florida |
763 | Statutes, and amended to read: |
764 | 119.071 General exemptions from inspection or copying of |
765 | public records.-- |
766 | (5) OTHER PERSONAL INFORMATION.-- |
767 | (a)1. The Legislature acknowledges that the social |
768 | security number was never intended to be used for business |
769 | purposes but was intended to be used solely for the |
770 | administration of the federal Social Security System. The |
771 | Legislature is further aware that over time this unique numeric |
772 | identifier has been used extensively for identity verification |
773 | purposes and other legitimate consensual purposes. The |
774 | Legislature is also cognizant of the fact that the social |
775 | security number can be used as a tool to perpetuate fraud |
776 | against a person and to acquire sensitive personal, financial, |
777 | medical, and familial information, the release of which could |
778 | cause great financial or personal harm to an individual. The |
779 | Legislature intends to monitor the commercial use of social |
780 | security numbers held by state agencies in order to maintain a |
781 | balanced public policy. |
782 | 2. An agency shall not collect an individual's social |
783 | security number unless authorized by law to do so or unless the |
784 | collection of the social security number is otherwise imperative |
785 | for the performance of that agency's duties and responsibilities |
786 | as prescribed by law. Social security numbers collected by an |
787 | agency must be relevant to the purpose for which collected and |
788 | shall not be collected until and unless the need for social |
789 | security numbers has been clearly documented. An agency that |
790 | collects social security numbers shall also segregate that |
791 | number on a separate page from the rest of the record, or as |
792 | otherwise appropriate, in order that the social security number |
793 | be more easily redacted, if required, pursuant to a public |
794 | records request. An agency collecting a person's social security |
795 | number shall, upon that person's request, at the time of or |
796 | prior to the actual collection of the social security number by |
797 | that agency, provide that person with a statement of the purpose |
798 | or purposes for which the social security number is being |
799 | collected and used. Social security numbers collected by an |
800 | agency shall not be used by that agency for any purpose other |
801 | than the purpose stated. Social security numbers collected by an |
802 | agency prior to May 13, 2002, shall be reviewed for compliance |
803 | with this subparagraph. If the collection of a social security |
804 | number prior to May 13, 2002, is found to be unwarranted, the |
805 | agency shall immediately discontinue the collection of social |
806 | security numbers for that purpose. |
807 | 3.(1) Effective October 1, 2002, all social security |
808 | numbers held by an agency or its agents, employees, or |
809 | contractors are confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. |
810 | 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. This exemption applies |
811 | to all social security numbers held by an agency and its agents, |
812 | employees, or contractors before, on, or after the effective |
813 | date of this exemption. |
814 | 4.(2) Social security numbers may be disclosed to another |
815 | governmental entity or its agents, employees, or contractors if |
816 | disclosure is necessary for the receiving entity to perform its |
817 | duties and responsibilities. The receiving governmental entity |
818 | and its agents, employees, and contractors shall maintain the |
819 | confidential and exempt status of such numbers. |
820 | 5.(3) An agency shall not deny a commercial entity engaged |
821 | in the performance of a commercial activity as defined in s. |
822 | 14.203 or its agents, employees, or contractors access to social |
823 | security numbers, provided the social security numbers will be |
824 | used only in the normal course of business for legitimate |
825 | business purposes, and provided the commercial entity makes a |
826 | written request for social security numbers, verified as |
827 | provided in s. 92.525, legibly signed by an authorized officer, |
828 | employee, or agent of the commercial entity. The verified |
829 | written request must contain the commercial entity's name, |
830 | business mailing and location addresses, business telephone |
831 | number, and a statement of the specific purposes for which it |
832 | needs the social security numbers and how the social security |
833 | numbers will be used in the normal course of business for |
834 | legitimate business purposes. The aggregate of these requests |
835 | shall serve as the basis for the agency report required in |
836 | subparagraph 8. subsection (7). An agency may request any other |
837 | information as may be reasonably necessary to verify the |
838 | identity of the entity requesting the social security numbers |
839 | and the specific purposes for which such numbers will be used; |
840 | however, an agency has no duty to inquire beyond the information |
841 | contained in the verified written request. A legitimate business |
842 | purpose includes verification of the accuracy of personal |
843 | information received by a commercial entity in the normal course |
844 | of its business; use in a civil, criminal, or administrative |
845 | proceeding; use for insurance purposes; use in law enforcement |
846 | and investigation of crimes; use in identifying and preventing |
847 | fraud; use in matching, verifying, or retrieving information; |
848 | and use in research activities. A legitimate business purpose |
849 | does not include the display or bulk sale of social security |
850 | numbers to the general public or the distribution of such |
851 | numbers to any customer that is not identifiable by the |
852 | distributor. |
853 | 6.(4) Any person who makes a false representation in order |
854 | to obtain a social security number pursuant to this paragraph |
855 | section, or any person who willfully and knowingly violates the |
856 | provisions of this paragraph section, commits a felony of the |
857 | third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. |
858 | 775.083. Any public officer who violates any provision of this |
859 | paragraph section is guilty of a noncriminal infraction, |
860 | punishable by a fine not exceeding $500. A commercial entity |
861 | that provides access to public records containing social |
862 | security numbers in accordance with this paragraph section is |
863 | not subject to the penalty provisions of this subparagraph |
864 | subsection. |
865 | 7.a.(5)(a) On or after October 1, 2002, a no person |
866 | preparing or filing a document to be recorded in the official |
867 | records by the county recorder as provided for in chapter 28 may |
868 | not include any person's social security number in that |
869 | document, unless otherwise expressly required by law. If a |
870 | social security number is or has been included in a document |
871 | presented to the county recorder for recording in the official |
872 | records of the county before, on, or after October 1, 2002, it |
873 | may be made available as part of the official record available |
874 | for public inspection and copying. |
875 | b.(b) Any person, or his or her attorney or legal |
876 | guardian, has the right to request that a county recorder |
877 | remove, from an image or copy of an official record placed on a |
878 | county recorder's publicly available Internet website or a |
879 | publicly available Internet website used by a county recorder to |
880 | display public records or otherwise made electronically |
881 | available to the general public by such recorder, his or her |
882 | social security number contained in that official record. Such |
883 | request must be made in writing, legibly signed by the requester |
884 | and delivered by mail, facsimile, or electronic transmission, or |
885 | delivered in person, to the county recorder. The request must |
886 | specify the identification page number that contains the social |
887 | security number to be redacted. The county recorder has shall |
888 | have no duty to inquire beyond the written request to verify the |
889 | identity of a person requesting redaction. A No fee shall not |
890 | will be charged for the redaction of a social security number |
891 | pursuant to such request. |
892 | c.(c) A county recorder shall immediately and |
893 | conspicuously post signs throughout his or her offices for |
894 | public viewing and; shall immediately and conspicuously post a |
895 | notice on any Internet website or remote electronic site made |
896 | available by the county recorder and used for the ordering or |
897 | display of official records or images or copies of official |
898 | records; and shall, prior to October 1, 2002, publish on two |
899 | separate dates in a newspaper of general circulation in the |
900 | county where the county recorder's office is located as provided |
901 | for in chapter 50, a notice, stating, in substantially similar |
902 | form, the following: |
903 | (I)1. On or after October 1, 2002, any person preparing or |
904 | filing a document for recordation in the official records may |
905 | not include a social security number in such document, unless |
906 | required by law. |
907 | (II)2. Any person has a right to request a county recorder |
908 | to remove, from an image or copy of an official record placed on |
909 | a county recorder's publicly available Internet website or on a |
910 | publicly available Internet website used by a county recorder to |
911 | display public records or otherwise made electronically |
912 | available to the general public, any social security number |
913 | contained in an official record. Such request must be made in |
914 | writing and delivered by mail, facsimile, or electronic |
915 | transmission, or delivered in person, to the county recorder. |
916 | The request must specify the identification page number that |
917 | contains the social security number to be redacted. No fee will |
918 | be charged for the redaction of a social security number |
919 | pursuant to such a request. |
920 | d.(gg)1. Until January 1, 2006, if a social security |
921 | number, made confidential and exempt pursuant to this paragraph |
922 | s. 119.0721, created pursuant to s. 1, ch. 2002-256, passed |
923 | during the 2002 regular legislative session, or a complete bank |
924 | account, debit, charge, or credit card number made exempt |
925 | pursuant to paragraph (5)(b) (dd), created pursuant to s. 1, ch. |
926 | 2002-257, passed during the 2002 regular legislative session, is |
927 | or has been included in a court file, such number may be |
928 | included as part of the court record available for public |
929 | inspection and copying unless redaction is requested by the |
930 | holder of such number, or by the holder's attorney or legal |
931 | guardian, in a signed, legibly written request specifying the |
932 | case name, case number, document heading, and page number. The |
933 | request must be delivered by mail, facsimile, electronic |
934 | transmission, or in person to the clerk of the circuit court. |
935 | The clerk of the circuit court does not have a duty to inquire |
936 | beyond the written request to verify the identity of a person |
937 | requesting redaction. A fee may not be charged for the redaction |
938 | of a social security number or a bank account, debit, charge, or |
939 | credit card number pursuant to such request. |
940 | e.2. Any person who prepares or files a document to be |
941 | recorded in the official records by the county recorder as |
942 | provided in chapter 28 may not include a person's social |
943 | security number or complete bank account, debit, charge, or |
944 | credit card number in that document unless otherwise expressly |
945 | required by law. Until January 1, 2006, if a social security |
946 | number or a complete bank account, debit, charge or credit card |
947 | number is or has been included in a document presented to the |
948 | county recorder for recording in the official records of the |
949 | county, such number may be made available as part of the |
950 | official record available for public inspection and copying. Any |
951 | person, or his or her attorney or legal guardian, may request |
952 | that a county recorder remove from an image or copy of an |
953 | official record placed on a county recorder's publicly available |
954 | Internet website, or a publicly available Internet website used |
955 | by a county recorder to display public records outside the |
956 | office or otherwise made electronically available outside the |
957 | county recorder's office to the general public, his or her |
958 | social security number or complete account, debit, charge, or |
959 | credit card number contained in that official record. Such |
960 | request must be legibly written, signed by the requester, and |
961 | delivered by mail, facsimile, electronic transmission, or in |
962 | person to the county recorder. The request must specify the |
963 | identification page number of the document that contains the |
964 | number to be redacted. The county recorder does not have a duty |
965 | to inquire beyond the written request to verify the identity of |
966 | a person requesting redaction. A fee may not be charged for |
967 | redacting such numbers. |
968 | f. Subparagraphs 2. and 3. Upon the effective date of this |
969 | act, subsections (3) and (4) of s. 119.0721, do not apply to the |
970 | clerks of the court or the county recorder with respect to |
971 | circuit court records and official records. |
972 | g.4. On January 1, 2006, and thereafter, the clerk of the |
973 | circuit court and the county recorder must keep complete bank |
974 | account, debit, charge, and credit card numbers exempt as |
975 | provided for in paragraph (5)(b) (dd), and must keep social |
976 | security numbers confidential and exempt as provided for in |
977 | subparagraph (a)3. s. 119.0721, without any person having to |
978 | request redaction. |
979 | 8.(6) Beginning January 31, 2004, and each January 31 |
980 | thereafter, every agency must file a report with the Secretary |
981 | of State, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the |
982 | House of Representatives listing the identity of all commercial |
983 | entities that have requested social security numbers during the |
984 | preceding calendar year and the specific purpose or purposes |
985 | stated by each commercial entity regarding its need for social |
986 | security numbers. If no disclosure requests were made, the |
987 | agency shall so indicate. |
988 | (7) The Legislature acknowledges that the social security |
989 | number was never intended to be used for business purposes but |
990 | was intended to be used solely for the administration of the |
991 | federal Social Security System. The Legislature is further aware |
992 | that over time this unique numeric identifier has been used |
993 | extensively for identity verification purposes and other |
994 | legitimate consensual purposes. The Legislature is also |
995 | cognizant of the fact that the social security number can be |
996 | used as a tool to perpetuate fraud against a person and to |
997 | acquire sensitive personal, financial, medical, and familial |
998 | information, the release of which could cause great financial or |
999 | personal harm to an individual. The Legislature intends to |
1000 | monitor the commercial use of social security numbers held by |
1001 | state agencies in order to maintain a balanced public policy. |
1002 | (8) An agency shall not collect an individual's social |
1003 | security number unless authorized by law to do so or unless the |
1004 | collection of the social security number is otherwise imperative |
1005 | for the performance of that agency's duties and responsibilities |
1006 | as prescribed by law. Social security numbers collected by an |
1007 | agency must be relevant to the purpose for which collected and |
1008 | shall not be collected until and unless the need for social |
1009 | security numbers has been clearly documented. An agency that |
1010 | collects social security numbers shall also segregate that |
1011 | number on a separate page from the rest of the record, or as |
1012 | otherwise appropriate, in order that the social security number |
1013 | be more easily redacted, if required, pursuant to a public |
1014 | records request. An agency collecting a person's social security |
1015 | number shall, upon that person's request, at the time of or |
1016 | prior to the actual collection of the social security number by |
1017 | that agency, provide that person with a statement of the purpose |
1018 | or purposes for which the social security number is being |
1019 | collected and used. Social security numbers collected by an |
1020 | agency shall not be used by that agency for any purpose other |
1021 | than the purpose stated. Social security numbers collected by an |
1022 | agency prior to May 13, 2002, shall be reviewed for compliance |
1023 | with this subsection. If the collection of a social security |
1024 | number prior to May 13, 2002, is found to be unwarranted, the |
1025 | agency shall immediately discontinue the collection of social |
1026 | security numbers for that purpose. |
1027 | 9.(9) Any affected person may petition the circuit court |
1028 | for an order directing compliance with this paragraph section. |
1029 | 10.(10) The provisions of This paragraph does section do |
1030 | not supersede any other applicable public records exemptions |
1031 | existing prior to May 13, 2002, or created thereafter. |
1032 | 11.(11) This paragraph section is subject to the Open |
1033 | Government Sunset Review Act of 1995 in accordance with s. |
1034 | 119.15, and shall stand repealed October 2, 2007, unless |
1035 | reviewed and saved from repeal through reenactment by the |
1036 | Legislature. |
1037 | Section 25. Paragraph (dd) of subsection (6) of section |
1038 | 119.07, Florida Statutes, is transferred, redesignated as |
1039 | paragraph (b) of subsection (5) of section 119.071, Florida |
1040 | Statutes, and amended to read: |
1041 | 119.071 General exemptions from inspection or copying of |
1042 | public records.-- |
1043 | (5) OTHER PERSONAL INFORMATION.-- |
1044 | (b)(dd) Bank account numbers and debit, charge, and credit |
1045 | card numbers held by an agency are exempt from s. 119.07(1) |
1046 | subsection (1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. |
1047 | This exemption applies to bank account numbers and debit, |
1048 | charge, and credit card numbers held by an agency before, on, or |
1049 | after the effective date of this exemption. This paragraph is |
1050 | subject to the Open Government Sunset Review Act of 1995 in |
1051 | accordance with s. 119.15, and shall stand repealed on October |
1052 | 2, 2007, unless reviewed and saved from repeal through |
1053 | reenactment by the Legislature. |
1054 | Section 26. Paragraph (jj) of subsection (6) of section |
1055 | 119.07, Florida Statutes, is transferred, redesignated as |
1056 | paragraph (c) of subsection (5) of section 119.071, Florida |
1057 | Statutes, and amended to read: |
1058 | 119.071 General exemptions from inspection or copying of |
1059 | public records.-- |
1060 | (5) OTHER PERSONAL INFORMATION.-- |
1061 | (c)(jj) Any information that would identify or help to |
1062 | locate a child who participates in government-sponsored |
1063 | recreation programs or camps or the parents or guardians of such |
1064 | child, including, but not limited to, the name, home address, |
1065 | telephone number, social security number, or photograph of the |
1066 | child; the names and locations of schools attended by such |
1067 | child; and the names, home addresses, and social security |
1068 | numbers of parents or guardians of such child is exempt from s. |
1069 | 119.07(1) subsection (1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State |
1070 | Constitution. Information made exempt pursuant to this paragraph |
1071 | may be disclosed by court order upon a showing of good cause. |
1072 | This exemption applies to records held before, on, or after the |
1073 | effective date of this exemption. |
1074 | Section 27. Paragraph (r) of subsection (6) of section |
1075 | 119.07, Florida Statutes, is transferred, redesignated as |
1076 | paragraph (d) of subsection (5) of section 119.071, Florida |
1077 | Statutes, and amended to read: |
1078 | 119.071 General exemptions from inspection or copying of |
1079 | public records.-- |
1080 | (5) OTHER PERSONAL INFORMATION.-- |
1081 | (d)(r) All records supplied by a telecommunications |
1082 | company, as defined by s. 364.02, to an a state or local |
1083 | governmental agency which contain the name, address, and |
1084 | telephone number of subscribers are confidential and exempt from |
1085 | s. 119.07(1) the provisions of subsection (1) and s. 24(a), Art. |
1086 | I of the State Constitution. |
1087 | Section 28. Paragraph (j) of subsection (6) of section |
1088 | 119.07, Florida Statutes, is transferred, redesignated as |
1089 | paragraph (e) of subsection (5) of section 119.071, Florida |
1090 | Statutes, and amended to read: |
1091 | 119.071 General exemptions from inspection or copying of |
1092 | public records.-- |
1093 | (5) OTHER PERSONAL INFORMATION.-- |
1094 | (e)(j) Any information provided to an agency of state |
1095 | government or to an agency of a political subdivision of the |
1096 | state for the purpose of forming ridesharing arrangements, which |
1097 | information reveals the identity of an individual who has |
1098 | provided his or her name for ridesharing, as defined in s. |
1099 | 341.031, is exempt from s. 119.07(1) the provisions of |
1100 | subsection (1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. |
1101 | Section 29. Paragraph (bb) of subsection (6) of section |
1102 | 119.07, Florida Statutes, is transferred, redesignated as |
1103 | paragraph (f) of subsection (5) of section 119.071, Florida |
1104 | Statutes, and amended to read: |
1105 | 119.071 General exemptions from inspection or copying of |
1106 | public records.-- |
1107 | (5) OTHER PERSONAL INFORMATION.-- |
1108 | (f)(bb) Medical history records and information related to |
1109 | health or property insurance provided to the Department of |
1110 | Community Affairs, the Florida Housing Finance Corporation, a |
1111 | county, a municipality, or a local housing finance agency by an |
1112 | applicant for or a participant in a federal, state, or local |
1113 | housing assistance program are confidential and exempt from s. |
1114 | 119.07(1) the provisions of subsection (1) and s. 24(a), Art. I |
1115 | of the State Constitution. Governmental entities or their agents |
1116 | shall have access to such confidential and exempt records and |
1117 | information for the purpose of auditing federal, state, or local |
1118 | housing programs or housing assistance programs. Such |
1119 | confidential and exempt records and information may be used in |
1120 | any administrative or judicial proceeding, provided such records |
1121 | are kept confidential and exempt unless otherwise ordered by a |
1122 | court. |
1123 | Section 30. Paragraph (q) of subsection (6) of section |
1124 | 119.07, Florida Statutes, is transferred, redesignated as |
1125 | subsection (1) of section 119.0711, Florida Statutes, and |
1126 | amended to read: |
1127 | 119.0711 Executive branch agency exemptions from |
1128 | inspection or copying of public records.-- |
1129 | (1)(q) All complaints and other records in the custody of |
1130 | any agency in the executive branch of state government which |
1131 | relate to a complaint of discrimination relating to race, color, |
1132 | religion, sex, national origin, age, handicap, or marital status |
1133 | in connection with hiring practices, position classifications, |
1134 | salary, benefits, discipline, discharge, employee performance, |
1135 | evaluation, or other related activities are exempt from s. |
1136 | 119.07(1) the provisions of subsection (1) and s. 24(a), Art. I |
1137 | of the State Constitution until a finding is made relating to |
1138 | probable cause, the investigation of the complaint becomes |
1139 | inactive, or the complaint or other record is made part of the |
1140 | official record of any hearing or court proceeding. This |
1141 | provision shall not affect any function or activity of the |
1142 | Florida Commission on Human Relations. Any state or federal |
1143 | agency that which is authorized to have access to such |
1144 | complaints or records by any provision of law shall be granted |
1145 | such access in the furtherance of such agency's statutory |
1146 | duties, notwithstanding the provisions of this section. |
1147 | Section 31. Paragraph (n) of subsection (6) of section |
1148 | 119.07, Florida Statutes, is transferred, redesignated as |
1149 | subsection (2) of section 119.0711, Florida Statutes, and |
1150 | amended to read: |
1151 | 119.0711 Executive branch agency exemptions from |
1152 | inspection or copying of public records.-- |
1153 | (2)(n) When an agency of the executive branch of state |
1154 | government seeks to acquire real property by purchase or through |
1155 | the exercise of the power of eminent domain all appraisals, |
1156 | other reports relating to value, offers, and counteroffers must |
1157 | be in writing and are exempt from s. 119.07(1) the provisions of |
1158 | subsection (1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution |
1159 | until execution of a valid option contract or a written offer to |
1160 | sell that has been conditionally accepted by the agency, at |
1161 | which time the exemption shall expire. The agency shall not |
1162 | finally accept the offer for a period of 30 days in order to |
1163 | allow public review of the transaction. The agency may give |
1164 | conditional acceptance to any option or offer subject only to |
1165 | final acceptance by the agency after the 30-day review period. |
1166 | If a valid option contract is not executed, or if a written |
1167 | offer to sell is not conditionally accepted by the agency, then |
1168 | the exemption from the provisions of this chapter shall expire |
1169 | at the conclusion of the condemnation litigation of the subject |
1170 | property. An agency of the executive branch may exempt title |
1171 | information, including names and addresses of property owners |
1172 | whose property is subject to acquisition by purchase or through |
1173 | the exercise of the power of eminent domain, from s. 119.07(1) |
1174 | the provisions of subsection (1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the |
1175 | State Constitution to the same extent as appraisals, other |
1176 | reports relating to value, offers, and counteroffers. For the |
1177 | purpose of this subsection paragraph, the term "option contract" |
1178 | means an agreement of an agency of the executive branch of state |
1179 | government to purchase real property subject to final agency |
1180 | approval. This subsection has paragraph shall have no |
1181 | application to other exemptions from s. 119.07(1) the provisions |
1182 | of subsection (1) which are contained in other provisions of law |
1183 | and shall not be construed to be an express or implied repeal |
1184 | thereof. |
1185 | Section 32. Paragraph (cc) of subsection (6) of section |
1186 | 119.07, Florida Statutes, is transferred, redesignated as |
1187 | subsection (1) of section 119.0712, Florida Statutes, and |
1188 | amended to read: |
1189 | 119.0712 Executive branch agency-specific exemptions from |
1190 | inspection or copying of public records.-- |
1191 | (1)(cc) DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.--All personal identifying |
1192 | information; bank account numbers; and debit, charge, and credit |
1193 | card numbers contained in records relating to an individual's |
1194 | personal health or eligibility for health-related services held |
1195 | made or received by the Department of Health or its service |
1196 | providers are confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) the |
1197 | provisions of subsection (1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State |
1198 | Constitution, except as otherwise provided in this subsection |
1199 | paragraph. Information made confidential and exempt by this |
1200 | subsection paragraph shall be disclosed: |
1201 | (a)1. With the express written consent of the individual |
1202 | or the individual's legally authorized representative. |
1203 | (b)2. In a medical emergency, but only to the extent |
1204 | necessary to protect the health or life of the individual. |
1205 | (c)3. By court order upon a showing of good cause. |
1206 | (d)4. To a health research entity, if the entity seeks the |
1207 | records or data pursuant to a research protocol approved by the |
1208 | department, maintains the records or data in accordance with the |
1209 | approved protocol, and enters into a purchase and data-use |
1210 | agreement with the department, the fee provisions of which are |
1211 | consistent with s. 119.07(4) subsection (4). The department may |
1212 | deny a request for records or data if the protocol provides for |
1213 | intrusive follow-back contacts, has not been approved by a human |
1214 | studies institutional review board, does not plan for the |
1215 | destruction of confidential records after the research is |
1216 | concluded, is administratively burdensome, or does not have |
1217 | scientific merit. The agreement must restrict the release of |
1218 | any information that, which would permit the identification of |
1219 | persons, limit the use of records or data to the approved |
1220 | research protocol, and prohibit any other use of the records or |
1221 | data. Copies of records or data issued pursuant to this |
1222 | paragraph subparagraph remain the property of the department. |
1223 |
|
1224 | This subsection paragraph is subject to the Open Government |
1225 | Sunset Review Act of 1995, in accordance with s. 119.15, and |
1226 | shall stand repealed on October 2, 2006, unless reviewed and |
1227 | saved from repeal through reenactment by the Legislature. |
1228 | Section 33. Paragraph (aa) of subsection (6) of section |
1229 | 119.07, Florida Statutes, is transferred, redesignated as |
1230 | subsection (2) of section 119.0712, Florida Statutes, and |
1231 | amended to read: |
1232 | 119.0712 Executive branch agency-specific exemptions from |
1233 | inspection or copying of public records.-- |
1234 | (2) DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES.-- |
1235 | (aa) Personal information contained in a motor vehicle |
1236 | record that identifies the subject of that record is exempt from |
1237 | s. 119.07(1) subsection (1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State |
1238 | Constitution except as provided in this section paragraph. |
1239 | Personal information includes, but is not limited to, the |
1240 | subject's social security number, driver identification number, |
1241 | name, address, telephone number, and medical or disability |
1242 | information. For purposes of this subsection paragraph, personal |
1243 | information does not include information relating to vehicular |
1244 | crashes, driving violations, and driver's status. For purposes |
1245 | of this subsection paragraph, the term "motor vehicle record" |
1246 | means any record that pertains to a motor vehicle operator's |
1247 | permit, motor vehicle title, motor vehicle registration, or |
1248 | identification card issued by the Department of Highway Safety |
1249 | and Motor Vehicles. Personal information contained in motor |
1250 | vehicle records exempted by this subsection paragraph shall be |
1251 | released by the department for any of the following uses: |
1252 | (a)1. For use in connection with matters of motor vehicle |
1253 | or driver safety and theft; motor vehicle emissions; motor |
1254 | vehicle product alterations, recalls, or advisories; performance |
1255 | monitoring of motor vehicles and dealers by motor vehicle |
1256 | manufacturers; and removal of nonowner records from the original |
1257 | owner records of motor vehicle manufacturers, to carry out the |
1258 | purposes of the Automobile Information Disclosure Act, the Motor |
1259 | Vehicle Information and Cost Saving Act, the National Traffic |
1260 | and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966, the Anti-Car Theft Act of |
1261 | 1992, and the Clean Air Act. |
1262 | (b)2. For use by any government agency, including any |
1263 | court or law enforcement agency, in carrying out its functions, |
1264 | or any private person or entity acting on behalf of a federal, |
1265 | state, or local agency in carrying out its functions. |
1266 | (c)3. For use in connection with matters of motor vehicle |
1267 | or driver safety and theft; motor vehicle emissions; motor |
1268 | vehicle product alterations, recalls, or advisories; performance |
1269 | monitoring of motor vehicles, motor vehicle parts, and dealers; |
1270 | motor vehicle market research activities, including survey |
1271 | research; and removal of nonowner records from the original |
1272 | owner records of motor vehicle manufacturers. |
1273 | (d)4. For use in the normal course of business by a |
1274 | legitimate business or its agents, employees, or contractors, |
1275 | but only: |
1276 | 1.a. To verify the accuracy of personal information |
1277 | submitted by the individual to the business or its agents, |
1278 | employees, or contractors; and |
1279 | 2.b. If such information as so submitted is not correct or |
1280 | is no longer correct, to obtain the correct information, but |
1281 | only for the purposes of preventing fraud by, pursuing legal |
1282 | remedies against, or recovering on a debt or security interest |
1283 | against, the individual. |
1284 | (e)5. For use in connection with any civil, criminal, |
1285 | administrative, or arbitral proceeding in any court or agency or |
1286 | before any self-regulatory body for: |
1287 | 1.a. Service of process by any certified process server, |
1288 | special process server, or other person authorized to serve |
1289 | process in this state. |
1290 | 2.b. Investigation in anticipation of litigation by an |
1291 | attorney licensed to practice law in this state or the agent of |
1292 | the attorney; however, the information may not be used for mass |
1293 | commercial solicitation of clients for litigation against motor |
1294 | vehicle dealers. |
1295 | 3.c. Investigation by any person in connection with any |
1296 | filed proceeding; however, the information may not be used for |
1297 | mass commercial solicitation of clients for litigation against |
1298 | motor vehicle dealers. |
1299 | 4.d. Execution or enforcement of judgments and orders. |
1300 | 5.e. Compliance with an order of any court. |
1301 | (f)6. For use in research activities and for use in |
1302 | producing statistical reports, so long as the personal |
1303 | information is not published, redisclosed, or used to contact |
1304 | individuals. |
1305 | (g)7. For use by any insurer or insurance support |
1306 | organization, or by a self-insured entity, or its agents, |
1307 | employees, or contractors, in connection with claims |
1308 | investigation activities, anti-fraud activities, rating, or |
1309 | underwriting. |
1310 | (h)8. For use in providing notice to the owners of towed |
1311 | or impounded vehicles. |
1312 | (i)9. For use by any licensed private investigative agency |
1313 | or licensed security service for any purpose permitted under |
1314 | this subsection paragraph. Personal information obtained based |
1315 | on an exempt driver's record may not be provided to a client who |
1316 | cannot demonstrate a need based on a police report, court order, |
1317 | or a business or personal relationship with the subject of the |
1318 | investigation. |
1319 | (j)10. For use by an employer or its agent or insurer to |
1320 | obtain or verify information relating to a holder of a |
1321 | commercial driver's license that is required under 49 U.S.C. ss. |
1322 | 31301 et seq. |
1323 | (k)11. For use in connection with the operation of private |
1324 | toll transportation facilities. |
1325 | (l)12. For bulk distribution for surveys, marketing, or |
1326 | solicitations when the department has obtained the express |
1327 | consent of the person to whom such personal information |
1328 | pertains. |
1329 | (m)13. For any use if the requesting person demonstrates |
1330 | that he or she has obtained the written consent of the person |
1331 | who is the subject of the motor vehicle record. |
1332 | (n)14. For any other use specifically authorized by state |
1333 | law, if such use is related to the operation of a motor vehicle |
1334 | or public safety. |
1335 | (o)15. For any other use if the person to whom the |
1336 | information pertains has given express consent on a form |
1337 | prescribed by the department. Such consent shall remain in |
1338 | effect until it is revoked by the person on a form prescribed by |
1339 | the department. |
1340 |
|
1341 | The restrictions on disclosure of personal information provided |
1342 | by this subsection paragraph shall not in any way affect the use |
1343 | of organ donation information on individual driver licenses or |
1344 | nor affect the administration of organ donation initiatives in |
1345 | this state. Personal information exempted from public disclosure |
1346 | according to this subsection paragraph may be disclosed by the |
1347 | Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to an |
1348 | individual, firm, corporation, or similar business entity whose |
1349 | primary business interest is to resell or redisclose the |
1350 | personal information to persons who are authorized to receive |
1351 | such information. Prior to the department's disclosure of |
1352 | personal information, such individual, firm, corporation, or |
1353 | similar business entity must first enter into a contract with |
1354 | the department regarding the care, custody, and control of the |
1355 | personal information to ensure compliance with the federal |
1356 | Driver's Privacy Protection Act of 1994 and applicable state |
1357 | laws. An authorized recipient of personal information contained |
1358 | in a motor vehicle record, except a recipient under paragraph |
1359 | (l) subparagraph 12., may contract with the Department of |
1360 | Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to resell or redisclose the |
1361 | information for any use permitted under this section paragraph. |
1362 | However, only authorized recipients of personal information |
1363 | under paragraph (l) subparagraph 12. may resell or redisclose |
1364 | personal information pursuant to paragraph (l) subparagraph 12. |
1365 | Any authorized recipient who resells or rediscloses personal |
1366 | information shall maintain, for a period of 5 years, records |
1367 | identifying each person or entity that receives the personal |
1368 | information and the permitted purpose for which it will be used. |
1369 | Such records shall be made available for inspection upon request |
1370 | by the department. The department shall adopt rules to carry out |
1371 | the purposes of this subsection paragraph and the federal |
1372 | Driver's Privacy Protection Act of 1994, 18 U.S.C. ss. 2721 et |
1373 | seq. Rules adopted by the department shall provide for the |
1374 | payment of applicable fees and, prior to the disclosure of |
1375 | personal information pursuant to this subsection paragraph, |
1376 | shall require the meeting of conditions by the requesting person |
1377 | for the purposes of obtaining reasonable assurance concerning |
1378 | the identity of such requesting person, and, to the extent |
1379 | required, assurance that the use will be only as authorized or |
1380 | that the consent of the person who is the subject of the |
1381 | personal information has been obtained. Such conditions may |
1382 | include, but need not be limited to, the making and filing of a |
1383 | written application in such form and containing such information |
1384 | and certification requirements as the department requires. |
1385 | Section 34. Paragraph (p) of subsection (6) of section |
1386 | 119.07, Florida Statutes, is transferred, redesignated as |
1387 | subsection (1) of section 119.0713, Florida Statutes, and |
1388 | amended to read: |
1389 | 119.0713 Local government agency exemptions from |
1390 | inspection or copying of public records.-- |
1391 | (1)(p) All complaints and other records in the custody of |
1392 | any unit of local government which relate to a complaint of |
1393 | discrimination relating to race, color, religion, sex, national |
1394 | origin, age, handicap, marital status, sale or rental of |
1395 | housing, the provision of brokerage services, or the financing |
1396 | of housing are exempt from s. 119.07(1) the provisions of |
1397 | subsection (1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution |
1398 | until a finding is made relating to probable cause, the |
1399 | investigation of the complaint becomes inactive, or the |
1400 | complaint or other record is made part of the official record of |
1401 | any hearing or court proceeding. This provision shall not |
1402 | affect any function or activity of the Florida Commission on |
1403 | Human Relations. Any state or federal agency that which is |
1404 | authorized to have access to such complaints or records by any |
1405 | provision of law shall be granted such access in the furtherance |
1406 | of such agency's statutory duties, notwithstanding the |
1407 | provisions of this section. This subsection paragraph shall not |
1408 | be construed to modify or repeal any special or local act. |
1409 | Section 35. Paragraph (hh) of subsection (6) of section |
1410 | 119.07, Florida Statutes, is transferred, redesignated as |
1411 | subsection (2) of section 119.0713, Florida Statutes, and |
1412 | amended to read: |
1413 | 119.0713 Local government agency exemptions from |
1414 | inspection or copying of public records.-- |
1415 | (2)(hh) All personal identifying information contained in |
1416 | records relating to a person's health held by local governmental |
1417 | entities or their service providers for the purpose of |
1418 | determining eligibility for paratransit services under Title II |
1419 | of the Americans with Disabilities Act or eligibility for the |
1420 | transportation disadvantaged program as provided in part I of |
1421 | chapter 427 is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) the |
1422 | provisions of subsection (1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State |
1423 | Constitution, except as otherwise provided in this subsection |
1424 | herein. This exemption applies to personal identifying |
1425 | information contained in such records held by local governmental |
1426 | entities or their service providers before, on, or after the |
1427 | effective date of this exemption. Information made confidential |
1428 | and exempt by this subsection paragraph shall be disclosed: |
1429 | (a)1. With the express written consent of the individual |
1430 | or the individual's legally authorized representative; |
1431 | (b)2. In a medical emergency, but only to the extent |
1432 | necessary to protect the health or life of the individual; |
1433 | (c)3. By court order upon a showing of good cause; or |
1434 | (d)4. For the purpose of determining eligibility for |
1435 | paratransit services if the individual or the individual's |
1436 | legally authorized representative has filed an appeal or |
1437 | petition before an administrative body of a local government or |
1438 | a court. |
1439 | Section 36. Paragraphs (y) and (z) of subsection (6) of |
1440 | section 119.07, Florida Statutes, are transferred, redesignated |
1441 | as subsections (3) and (4), respectively, of section 119.0713, |
1442 | Florida Statutes, and amended to read: |
1443 | 119.0713 Local government agency exemptions from |
1444 | inspection or copying of public records.-- |
1445 | (3)(y) The audit report of an internal auditor prepared |
1446 | for or on behalf of a unit of local government becomes a public |
1447 | record when the audit becomes final. As used in this subsection |
1448 | paragraph, the term "unit of local government" means a county, |
1449 | municipality, special district, local agency, authority, |
1450 | consolidated city-county government, or any other local |
1451 | governmental body or public body corporate or politic authorized |
1452 | or created by general or special law. An audit becomes final |
1453 | when the audit report is presented to the unit of local |
1454 | government. Audit workpapers and notes related to such audit |
1455 | report are confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) the |
1456 | provisions of subsection (1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State |
1457 | Constitution until the audit is completed and the audit report |
1458 | becomes final. |
1459 | (4)(z) Any data, record, or document used directly or |
1460 | solely by a municipally owned utility to prepare and submit a |
1461 | bid relative to the sale, distribution, or use of any service, |
1462 | commodity, or tangible personal property to any customer or |
1463 | prospective customer is shall be exempt from s. 119.07(1) the |
1464 | provisions of subsection (1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State |
1465 | Constitution. This exemption commences when a municipal utility |
1466 | identifies in writing a specific bid to which it intends to |
1467 | respond. This exemption no longer applies when the contract for |
1468 | sale, distribution, or use of the service, commodity, or |
1469 | tangible personal property is executed, a decision is made not |
1470 | to execute such contract, or the project is no longer under |
1471 | active consideration. The exemption in this subsection paragraph |
1472 | includes the bid documents actually furnished in response to the |
1473 | request for bids. However, the exemption for the bid documents |
1474 | submitted no longer applies after the bids are opened by the |
1475 | customer or prospective customer. |
1476 | Section 37. Section 119.15, Florida Statutes, is amended |
1477 | to read: |
1478 | 119.15 Legislative review of exemptions from public |
1479 | meeting and public records requirements.-- |
1480 | (1) This section may be cited as the "Open Government |
1481 | Sunset Review Act of 1995." |
1482 | (2) This section provides for the review and repeal or |
1483 | reenactment of an exemption from s. 24, Art. I of the State |
1484 | Constitution and s. automatic application of the policy of open |
1485 | government as provided in ss. 119.01 and 286.011 to certain |
1486 | exemptions from ss. 119.07(1) or s. and 286.011. This act does |
1487 | not apply to an exemption that: |
1488 | (a) Is required by federal law; or |
1489 | (b) Applies solely to the Legislature or the State Court |
1490 | System. It is the intent of the Legislature that exemptions to |
1491 | ss. 119.07(1) and 286.011 shall be created or maintained only |
1492 | if: |
1493 | (a) The exempted record or meeting is of a sensitive, |
1494 | personal nature concerning individuals; |
1495 | (b) The exemption is necessary for the effective and |
1496 | efficient administration of a governmental program; or |
1497 | (c) The exemption affects confidential information |
1498 | concerning an entity. |
1499 |
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1500 | Thus, the maintenance or creation of an exemption must be |
1501 | compelled as measured by these criteria. Further, the |
1502 | Legislature finds that the public has a right to have access to |
1503 | executive branch governmental meetings and records unless the |
1504 | criteria in this section for restricting such access to a public |
1505 | meeting or public record are met and the criteria are considered |
1506 | during legislative review in connection with the particular |
1507 | exemption to be significant enough to override the strong public |
1508 | policy of open government. To strengthen the policy of open |
1509 | government, the Legislature shall consider the criteria in this |
1510 | section before enacting future exemptions. |
1511 | (3)(a) In the 5th year after enactment of a new exemption |
1512 | or substantial amendment of an existing exemption, the exemption |
1513 | shall be repealed repeal on October 2nd of the 5th year, unless |
1514 | the Legislature acts to reenact the exemption. |
1515 | (4)(a) A law that enacts a new exemption or substantially |
1516 | amends an existing exemption must state that the record or |
1517 | meeting is: |
1518 | 1. Exempt from s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution; |
1519 | 2. Exempt from s. 119.07(1) or s. 286.011; and |
1520 | 3. State that the exemption is Repealed at the end of 5 |
1521 | years and that the exemption must be reviewed by the Legislature |
1522 | before the scheduled repeal date. |
1523 | (b) For purposes of this section, an exemption is |
1524 | substantially amended if the amendment expands the scope of the |
1525 | exemption to include more records or information or to include |
1526 | meetings as well as records. An exemption is not substantially |
1527 | amended if the amendment narrows the scope of the exemption. |
1528 | (c) This section is not intended to repeal an exemption |
1529 | that has been amended following legislative review before the |
1530 | scheduled repeal of the exemption if the exemption is not |
1531 | substantially amended as a result of the review. |
1532 | (5)(d) By June 1 in the year before the repeal of an |
1533 | exemption under this section, the Division of Statutory Revision |
1534 | of the Office of Legislative Services shall certify to the |
1535 | President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of |
1536 | Representatives, by June 1, the language and statutory citation |
1537 | of each exemption scheduled for repeal the following year which |
1538 | meets the criteria of an exemption as defined in this section. |
1539 | (b) Any exemption that is not identified and certified to |
1540 | the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of |
1541 | Representatives is not subject to legislative review and repeal |
1542 | under this section. If the division fails to certify an |
1543 | exemption that it subsequently determines should have been |
1544 | certified, it shall include the exemption in the following |
1545 | year's certification after that determination. |
1546 | (e) The term "exemption" means a provision of the Florida |
1547 | Statutes which creates an exception to s. 119.07(1) or s. |
1548 | 286.011 and which applies to the executive branch of state |
1549 | government or to local government, but it does not include any |
1550 | provision of a special law or local law. |
1551 | (f) An exemption that is required by federal law is not |
1552 | subject to repeal under this section. |
1553 | (g) An exemption that applies solely to the Legislature or |
1554 | the State Court System is not subject to repeal under this |
1555 | section. |
1556 | (6)(4)(a) The Legislature shall review the exemption |
1557 | before its scheduled repeal and consider As part of the review |
1558 | process, the Legislature shall consider the following: |
1559 | 1. What specific records or meetings are affected by the |
1560 | exemption? |
1561 | 2. Whom does the exemption uniquely affect, as opposed to |
1562 | the general public? |
1563 | 3. What is the identifiable public purpose or goal of the |
1564 | exemption? |
1565 | 4. Can the information contained in the records or |
1566 | discussed in the meeting be readily obtained by alternative |
1567 | means? If so, how? |
1568 | 5. Is the record or meeting protected by another |
1569 | exemption? |
1570 | 6. Are there multiple exemptions for the same type of |
1571 | record or meeting that it would be appropriate to merge? |
1572 | (b) An exemption may be created, revised, or maintained |
1573 | only if it serves an identifiable public purpose, and the |
1574 | exemption may be no broader than is necessary to meet the public |
1575 | purpose it serves. An identifiable public purpose is served if |
1576 | the exemption meets one of the following purposes and the |
1577 | Legislature finds that the purpose is sufficiently compelling to |
1578 | override the strong public policy of open government and cannot |
1579 | be accomplished without the exemption: |
1580 | 1. Allows the state or its political subdivisions to |
1581 | effectively and efficiently administer a governmental program, |
1582 | which administration would be significantly impaired without the |
1583 | exemption; |
1584 | 2. Protects information of a sensitive personal nature |
1585 | concerning individuals, the release of which information would |
1586 | be defamatory to such individuals or cause unwarranted damage to |
1587 | the good name or reputation of such individuals or would |
1588 | jeopardize the safety of such individuals. However, in |
1589 | exemptions under this subparagraph, only information that would |
1590 | identify the individuals may be exempted; or |
1591 | 3. Protects information of a confidential nature |
1592 | concerning entities, including, but not limited to, a formula, |
1593 | pattern, device, combination of devices, or compilation of |
1594 | information which is used to protect or further a business |
1595 | advantage over those who do not know or use it, the disclosure |
1596 | of which information would injure the affected entity in the |
1597 | marketplace. |
1598 | (7)(c) Records made before the date of a repeal of an |
1599 | exemption under this section may not be made public unless |
1600 | otherwise provided by law. In deciding whether the records |
1601 | shall be made public, the Legislature shall consider whether the |
1602 | damage or loss to persons or entities uniquely affected by the |
1603 | exemption of the type specified in subparagraph (6)(b)2. (b)2. |
1604 | or subparagraph (6)(b)3. (b)3. would occur if the records were |
1605 | made public. |
1606 | (d) An exemption that is created or revived and reenacted |
1607 | must contain uniform language that clearly states the section in |
1608 | the Florida Statutes from which it is exempt, s. 119.07(1) or s. |
1609 | 286.011. The uniform language must also provide for the maximum |
1610 | public access to the meetings and records as is consistent with |
1611 | the purpose of the exemption. An exemption that is created or |
1612 | substantially amended must state that the exemption is repealed |
1613 | at the end of 5 years and that the exemption must be reviewed by |
1614 | the Legislature before the scheduled date of repeal. |
1615 | (8)(e) Notwithstanding s. 768.28 or any other law, neither |
1616 | the state or its political subdivisions nor any other public |
1617 | body shall be made party to any suit in any court or incur any |
1618 | liability for the repeal or revival and reenactment of an |
1619 | exemption under this section. The failure of the Legislature to |
1620 | comply strictly with this section does not invalidate an |
1621 | otherwise valid reenactment. |
1622 | Section 38. Paragraph (w) of subsection (6) of section |
1623 | 119.07, Florida Statutes, is transferred, redesignated as |
1624 | section 112.31891, Florida Statutes, and amended to read: |
1625 | 112.31891 Investigatory records.-- |
1626 | (1)(w)1. If certified pursuant to subsection (2) |
1627 | subparagraph 2., an investigatory record of the Chief Inspector |
1628 | General within the Executive Office of the Governor or of the |
1629 | employee designated by an agency head as the agency inspector |
1630 | general under s. 112.3189 is exempt from s. 119.07(1) the |
1631 | provisions of subsection (1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State |
1632 | Constitution until the registration ceases to be active, or a |
1633 | report detailing the investigation is provided to the Governor |
1634 | or the agency head, or 60 days from the inception of the |
1635 | investigation for which the record was made or received, |
1636 | whichever first occurs. Investigatory records are those records |
1637 | that which are related to the investigation of an alleged, |
1638 | specific act or omission or other wrongdoing, with respect to an |
1639 | identifiable person or group of persons, based on information |
1640 | compiled by the Chief Inspector General or by an agency |
1641 | inspector general, as named under the provisions of s. 112.3189, |
1642 | in the course of an investigation. An investigation is active |
1643 | if it is continuing with a reasonable, good faith anticipation |
1644 | of resolution and with reasonable dispatch. |
1645 | (2)2. The Governor, in the case of the Chief Inspector |
1646 | General, or agency head, in the case of an employee designated |
1647 | as the agency inspector general under s. 112.3189, may certify |
1648 | that such investigatory records require an exemption to protect |
1649 | the integrity of the investigation or avoid unwarranted damage |
1650 | to an individual's good name or reputation. The certification |
1651 | must shall specify the nature and purpose of the investigation |
1652 | and shall be kept with the exempt records and made public when |
1653 | the records are made public. |
1654 | (3)3. The provisions of This section does paragraph do not |
1655 | apply to whistle-blower investigations conducted pursuant to the |
1656 | provisions of ss. 112.3187, 112.3188, 112.3189, and 112.31895. |
1657 | Section 39. Section 119.19, Florida Statutes, is |
1658 | transferred, redesignated as section 27.7081, Florida Statutes, |
1659 | and amended to read: |
1660 | 27.7081 119.19 Capital postconviction public records |
1661 | production.-- |
1662 | (1) As used in this section, the term "trial court" means: |
1663 | (a) The judge who entered the judgment and imposed the |
1664 | sentence of death; or |
1665 | (b) If a motion for postconviction relief in a capital |
1666 | case has been filed and a different judge has already been |
1667 | assigned to that motion, the judge who is assigned to rule on |
1668 | that motion. |
1669 | (2) The Secretary of State shall establish and maintain a |
1670 | records repository for the purpose of archiving capital |
1671 | postconviction public records as provided for in this section. |
1672 | (3)(a) Upon imposition of a death sentence or upon the |
1673 | effective date of this act with respect to any case in which a |
1674 | death sentence has been imposed but the mandate has not yet been |
1675 | issued in an appeal affirming the sentence, the prosecuting |
1676 | attorney shall promptly provide written notification to each law |
1677 | enforcement agency involved in the case and to the Department of |
1678 | Corrections. If available, the written notification must include |
1679 | the defendant's date of birth, sex, race, and police-case |
1680 | numbers included in the prosecuting attorney's case file. |
1681 | (b) Within 60 days after receipt of notification, each law |
1682 | enforcement agency involved in the case and the prosecuting |
1683 | attorney who prosecuted the case shall copy, seal, and deliver |
1684 | to the repository all public records, except for those filed in |
1685 | the trial court, which were produced in the investigation or |
1686 | prosecution of the case or, if the records are confidential or |
1687 | exempt, to the clerk of the court in the county in which the |
1688 | capital case was tried. Each agency shall bear the costs of its |
1689 | own compliance. |
1690 | (c) Within 60 days after notification, the Department of |
1691 | Corrections shall copy, seal, and deliver to the repository or, |
1692 | if the records are confidential or exempt, to the clerk of the |
1693 | court in the county in which the capital case was tried all |
1694 | public records determined by the department to be relevant to |
1695 | the subject matter of a capital postconviction claim of the |
1696 | person sentenced to death and where such production would not be |
1697 | unduly burdensome for the department. The department shall bear |
1698 | the costs. |
1699 | (4)(a) The chief law enforcement officer of each law |
1700 | enforcement agency that was involved in the case, whether |
1701 | through an investigation, arrest, prosecution, or incarceration, |
1702 | shall notify the Attorney General upon compliance with |
1703 | subsection (3) and shall certify that to the best of his or her |
1704 | knowledge and belief all public records in possession of the |
1705 | agency or in possession of any employee of the agency have been |
1706 | copied, indexed, and delivered to the records repository or, if |
1707 | the records are confidential or exempt, to the clerk of the |
1708 | court in the county in which the capital case was tried as |
1709 | required by this section. |
1710 | (b) The prosecuting attorney who prosecuted the case shall |
1711 | provide written notification to the Attorney General upon |
1712 | compliance with subsection (3) and shall certify that to the |
1713 | best of his or her knowledge and belief all public records in |
1714 | his or her possession have been copied, indexed, and delivered |
1715 | to the records repository or, if the records are confidential or |
1716 | exempt, to the clerk of the court in the county in which the |
1717 | capital case was tried as required by this section. |
1718 | (c) The Secretary of Corrections shall provide written |
1719 | notification to the Attorney General upon compliance with |
1720 | paragraph (3)(c) and shall certify that to the best of his or |
1721 | her knowledge and belief all public records in the department's |
1722 | possession have been copied, indexed, and delivered to the |
1723 | records repository or, if the records are confidential or |
1724 | exempt, to the clerk of the court in the county in which the |
1725 | capital case was tried as required by this section. |
1726 | (5)(a) Within 60 days after the imposition of a death |
1727 | sentence or upon the effective date of this act with respect to |
1728 | any case in which a death sentence has been imposed but the |
1729 | mandate has not yet been issued in an appeal affirming the |
1730 | sentence, both the public defender or private counsel for the |
1731 | defendant and the prosecuting attorney involved in the case |
1732 | shall provide written notification to the Attorney General of |
1733 | the name and address of any person or agency in addition to |
1734 | those persons and agencies listed in subsection (3) which may |
1735 | have information pertinent to the case unless previously |
1736 | provided to the capital collateral regional counsel or |
1737 | postconviction private counsel. The Attorney General shall |
1738 | promptly provide written notification to each identified person |
1739 | or agency after receiving the information from the public |
1740 | defender, private counsel for the defendant, or prosecuting |
1741 | attorney and shall request that all public records in the |
1742 | possession of the person or agency which pertain to the case be |
1743 | copied, sealed, and delivered to the records repository. |
1744 | (b) Within 60 days after receiving a request for public |
1745 | records under paragraph (a), the person or agency shall provide |
1746 | written notification to the Attorney General of compliance with |
1747 | this subsection and shall certify that to the best of his or her |
1748 | knowledge and belief all public records requested have been |
1749 | copied, indexed, and delivered to the records repository or, if |
1750 | the records are confidential or exempt, to the clerk of the |
1751 | court in the county in which the capital case was tried. |
1752 | (6)(a) Any public record under this section which is |
1753 | confidential or exempt from the requirements of s. 119.07(1) and |
1754 | s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution must be separately |
1755 | boxed, without being redacted, and sealed. The box must be |
1756 | delivered to the clerk of court in the county in which the |
1757 | capital case was tried. The outside of the box must clearly |
1758 | identify the public records as exempt, and the seal may not be |
1759 | broken without an order of the trial court. The outside of the |
1760 | box must identify the nature of the public records and the legal |
1761 | basis under which the public records are exempt. |
1762 | (b) Such a box may be opened only for an inspection by the |
1763 | trial court in camera and only after notice giving the agency |
1764 | the option to have a representative present at the unsealing by |
1765 | the court. |
1766 | (7)(a) Within 180 days after a capital collateral regional |
1767 | counsel or private counsel is appointed to represent a defendant |
1768 | sentenced to death, or within 30 days after issuance of the |
1769 | Florida Supreme Court's mandate affirming a death sentence, |
1770 | whichever is later, the regional counsel, private counsel, or |
1771 | other counsel who is a member of The Florida Bar and is |
1772 | authorized by such counsel representing a defendant may send a |
1773 | written demand for additional public records to each person or |
1774 | agency submitting public records under subsection (3) and to |
1775 | each person or agency identified as having information pertinent |
1776 | to the case under subsection (5). Should the written demand |
1777 | include requests for records associated with particular named |
1778 | individuals, the written demand shall also include a brief |
1779 | statement describing each named person's role in the case and |
1780 | relationship to the defendant. Race, sex, and date of birth |
1781 | shall also be included in the demand if the public defender, |
1782 | private counsel, or capital collateral regional counsel has such |
1783 | information. Each person or agency notified under this |
1784 | subsection shall, within 60 days after receipt of the written |
1785 | demand, deliver to the records repository or, if the records are |
1786 | confidential or exempt, to the clerk of the court in the county |
1787 | in which the capital case was tried any additional public |
1788 | records in the possession of the person or agency which pertain |
1789 | to the case and shall certify that to the best of his or her |
1790 | knowledge and belief all additional public records have been |
1791 | delivered or, if no additional public records are found, shall |
1792 | recertify that the public records previously delivered are |
1793 | complete. |
1794 | (b) Within 25 days after receiving the written demand, the |
1795 | agency or person may file an objection in the trial court |
1796 | alleging that the request is overly broad or unduly burdensome. |
1797 | Within 30 days after the filing of an objection, the trial court |
1798 | shall hold a hearing and order an agency or person to produce |
1799 | additional public records if it finds each of the following: |
1800 | 1. The regional counsel or private counsel has made a |
1801 | timely and diligent search as provided in this section. |
1802 | 2. The regional or private counsel's written demand |
1803 | identifies, with specificity, those additional public records |
1804 | that are not at the repository. |
1805 | 3. The additional public records sought are relevant to |
1806 | the subject matter of a capital postconviction relief or appear |
1807 | reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible |
1808 | evidence in prosecuting such claim. |
1809 | 4. The additional public records request is not overbroad |
1810 | or unduly burdensome. |
1811 | (c) This statute shall not be a basis for renewing |
1812 | requests that have been initiated previously or for relitigating |
1813 | issues pertaining to production of public records upon which a |
1814 | court has ruled. |
1815 | (d) If, on October 1, 1998, the defendant had a Rule 3.850 |
1816 | motion denied and no Rule 3.850 motion was pending, no |
1817 | additional requests shall be made by capital collateral regional |
1818 | counsel or contracted private counsel until a death warrant is |
1819 | signed by the Governor and an execution is scheduled. Within 10 |
1820 | days of the signing of the death warrant, capital collateral |
1821 | regional counsel or contracted private counsel may request of a |
1822 | person or agency that the defendant has previously requested to |
1823 | produce records any records previously requested to which no |
1824 | objection was raised or sustained, but which the agency has |
1825 | received or produced since the previous request or which for any |
1826 | reason the agency has in its possession and did not produce |
1827 | within 10 days of the receipt of the previous notice or such |
1828 | shorter time period ordered by the court to comply with the time |
1829 | for the scheduled execution. The person or agency shall produce |
1830 | the record or shall file in the trial court an affidavit stating |
1831 | that it does not have the requested record or that the record |
1832 | has been produced previously. |
1833 | (8)(a) After production of additional public records or |
1834 | recertification as provided in subsection (7), the regional |
1835 | counsel or the private counsel is prohibited from making any |
1836 | further public records requests under this chapter. An agency is |
1837 | not required to produce additional public records except by |
1838 | court order as provided in this subsection. |
1839 | (b) In order to obtain additional public records beyond |
1840 | those provided under subsection (7), the regional counsel, |
1841 | private counsel, or other counsel who is a member of The Florida |
1842 | Bar and is authorized by the regional counsel or private counsel |
1843 | shall file an affidavit in the trial court which attests that he |
1844 | or she has made a timely and diligent search of the records |
1845 | repository and specifically identifies those additional public |
1846 | records that are not at the repository and are relevant to the |
1847 | subject matter of a capital postconviction claim or are |
1848 | reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible |
1849 | evidence in the prosecution of such claim. The affiant shall |
1850 | provide a copy of the affidavit to all affected agencies upon |
1851 | the filing of such affidavit in the trial court. |
1852 | (c) Within 15 days after the filing of an affidavit, the |
1853 | trial court shall order an agency to produce additional public |
1854 | records only if it finds each of the following: |
1855 | 1. The regional counsel or private counsel has made a |
1856 | timely and diligent search as provided in this section. |
1857 | 2. The regional or private counsel's affidavit identifies, |
1858 | with specificity, those additional public records that are not |
1859 | at the repository. |
1860 | 3. The additional public records sought are relevant to |
1861 | the subject matter of a claim for capital postconviction relief |
1862 | or appear reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of |
1863 | admissible evidence in prosecuting such claim. |
1864 | 4. The additional public records request is not overbroad |
1865 | or unduly burdensome. |
1866 | (9) The Secretary of State shall provide the personnel, |
1867 | supplies, and any necessary equipment used by the capital |
1868 | collateral regional counsel or private counsel to copy records |
1869 | held at the records repository. |
1870 | (10) The trial court shall resolve any dispute that arises |
1871 | under this section, unless the appellate court has exclusive |
1872 | jurisdiction. |
1873 | (11) The capital collateral regional counsel or private |
1874 | counsel shall not solicit another person to make a request for |
1875 | public records on behalf of the regional counsel or private |
1876 | counsel. The trial court shall impose appropriate sanctions |
1877 | against any regional counsel or private counsel found in |
1878 | violation of this subsection. |
1879 | (12) Sixty days after a capital sentence is carried out, |
1880 | 60 days after a defendant is released from incarceration |
1881 | following the granting of a pardon or reversal of the sentence, |
1882 | or 60 days after the defendant has been resentenced to a term of |
1883 | years, the Attorney General shall provide written notification |
1884 | to the Secretary of State, who may then destroy the records held |
1885 | by the records repository which pertain to that case. |
1886 | (13) This section pertains only to the production of |
1887 | records for capital postconviction defendants and does not |
1888 | change or alter any time limitations provided by law governing |
1889 | capital postconviction claims and actions. Furthermore, this |
1890 | section does not affect, expand, or limit the production of |
1891 | public records for any purposes other than use in a capital |
1892 | postconviction proceeding. Nothing in this section constitutes |
1893 | grounds to expand the time limitations or allow any pleading in |
1894 | violation of chapter 924 or to stay an execution or death |
1895 | warrant. |
1896 | Section 40. Subsection (3) of section 27.708, Florida |
1897 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
1898 | 27.708 Access to prisoners; compliance with the Florida |
1899 | Rules of Criminal Procedure; records requests.-- |
1900 | (3) Except as provided in s. 27.7081 119.19, the capital |
1901 | collateral regional counsel or contracted private counsel shall |
1902 | not make any public records request on behalf of his or her |
1903 | client. |
1904 | Section 41. Paragraph (d) of subsection (1) of section |
1905 | 101.5607, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
1906 | 101.5607 Department of State to maintain voting system |
1907 | information; prepare software.-- |
1908 | (1) |
1909 | (d) Section 119.071(1)(f) 119.07(6)(o) applies to all |
1910 | software on file with the Department of State. |
1911 | Section 42. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section |
1912 | 112.533, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
1913 | 112.533 Receipt and processing of complaints.-- |
1914 | (2) |
1915 | (b) This subsection does not apply to any public record |
1916 | which is exempt from public disclosure pursuant to chapter 119 |
1917 | s. 119.07(6). For the purposes of this subsection, an |
1918 | investigation shall be considered active as long as it is |
1919 | continuing with a reasonable, good faith anticipation that an |
1920 | administrative finding will be made in the foreseeable future. |
1921 | An investigation shall be presumed to be inactive if no finding |
1922 | is made within 45 days after the complaint is filed. |
1923 | Section 43. Paragraph (c) of subsection (3) of section |
1924 | 119.011, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
1925 | 119.011 Definitions.--As used in this chapter, the term: |
1926 | (3) |
1927 | (c) "Criminal intelligence information" and "criminal |
1928 | investigative information" shall not include: |
1929 | 1. The time, date, location, and nature of a reported |
1930 | crime. |
1931 | 2. The name, sex, age, and address of a person arrested or |
1932 | of the victim of a crime except as provided in s. 119.071(2)(h) |
1933 | 119.07(6)(f). |
1934 | 3. The time, date, and location of the incident and of the |
1935 | arrest. |
1936 | 4. The crime charged. |
1937 | 5. Documents given or required by law or agency rule to be |
1938 | given to the person arrested, except as provided in s. |
1939 | 119.071(2)(h) 119.07(6)(f), and, except that the court in a |
1940 | criminal case may order that certain information required by law |
1941 | or agency rule to be given to the person arrested be maintained |
1942 | in a confidential manner and exempt from the provisions of s. |
1943 | 119.07(1) until released at trial if it is found that the |
1944 | release of such information would: |
1945 | a. Be defamatory to the good name of a victim or witness |
1946 | or would jeopardize the safety of such victim or witness; and |
1947 | b. Impair the ability of a state attorney to locate or |
1948 | prosecute a codefendant. |
1949 | 6. Informations and indictments except as provided in s. |
1950 | 905.26. |
1951 | Section 44. Section 286.0113, Florida Statutes, is amended |
1952 | to read: |
1953 | 286.0113 General exemptions from public meetings.--Those |
1954 | portions of any meeting which would reveal a security system |
1955 | plan or portion thereof made confidential and exempt by s. |
1956 | 119.071(3)(a)(1) are exempt from the provisions of s. 286.011 |
1957 | and s. 24(b), Art. I of the State Constitution. This section is |
1958 | subject to the Open Government Sunset Review Act of 1995, in |
1959 | accordance with s. 119.15, and shall stand repealed on October |
1960 | 2, 2006, unless reviewed and saved from repeal through |
1961 | reenactment by the Legislature. |
1962 | Section 45. Paragraph (h) of subsection (2) of section |
1963 | 287.0943, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
1964 | 287.0943 Certification of minority business enterprises.-- |
1965 | (2) |
1966 | (h) The certification procedures should allow an applicant |
1967 | seeking certification to designate on the application form the |
1968 | information the applicant considers to be proprietary, |
1969 | confidential business information. As used in this paragraph, |
1970 | "proprietary, confidential business information" includes, but |
1971 | is not limited to, any information that would be exempt from |
1972 | public inspection pursuant to the provisions of chapter 119 s. |
1973 | 119.07(6); trade secrets; internal auditing controls and |
1974 | reports; contract costs; or other information the disclosure of |
1975 | which would injure the affected party in the marketplace or |
1976 | otherwise violate s. 286.041. The executor in receipt of the |
1977 | application shall issue written and final notice of any |
1978 | information for which noninspection is requested but not |
1979 | provided for by law. |
1980 | Section 46. Subsection (1) of section 320.05, Florida |
1981 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
1982 | 320.05 Records of the department; inspection procedure; |
1983 | lists and searches; fees.-- |
1984 | (1) Except as provided in chapter 119 ss. 119.07(6) and |
1985 | 320.025(3), the department may release records as provided in |
1986 | this section. |
1987 | Section 47. Subsection (8) of section 322.20, Florida |
1988 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
1989 | 322.20 Records of the department; fees; destruction of |
1990 | records.-- |
1991 | (8) Except as provided in chapter 119 s. 119.07(6), the |
1992 | department may release records as provided in this section. |
1993 | Section 48. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section |
1994 | 338.223, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
1995 | 338.223 Proposed turnpike projects.-- |
1996 | (2) |
1997 | (b) In accordance with the legislative intent expressed in |
1998 | s. 337.273, and after the requirements of paragraph (1)(c) have |
1999 | been met, the department may acquire lands and property before |
2000 | making a final determination of the economic feasibility of a |
2001 | project. The requirements of paragraph (1)(c) do not apply to |
2002 | hardship and protective purchases of advance right-of-way by the |
2003 | department. The cost of advance acquisition of right-of-way may |
2004 | be paid from bonds issued under s. 337.276 or from turnpike |
2005 | revenues. For purposes of this paragraph, the term "hardship |
2006 | purchase" means purchase from a property owner of a residential |
2007 | dwelling of not more than four units who is at a disadvantage |
2008 | due to health impairment, job loss, or significant loss of |
2009 | rental income. For purposes of this paragraph, the term |
2010 | "protective purchase" means that a purchase to limit |
2011 | development, building, or other intensification of land uses |
2012 | within the area right-of-way is needed for transportation |
2013 | facilities. The department shall give written notice to the |
2014 | Department of Environmental Protection 30 days before final |
2015 | agency acceptance as set forth in s. 119.0711(2) 119.07(6)(n), |
2016 | which notice shall allow the Department of Environmental |
2017 | Protection to comment. Hardship and protective purchases of |
2018 | right-of-way shall not influence the environmental feasibility |
2019 | of a project, including the decision relative to the need to |
2020 | construct the project or the selection of a specific location. |
2021 | Costs to acquire and dispose of property acquired as hardship |
2022 | and protective purchases are considered costs of doing business |
2023 | for the department and are not to be considered in the |
2024 | determination of environmental feasibility for the project. |
2025 | Section 49. Subsection (5) of section 401.27, Florida |
2026 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
2027 | 401.27 Personnel; standards and certification.-- |
2028 | (5) The certification examination must be offered monthly. |
2029 | The department shall issue an examination admission notice to |
2030 | the applicant advising him or her of the time and place of the |
2031 | examination for which he or she is scheduled. Individuals |
2032 | achieving a passing score on the certification examination may |
2033 | be issued a temporary certificate with their examination grade |
2034 | report. The department must issue an original certification |
2035 | within 45 days after the examination. Examination questions and |
2036 | answers are not subject to discovery but may be introduced into |
2037 | evidence and considered only in camera in any administrative |
2038 | proceeding under chapter 120. If an administrative hearing is |
2039 | held, the department shall provide challenged examination |
2040 | questions and answers to the administrative law judge. The |
2041 | department shall establish by rule the procedure by which an |
2042 | applicant, and the applicant's attorney, may review examination |
2043 | questions and answers in accordance with s. 119.071(1)(a) |
2044 | 119.07(6)(a). |
2045 | Section 50. Section 409.2577, Florida Statutes, is amended |
2046 | to read: |
2047 | 409.2577 Parent locator service.--The department shall |
2048 | establish a parent locator service to assist in locating parents |
2049 | who have deserted their children and other persons liable for |
2050 | support of dependent children. The department shall use all |
2051 | sources of information available, including the Federal Parent |
2052 | Locator Service, and may request and shall receive information |
2053 | from the records of any person or the state or any of its |
2054 | political subdivisions or any officer thereof. Any agency as |
2055 | defined in s. 120.52, any political subdivision, and any other |
2056 | person shall, upon request, provide the department any |
2057 | information relating to location, salary, insurance, social |
2058 | security, income tax, and employment history necessary to locate |
2059 | parents who owe or potentially owe a duty of support pursuant to |
2060 | Title IV-D of the Social Security Act. This provision shall |
2061 | expressly take precedence over any other statutory nondisclosure |
2062 | provision which limits the ability of an agency to disclose such |
2063 | information, except that law enforcement information as provided |
2064 | in s. 119.071(4)(d) 119.07(6)(i) is not required to be |
2065 | disclosed, and except that confidential taxpayer information |
2066 | possessed by the Department of Revenue shall be disclosed only |
2067 | to the extent authorized in s. 213.053(15). Nothing in this |
2068 | section requires the disclosure of information if such |
2069 | disclosure is prohibited by federal law. Information gathered or |
2070 | used by the parent locator service is confidential and exempt |
2071 | from the provisions of s. 119.07(1). Additionally, the |
2072 | department is authorized to collect any additional information |
2073 | directly bearing on the identity and whereabouts of a person |
2074 | owing or asserted to be owing an obligation of support for a |
2075 | dependent child. The department shall, upon request, make |
2076 | information available only to public officials and agencies of |
2077 | this state; political subdivisions of this state, including any |
2078 | agency thereof providing child support enforcement services to |
2079 | non-Title IV-D clients; the custodial parent, legal guardian, |
2080 | attorney, or agent of the child; and other states seeking to |
2081 | locate parents who have deserted their children and other |
2082 | persons liable for support of dependents, for the sole purpose |
2083 | of establishing, modifying, or enforcing their liability for |
2084 | support, and shall make such information available to the |
2085 | Department of Children and Family Services for the purpose of |
2086 | diligent search activities pursuant to chapter 39. If the |
2087 | department has reasonable evidence of domestic violence or child |
2088 | abuse and the disclosure of information could be harmful to the |
2089 | custodial parent or the child of such parent, the child support |
2090 | program director or designee shall notify the Department of |
2091 | Children and Family Services and the Secretary of the United |
2092 | States Department of Health and Human Services of this evidence. |
2093 | Such evidence is sufficient grounds for the department to |
2094 | disapprove an application for location services. |
2095 | Section 51. Subsection (1) of section 633.527, Florida |
2096 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
2097 | 633.527 Records concerning applicant; extent of |
2098 | confidentiality.-- |
2099 | (1) Test material is made confidential by s. 119.071(1)(a) |
2100 | 119.07(6)(a). An applicant may waive in writing the |
2101 | confidentiality of his or her examination answer sheet for the |
2102 | purpose of discussion with the State Fire Marshal or his or her |
2103 | staff. |
2104 | Section 52. Subsection (1) of section 794.024, Florida |
2105 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
2106 | 794.024 Unlawful to disclose identifying information.-- |
2107 | (1) A public employee or officer who has access to the |
2108 | photograph, name, or address of a person who is alleged to be |
2109 | the victim of an offense described in this chapter, chapter 800, |
2110 | s. 827.03, s. 827.04, or s. 827.071 may not willfully and |
2111 | knowingly disclose it to a person who is not assisting in the |
2112 | investigation or prosecution of the alleged offense or to any |
2113 | person other than the defendant, the defendant's attorney, a |
2114 | person specified in an order entered by the court having |
2115 | jurisdiction of the alleged offense, or organizations authorized |
2116 | to receive such information made exempt by s. 119.071(2)(h) |
2117 | 119.07(6)(f), or to a rape crisis center or sexual assault |
2118 | counselor, as defined in s. 90.5035(1)(b), who will be offering |
2119 | services to the victim. |
2120 | Section 53. Paragraph (b) of subsection (8) of section |
2121 | 1007.35, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
2122 | 1007.35 Florida Partnership for Minority and |
2123 | Underrepresented Student Achievement.-- |
2124 | (8) |
2125 | (b) The department shall contribute to the evaluation |
2126 | process by providing access, consistent with s. 119.071(5)(a) |
2127 | 119.0721, to student and teacher information necessary to match |
2128 | against databases containing teacher professional development |
2129 | data and databases containing assessment data for the |
2130 | PSAT/NMSQT, SAT, AP, and other appropriate measures. The |
2131 | department shall also provide student-level data on student |
2132 | progress from middle school through high school and into college |
2133 | and the workforce, if available, in order to support |
2134 | longitudinal studies. The partnership shall analyze and report |
2135 | student performance data in a manner that protects the rights of |
2136 | students and parents as required in 20 U.S.C. s. 1232g and s. |
2137 | 1002.22. |
2138 | Section 54. This act shall take effect October 1, 2005. |