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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to a review under the Open Government 2
Sunset Review Act; amending s. 119.071, F.S., which 3
provides an exemption from public records requirements 4
for criminal intelligence and criminal investigative 5
information that reveals the personal identifying 6
information of a witness to a murder for a specified 7
period; removing the scheduled repeal of the 8
exemption; providing an effective date. 9
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 11
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Section 1. Paragraph (m) of subsection (2) of section 13
119.071, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 14
119.071 General exemptions from inspection or copying of 15
public records.— 16
(2) AGENCY INVESTIGATION S.— 17
(m)1. Criminal intelligence information or criminal 18
investigative information that reveals the personal identifying 19
information of a witness to a murder, as described in s. 782.04, 20
is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. 21
I of the State Constitution for 2 years after the date on which 22
the murder is observed by the witness. A criminal justice agency 23
may disclose such information: 24
1.a. In the furtherance of its official duties and 25
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responsibilities. 26
2.b. To assist in locating o r identifying the witness if 27
the agency believes the witness to be missing or endangered. 28
3.c. To another governmental agency for use in the 29
performance of its official duties and responsibilities. 30
4.d. To the parties in a pending criminal prosecution as 31
required by law. 32
2. This paragraph is subject to the Open Government Sunset 33
Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand repealed 34
on October 2, 2022, unless reviewed and saved from repeal 35
through reenactment by the Legislature. 36
Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2022. 37