15 | 15 | | An act relating to a review under the Open Government 2 |
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16 | 16 | | Sunset Review Act; amending s. 119.071, F.S., which 3 |
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17 | 17 | | provides an exemption from public records requirements 4 |
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18 | 18 | | for criminal intelligence and criminal investigative 5 |
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19 | 19 | | information that reveals the personal identifying 6 |
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20 | 20 | | information of a witness to a murder for a specified 7 |
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21 | 21 | | period; removing the scheduled repeal of the 8 |
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22 | 22 | | exemption; providing an effective date. 9 |
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23 | 23 | | 10 |
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24 | 24 | | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 11 |
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25 | 25 | | 12 |
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26 | 26 | | Section 1. Paragraph (m) of subsection (2) of section 13 |
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27 | 27 | | 119.071, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 14 |
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28 | 28 | | 119.071 General exemptions from inspection or copying of 15 |
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29 | 29 | | public records.— 16 |
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30 | 30 | | (2) AGENCY INVESTIGATION S.— 17 |
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31 | 31 | | (m)1. Criminal intelligence information or criminal 18 |
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32 | 32 | | investigative information that reveals the personal identifying 19 |
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33 | 33 | | information of a witness to a murder, as described in s. 782.04, 20 |
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34 | 34 | | is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. 21 |
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35 | 35 | | I of the State Constitution for 2 years after the date on which 22 |
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36 | 36 | | the murder is observed by the witness. A criminal justice agency 23 |
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37 | 37 | | may disclose such information: 24 |
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38 | 38 | | 1.a. In the furtherance of its official duties and 25 |
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51 | 51 | | responsibilities. 26 |
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52 | 52 | | 2.b. To assist in locating o r identifying the witness if 27 |
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53 | 53 | | the agency believes the witness to be missing or endangered. 28 |
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54 | 54 | | 3.c. To another governmental agency for use in the 29 |
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55 | 55 | | performance of its official duties and responsibilities. 30 |
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56 | 56 | | 4.d. To the parties in a pending criminal prosecution as 31 |
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57 | 57 | | required by law. 32 |
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58 | 58 | | 2. This paragraph is subject to the Open Government Sunset 33 |
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59 | 59 | | Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand repealed 34 |
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60 | 60 | | on October 2, 2022, unless reviewed and saved from repeal 35 |
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61 | 61 | | through reenactment by the Legislature. 36 |
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62 | 62 | | Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2022. 37 |
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