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Florida House Bill H0525

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1010 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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1414 A bill to be entitled 1
1515 An act relating to public records; amending s. 2
1616 119.071, F.S.; providing an exemption from public 3
1717 records requirements for the personal identifying and 4
18-location information of current county attorneys, 5
19-assistant county attorneys, deputy county attorneys, 6
20-city attorneys, assistant city attorneys, and deputy 7
21-city attorneys and the names and personal identifying 8
22-and location information of the spouses and children 9
23-of such attorneys; providing an exception; providing 10
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18+location information of current and former county 5
19+attorneys, assistant county attorneys, deputy county 6
20+attorneys, city attorneys, assistant city attorneys, 7
21+and deputy city attorneys and the names and personal 8
22+identifying and location information of the spouses 9
23+and children of such attorneys; providing an 10
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2828 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 15
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3030 Section 1. Paragraph (d) of subsection (4) of section 17
3131 119.071, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 18
3232 119.071 General exemptions from inspection or copying of 19
3333 public records.— 20
3434 (4) AGENCY PERSONNEL INFORMATION. — 21
3535 (d)1. For purposes of this paragrap h, the term: 22
3636 a. "Home addresses" means the dwelling location at which 23
3737 an individual resides and includes the physical address, mailing 24
3838 address, street address, parcel identification number, plot 25
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4747 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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5151 identification number, legal property description, neighbor hood 26
5252 name and lot number, GPS coordinates, and any other descriptive 27
5353 property information that may reveal the home address. 28
5454 b. "Telephone numbers" includes home telephone numbers, 29
5555 personal cellular telephone numbers, personal pager telephone 30
5656 numbers, and telephone numbers associated with personal 31
5757 communications devices. 32
5858 2.a. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of 33
5959 birth, and photographs of active or former sworn law enforcement 34
6060 personnel or of active or former civilian personnel employed by 35
6161 a law enforcement agency, including correctional and 36
6262 correctional probation officers, personnel of the Department of 37
6363 Children and Families whose duties include the investigation of 38
6464 abuse, neglect, exploitation, fraud, theft, or other criminal 39
6565 activities, personnel of the Department of Health whose duties 40
6666 are to support the investigation of child abuse or neglect, and 41
6767 personnel of the Department of Revenue or local governments 42
6868 whose responsibilities include revenue collection and 43
6969 enforcement or child support enf orcement; the names, home 44
7070 addresses, telephone numbers, photographs, dates of birth, and 45
7171 places of employment of the spouses and children of such 46
7272 personnel; and the names and locations of schools and day care 47
7373 facilities attended by the children of such per sonnel are exempt 48
7474 from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State 49
7575 Constitution. 50
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8484 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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8888 b. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 51
8989 and photographs of current or former nonsworn investigative 52
9090 personnel of the Department of Financial Services wh ose duties 53
9191 include the investigation of fraud, theft, workers' compensation 54
9292 coverage requirements and compliance, other related criminal 55
9393 activities, or state regulatory requirement violations; the 56
9494 names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, a nd 57
9595 places of employment of the spouses and children of such 58
9696 personnel; and the names and locations of schools and day care 59
9797 facilities attended by the children of such personnel are exempt 60
9898 from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State 61
9999 Constitution. 62
100100 c. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 63
101101 and photographs of current or former nonsworn investigative 64
102102 personnel of the Office of Financial Regulation's Bureau of 65
103103 Financial Investigations whose duties include the investigation 66
104104 of fraud, theft, other related criminal activities, or state 67
105105 regulatory requirement violations; the names, home addresses, 68
106106 telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of 69
107107 the spouses and children of such personnel; and the names and 70
108108 locations of schools a nd day care facilities attended by the 71
109109 children of such personnel are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 72
110110 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. 73
111111 d. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 74
112112 and photographs of current or former firefighters cer tified in 75
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121121 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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125125 compliance with s. 633.408; the names, home addresses, telephone 76
126126 numbers, photographs, dates of birth, and places of employment 77
127127 of the spouses and children of such firefighters; and the names 78
128128 and locations of schools and day care facilities atten ded by the 79
129129 children of such firefighters are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and 80
130130 s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. 81
131131 e. The home addresses, dates of birth, and telephone 82
132132 numbers of current or former justices of the Supreme Court, 83
133133 district court of appea l judges, circuit court judges, and 84
134134 county court judges; the names, home addresses, telephone 85
135135 numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of the spouses 86
136136 and children of current or former justices and judges; and the 87
137137 names and locations of schools and day care facilities attended 88
138138 by the children of current or former justices and judges are 89
139139 exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State 90
140140 Constitution. 91
141141 f. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 92
142142 and photographs of current or fo rmer state attorneys, assistant 93
143143 state attorneys, statewide prosecutors, or assistant statewide 94
144144 prosecutors; the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, 95
145145 photographs, dates of birth, and places of employment of the 96
146146 spouses and children of current or former state attorneys, 97
147147 assistant state attorneys, statewide prosecutors, or assistant 98
148148 statewide prosecutors; and the names and locations of schools 99
149149 and day care facilities attended by the children of current or 100
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158158 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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162162 former state attorneys, assistant state attorneys, statewide 101
163163 prosecutors, or assistant statewide prosecutors are exempt from 102
164164 s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. 103
165165 g. The home addresses, dates of birth, and telephone 104
166166 numbers of general magistrates, special magistrates, judges of 105
167167 compensation claims, administrative law judges of the Division 106
168168 of Administrative Hearings, and child support enforcement 107
169169 hearing officers; the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, 108
170170 dates of birth, and places of employment of the spouses and 109
171171 children of general magistrates, special magistrates, judges of 110
172172 compensation claims, administrative law judges of the Division 111
173173 of Administrative Hearings, and child support enforcement 112
174174 hearing officers; and the names and locations of schools and day 113
175175 care facilities attended by the children of general magistrates, 114
176176 special magistrates, judges of compensation claims, 115
177177 administrative law judges of the Division of Administrative 116
178178 Hearings, and child support enforcement hearing officers are 117
179179 exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a) , Art. I of the State 118
180180 Constitution. 119
181181 h. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 120
182182 and photographs of current or former human resource, labor 121
183183 relations, or employee relations directors, assistant directors, 122
184184 managers, or assistant managers of any local government agency 123
185185 or water management district whose duties include hiring and 124
186186 firing employees, labor contract negotiation, administration, or 125
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195195 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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199199 other personnel-related duties; the names, home addresses, 126
200200 telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of 127
201201 the spouses and children of such personnel; and the names and 128
202202 locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the 129
203203 children of such personnel are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 130
204204 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. 131
205205 i. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dat es of birth, 132
206206 and photographs of current or former code enforcement officers; 133
207207 the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 134
208208 and places of employment of the spouses and children of such 135
209209 personnel; and the names and locations of schools and da y care 136
210210 facilities attended by the children of such personnel are exempt 137
211211 from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State 138
212212 Constitution. 139
213213 j. The home addresses, telephone numbers, places of 140
214214 employment, dates of birth, and photographs of current or former 141
215215 guardians ad litem, as defined in s. 39.820; the names, home 142
216216 addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of 143
217217 employment of the spouses and children of such persons; and the 144
218218 names and locations of schools and day care facilities attended 145
219219 by the children of such persons are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and 146
220220 s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. 147
221221 k. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 148
222222 and photographs of current or former juvenile probation 149
223223 officers, juvenile probation supervis ors, detention 150
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232232 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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236236 superintendents, assistant detention superintendents, juvenile 151
237237 justice detention officers I and II, juvenile justice detention 152
238238 officer supervisors, juvenile justice residential officers, 153
239239 juvenile justice residential officer supervisors I and II, 154
240240 juvenile justice counselors, juvenile justice counselor 155
241241 supervisors, human services counselor administrators, senior 156
242242 human services counselor administrators, rehabilitation 157
243243 therapists, and social services counselors of the Department of 158
244244 Juvenile Justice; the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, 159
245245 dates of birth, and places of employment of spouses and children 160
246246 of such personnel; and the names and locations of schools and 161
247247 day care facilities attended by the children of such personnel 162
248248 are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State 163
249249 Constitution. 164
250250 l. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 165
251251 and photographs of current or former public defenders, assistant 166
252252 public defenders, criminal conflict and civil regional counsel, 167
253253 and assistant criminal conflict and civil regional counsel; the 168
254254 names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and 169
255255 places of employment of the spouses and children of current or 170
256256 former public defenders, assistant public defenders, criminal 171
257257 conflict and civil regional counsel, and assistant criminal 172
258258 conflict and civil regional counsel; and the names and locations 173
259259 of schools and day care facilities attended by the children of 174
260260 current or former public defenders, assistant public defenders, 175
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273273 criminal conflict and civil regional counsel, and assistant 176
274274 criminal conflict and civil regional counsel are exempt from s. 177
275275 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. 178
276276 m. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 179
277277 and photographs of current or former investigators or inspectors 180
278278 of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation; the 181
279279 names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and 182
280280 places of employment of the spouses and children of such current 183
281281 or former investigators and in spectors; and the names and 184
282282 locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the 185
283283 children of such current or former investigators and inspectors 186
284284 are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State 187
285285 Constitution. 188
286286 n. The home addresses, t elephone numbers, and dates of 189
287287 birth of county tax collectors; the names, home addresses, 190
288288 telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of 191
289289 the spouses and children of such tax collectors; and the names 192
290290 and locations of schools and day care fa cilities attended by the 193
291291 children of such tax collectors are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and 194
292292 s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. 195
293293 o. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 196
294294 and photographs of current or former personnel of the Departme nt 197
295295 of Health whose duties include, or result in, the determination 198
296296 or adjudication of eligibility for social security disability 199
297297 benefits, the investigation or prosecution of complaints filed 200
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310310 against health care practitioners, or the inspection of health 201
311311 care practitioners or health care facilities licensed by the 202
312312 Department of Health; the names, home addresses, telephone 203
313313 numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of the spouses 204
314314 and children of such personnel; and the names and locations of 205
315315 schools and day care facilities attended by the children of such 206
316316 personnel are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of 207
317317 the State Constitution. 208
318318 p. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 209
319319 and photographs of current or former impaired practit ioner 210
320320 consultants who are retained by an agency or current or former 211
321321 employees of an impaired practitioner consultant whose duties 212
322322 result in a determination of a person's skill and safety to 213
323323 practice a licensed profession; the names, home addresses, 214
324324 telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of 215
325325 the spouses and children of such consultants or their employees; 216
326326 and the names and locations of schools and day care facilities 217
327327 attended by the children of such consultants or employees are 218
328328 exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State 219
329329 Constitution. 220
330330 q. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 221
331331 and photographs of current or former emergency medical 222
332332 technicians or paramedics certified under chapter 401; the 223
333333 names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and 224
334334 places of employment of the spouses and children of such 225
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343343 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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347347 emergency medical technicians or paramedics; and the names and 226
348348 locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the 227
349349 children of such emergency medi cal technicians or paramedics are 228
350350 exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State 229
351351 Constitution. 230
352352 r. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 231
353353 and photographs of current or former personnel employed in an 232
354354 agency's office of inspecto r general or internal audit 233
355355 department whose duties include auditing or investigating waste, 234
356356 fraud, abuse, theft, exploitation, or other activities that 235
357357 could lead to criminal prosecution or administrative discipline; 236
358358 the names, home addresses, telephone n umbers, dates of birth, 237
359359 and places of employment of spouses and children of such 238
360360 personnel; and the names and locations of schools and day care 239
361361 facilities attended by the children of such personnel are exempt 240
362362 from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the S tate 241
363363 Constitution. 242
364364 s. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 243
365365 and photographs of current or former directors, managers, 244
366366 supervisors, nurses, and clinical employees of an addiction 245
367367 treatment facility; the home addresses, telephone numbers, 246
368368 photographs, dates of birth, and places of employment of the 247
369369 spouses and children of such personnel; and the names and 248
370370 locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the 249
371371 children of such personnel are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 250
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380380 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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384384 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. For purposes of this 251
385385 sub-subparagraph, the term "addiction treatment facility" means 252
386386 a county government, or agency thereof, that is licensed 253
387387 pursuant to s. 397.401 and provides substance abuse prevention, 254
388388 intervention, or clini cal treatment, including any licensed 255
389389 service component described in s. 397.311(26). 256
390390 t. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 257
391391 and photographs of current or former directors, managers, 258
392392 supervisors, and clinical employees of a child advoca cy center 259
393393 that meets the standards of s. 39.3035(2) and fulfills the 260
394394 screening requirement of s. 39.3035(3), and the members of a 261
395395 Child Protection Team as described in s. 39.303 whose duties 262
396396 include supporting the investigation of child abuse or sexual 263
397397 abuse, child abandonment, child neglect, and child exploitation 264
398398 or to provide services as part of a multidisciplinary case 265
399399 review team; the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, 266
400400 photographs, dates of birth, and places of employment of the 267
401401 spouses and children of such personnel and members; and the 268
402402 names and locations of schools and day care facilities attended 269
403403 by the children of such personnel and members are exempt from s. 270
404404 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. 271
405405 u. The home addresses, telephone numbers, places of 272
406406 employment, dates of birth, and photographs of current or former 273
407407 staff and domestic violence advocates, as defined in s. 274
408408 90.5036(1)(b), of domestic violence centers certified by the 275
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421421 Department of Children and Families under cha pter 39; the names, 276
422422 home addresses, telephone numbers, places of employment, dates 277
423423 of birth, and photographs of the spouses and children of such 278
424424 personnel; and the names and locations of schools and day care 279
425425 facilities attended by the children of such pers onnel are exempt 280
426426 from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State 281
427427 Constitution. 282
428428 v. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 283
429-and photographs of current county attorneys, assistant county 284
430-attorneys, deputy county attorneys, city attorneys, assistant 285
431-city attorneys, and deputy city attorneys; the names, home 286
432-addresses, telephone numbers, photographs, dates of birth, and 287
433-places of employment of the spouses and children of current 288
434-county attorneys, assistant county at torneys, deputy county 289
435-attorneys, city attorneys, assistant city attorneys, and deputy 290
436-city attorneys; and the names and locations of schools and day 291
437-care facilities attended by the children of current county 292
438-attorneys, assistant county attorneys, deputy c ounty attorneys, 293
439-city attorneys, assistant city attorneys, and deputy city 294
440-attorneys are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of 295
441-the State Constitution. This exemption does not apply to a 296
442-county attorney, assistant county attorney, deputy county 297
443-attorney, city attorney, assistant city attorney, or deputy city 298
444-attorney who qualifies as a candidate for election to public 299
445-office. 300
429+and photographs of current or former county attorneys, assistant 284
430+county attorneys, deputy county attorneys, city attorneys, 285
431+assistant city attorneys, and deputy city attorneys; the names, 286
432+home addresses, telephone numbers, photographs, dates of birth, 287
433+and places of employment of the spouses and children of current 288
434+or former county attorneys, assistant county attorney s, deputy 289
435+county attorneys, city attorneys, assistant city attorneys, and 290
436+deputy city attorneys; and the names and locations of schools 291
437+and day care facilities attended by the children of current or 292
438+former county attorneys, assistant county attorneys, depu ty 293
439+county attorneys, city attorneys, assistant city attorneys, and 294
440+deputy city attorneys are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), 295
441+Art. I of the State Constitution. This exemption does not apply 296
442+to a current or former county attorney, assistant county 297
443+attorney, deputy county attorney, city attorney, assistant city 298
444+attorney, or deputy city attorney who qualifies as a candidate 299
445+for election to public office. 300
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454454 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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459459 specified in subparagraph 2. and that is not the employer of the 302
460460 officer, employee, justice, judge, or other person specified in 303
461461 subparagraph 2. must maintain the exempt status of that 304
462462 information only if the officer, employee, justice, judge, other 305
463463 person, or employing agency of the designated emplo yee submits a 306
464464 written and notarized request for maintenance of the exemption 307
465465 to the custodial agency. The request must state under oath the 308
466466 statutory basis for the individual's exemption request and 309
467467 confirm the individual's status as a party eligible for e xempt 310
468468 status. 311
469469 4.a. A county property appraiser, as defined in s. 312
470470 192.001(3), or a county tax collector, as defined in s. 313
471471 192.001(4), who receives a written and notarized request for 314
472472 maintenance of the exemption pursuant to subparagraph 3. must 315
473473 comply by removing the name of the individual with exempt status 316
474474 and the instrument number or Official Records book and page 317
475475 number identifying the property with the exempt status from all 318
476476 publicly available records maintained by the property appraiser 319
477477 or tax collector. For written requests received on or before 320
478478 July 1, 2021, a county property appraiser or county tax 321
479479 collector must comply with this sub -subparagraph by October 1, 322
480480 2021. A county property appraiser or county tax collector may 323
481481 not remove the street addre ss, legal description, or other 324
482482 information identifying real property within the agency's 325
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496496 exempt from inspection and copying pursuant to this section are 327
497497 not associated with the property or otherw ise displayed in the 328
498498 public records of the agency. 329
499499 b. Any information restricted from public display, 330
500500 inspection, or copying under sub -subparagraph a. must be 331
501501 provided to the individual whose information was removed. 332
502502 5. An officer, an employee, a justi ce, a judge, or other 333
503503 person specified in subparagraph 2. may submit a written request 334
504504 for the release of his or her exempt information to the 335
505505 custodial agency. The written request must be notarized and must 336
506506 specify the information to be released and the p arty authorized 337
507507 to receive the information. Upon receipt of the written request, 338
508508 the custodial agency must release the specified information to 339
509509 the party authorized to receive such information. 340
510510 6. The exemptions in this paragraph apply to information 341
511511 held by an agency before, on, or after the effective date of the 342
512512 exemption. 343
513513 7. Information made exempt under this paragraph may be 344
514514 disclosed pursuant to s. 28.2221 to a title insurer authorized 345
515515 pursuant to s. 624.401 and its affiliates as defined in s. 346
516516 624.10; a title insurance agent or title insurance agency as 347
517517 defined in s. 626.841(1) or (2), respectively; or an attorney 348
518518 duly admitted to practice law in this state and in good standing 349
519519 with The Florida Bar. 350
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528528 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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532532 8. The exempt status of a home address contained in the 351
533533 Official Records is maintained only during the period when a 352
534534 protected party resides at the dwelling location. Upon 353
535535 conveyance of real property after October 1, 2021, and when such 354
536536 real property no longer constitutes a protected party's home 355
537537 address as defined in sub-subparagraph 1.a., the protected party 356
538538 must submit a written request to release the removed information 357
539539 to the county recorder. The written request to release the 358
540540 removed information must be notarized, must confirm that a 359
541541 protected party's request for release is pursuant to a 360
542542 conveyance of his or her dwelling location, and must specify the 361
543543 Official Records book and page, instrument number, or clerk's 362
544544 file number for each document containing the information to be 363
545545 released. 364
546546 9. Upon the death of a protected party as verified by a 365
547547 certified copy of a death certificate or court order, any party 366
548548 can request the county recorder to release a protected 367
549549 decedent's removed information unless there is a related request 368
550550 on file with the county recor der for continued removal of the 369
551551 decedent's information or unless such removal is otherwise 370
552552 prohibited by statute or by court order. The written request to 371
553553 release the removed information upon the death of a protected 372
554554 party must attach the certified copy o f a death certificate or 373
555555 court order and must be notarized, must confirm the request for 374
556556 release is due to the death of a protected party, and must 375
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565565 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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569569 specify the Official Records book and page number, instrument 376
570570 number, or clerk's file number for each docume nt containing the 377
571571 information to be released. A fee may not be charged for the 378
572572 release of any document pursuant to such request. 379
573573 10. This paragraph is subject to the Open Government 380
574574 Sunset Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand 381
575575 repealed on October 2, 2024, unless reviewed and saved from 382
576576 repeal through reenactment by the Legislature. 383
577577 Section 2. The Legislature finds that it is a public 384
578578 necessity that the home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of 385
579-birth, and photographs of current county attorneys, assistan t 386
580-county attorneys, deputy county attorneys, city attorneys, 387
581-assistant city attorneys, and deputy city attorneys be made 388
582-exempt from s. 119.07(1), Florida Statutes, and s. 24(a), 389
583-Article I of the State Constitution. The Legislature further 390
584-finds that it is a public necessity that the names, home 391
579+birth, and photographs of current or f ormer county attorneys, 386
580+assistant county attorneys, deputy county attorneys, city 387
581+attorneys, assistant city attorneys, and deputy city attorneys 388
582+be made exempt from s. 119.07(1), Florida Statutes, and s. 389
583+24(a), Article I of the State Constitution. The Legi slature 390
584+further finds that it is a public necessity that the names, home 391
585585 addresses, telephone numbers, photographs, dates of birth, and 392
586586 places of employment of the spouses and children, and the names 393
587587 and locations of schools and day care facilities attende d by 394
588-such children, of current c ounty attorneys, assistant county 395
589-attorneys, deputy county attorneys, city attorneys, assistant 396
590-city attorneys, and deputy city attorneys be made exempt from s. 397
591-119.07(1), Florida Statutes, and s. 24(a), Article I of the 398
592-State Constitution. The responsibil ities of county attorneys, 399
593-assistant county attorneys, deputy county attorneys, city 400
588+such children, of current or former county attorneys, assistant 395
589+county attorneys, deputy county attorneys, city attorneys, 396
590+assistant city attorneys, and deputy city attorneys be made 397
591+exempt from s. 119.07(1), Florida Statutes, and s. 24(a), 398
592+Article I of the State Constitution. The responsibilities of 399
593+county attorneys, assistant county attorneys, deputy county 400
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607-regularly involve legal enforcement proceedings in areas of 402
608-neglect and abuse related to violations of codes and ordinances. 403
609-Legal enforcement proceedings have led to retribution and 404
610-threats by defendants and other persons on numerous occasions. 405
611-Such attorneys have received death threats and e -mails from 406
612-disgruntled persons advocating the murder of other attorne ys. 407
613-Other incidents have included the stalking of such attorneys and 408
614-their spouses and children. The Legislature finds that the 409
615-release of such personal identifying and location information 410
616-could place such attorneys and their spouses and children in 411
617-danger of being physically and emotionally harmed or stalked by 412
618-a defendant or other person. The Legislature finds that the harm 413
619-that may result from the release of such personal identifying 414
620-and location information outweighs any public benefit that may 415
621-be derived from the disclosure of the information, except in the 416
622-case of a current county attorney, assistant county attorney, 417
623-deputy county attorney, city attorney, assistant city attorney, 418
624-or deputy city attorney who qualifies as a candidate for 419
625-election to public office. 420
606+attorneys, city attorneys, assistant city attorneys, and deputy 401
607+city attorneys regularly involve legal enforcement proceedings 402
608+in areas of neglect and abuse related to violations of codes and 403
609+ordinances. Legal enforcement proceedings have led to 404
610+retribution and threats by defendants and other persons on 405
611+numerous occasions. Such attorneys have received death threats 406
612+and e-mails from disgruntled pers ons advocating the murder of 407
613+other attorneys. Other incidents have included the stalking of 408
614+such attorneys and their spouses and children. The Legislature 409
615+finds that the release of such personal identifying and location 410
616+information could place such attorne ys and their spouses and 411
617+children in danger of being physically and emotionally harmed or 412
618+stalked by a defendant or other person. The Legislature finds 413
619+that the harm that may result from the release of such personal 414
620+identifying and location information out weighs any public 415
621+benefit that may be derived from the disclosure of the 416
622+information, except in the case of a current or former county 417
623+attorney, assistant county attorney, deputy county attorney, 418
624+city attorney, assistant city attorney, or deputy city attor ney 419
625+who qualifies as a candidate for election to public office. 420
626626 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023. 421