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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to public records; amending s. 2
119.0712, F.S.; exempting from public records 3
requirements the e-mail addresses collected by the 4
Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles when 5
providing renewal notices; expanding the exemption to 6
include e-mail addresses collected as a method of 7
notification to certain; expanding the exemption to 8
include e-mail addresses collected as a method of 9
notification related to vessel registrations; 10
providing retroactive applicability; providing for 11
future legislative review and repeal of the exemption; 12
providing a statement of public necessity; providing a 13
contingent effective date. 14
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Be It Enacted by the Legisla ture of the State of Florida: 16
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Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of section 18
119.0712, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 19
119.0712 Executive branch agency -specific exemptions from 20
inspection or copying of public records. — 21
(2) DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES. — 22
(c) E-mail addresses collected by the Department of Highway 23
Safety and Motor Vehicles pursuant to s. 319.40(3), s. 24
320.95(2), or s. 322.08(10), or 328.30 are exempt from s. 25
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119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. This 26
exemption applies retroactively. This paragraph is subject to 27
the Open Government Sunset Review Act in accordance with s. 28
119.15 and shall stand repealed on October 2, 2030, unless 29
reviewed and saved from repeal through reenactment by t he 30
Legislature. 31
Section 2. The Legislature finds that it is a public 32
necessity that e-mail addresses collected by the Department of 33
Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles used as a method of 34
notification in lieu of the United States Postal Service be made 35
exempt from s. 119.07(1), Florida Statutes, and s. 24(a), 36
Article I of the State Constitution. Sections 320.95(2) and 37
322.08(10), Florida Statutes, currently authorize the Department 38
of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to collect and use 39
electronic mail in lieu of the United States Postal Service for 40
providing renewal notices related to motor vehicle license 41
plates, driver licenses, and identification cards but does not 42
provide this authority for other types of notifications. The 43
Department of Highway and M otor Vehicles is also currently 44
allowed to collect and use electronic mail addresses for 45
providing renewal notices related to vessel registrations 46
pursuant to s. 328.30(3), Florida Statutes. HB 1075_ expands the 47
circumstances in which electronic mail may b e used in lieu of 48
the United States Postal Service as a method of notification for 49
various notices and orders issued by the department, including, 50
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but not limited to, notices related to driver licenses, 51
identification cards, motor vehicle registrations, ve ssel 52
registrations, and orders to revoke, cancel, or suspend driver 53
licenses. The department's use of e -mail as a method for 54
corresponding with customers has steadily increased in recent 55
decades. E-mail addresses are unique to each individual and, 56
when combined with other personal identifying information, can 57
be used for identity theft, consumer scams, unwanted 58
solicitations, or other invasive contacts. The public 59
availability of personal e -mail addresses put the department's 60
customers at increased risk of these problems. Such risk may be 61
significantly limited by permitting the department to keep 62
customer e-mail addresses exempt. The Legislature finds that 63
these risks to consumers outweigh the state's public policy 64
favoring open government. 65
Section 3. This act shall take effect on the same date 66
that HB 1075 or similar legislation takes effect , if such 67
legislation is adopted in the same legislative session or an 68
extension thereof and becomes a law. 69