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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
A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to public records; amending s. 2
119.0714, F.S.; providing an exemption from public 3
records requirements for any matter in a pleading, in 4
a request for relief, or in any other document which 5
has been stricken by the court in a noncriminal case 6
if the court makes specific findings; providing a 7
statement of public necessity; providing an effective 8
date. 9
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the Stat e of Florida: 11
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Section 1. Paragraph (m) is added to subsection (1) of 13
section 119.0714, Florida Statutes, to read: 14
119.0714 Court files; court records; official records. — 15
(1) COURT FILES.—Nothing in this chapter shall be 16
construed to exempt from s. 119.07(1) a public record that was 17
made a part of a court file and that is not specifically closed 18
by order of court, except: 19
(m) Any matter in a pleading, in a request for relief, or 20
in any other document that has been stricken by the court in a 21
noncriminal case pursuant to the rules of court if the court 22
finds that such matter: 23
1. Is immaterial, impertinent, or sham; and 24
2. Would defame or cause unwarranted damage to the good 25
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name or reputation of an individual or jeopardize the safety of 26
an individual. 27
Section 2. The Legislature finds that it is a public 28
necessity that an immaterial, impertinent, or sham matter that 29
would defame or cause unwarranted damage to the good name or 30
reputation of an individual or jeopardize the safety of an 31
individual, and that has been stricken by a court in a 32
noncriminal case, be made confidential and exempt from s. 33
119.07(1), Florida Statutes, and s. 24(a), Article I of the 34
State Constitution. The Legislature finds that such stricken 35
matters remaining in the public record would cause unwarranted 36
and ongoing harm to affected individuals and serve no 37
identifiable public purpose. The Legislature further finds that 38
the harm that may result from the release of such stricken 39
matters outweighs any public benefit that may be derived from 40
the disclosure of the stricken matters. 41
Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 42