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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to public records; amending s. 2
119.071, F.S.; providing an exemption from public 3
records requirements for the personal identifying and 4
location information of current county administrators, 5
deputy county administrators, assistant county 6
administrators, city managers, deputy city managers, 7
and assistant city managers, including the names and 8
personal identifying and location information of the 9
spouses and children of current county administrators, 10
deputy county administrators, assistant county 11
administrators, city managers, deputy city managers, 12
and assistant city managers; providing for future 13
legislative review and repeal; providing for 14
retroactive application; providing a statement of 15
public necessity; providing an effective date. 16
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 18
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Section 1. Paragraph (d) of subsection (4) of section 20
119.071, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 21
119.071 General exemptions from inspection or copying of 22
public records.— 23
(4) AGENCY PERSONNEL INFORMATION.— 24
(d)1. For purposes of this paragraph, the term: 25
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a. "Home addresses" means the dwelling location at which 26
an individual resides and includes the physical address, mailing 27
address, street address, parcel identification number, plot 28
identification number, legal property description, neighborhood 29
name and lot number, GPS coordinates, and any other descriptive 30
property information that may reveal the home address. 31
b. "Judicial assistant" means a court employee assigned to 32
the following class codes: 8140, 8150, 8310, and 8320. 33
c. "Telephone numbers" includes home telephone numbers, 34
personal cellular telephone numbers, personal pager telephone 35
numbers, and telephone numbers associated with personal 36
communications devices. 37
2.a. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of 38
birth, and photographs of active or former sworn law enforcement 39
personnel or of active or former civilian personnel employed by 40
a law enforcement agency, including correctional and 41
correctional probation officers, personnel of the Department of 42
Children and Families whose duties include the investigation of 43
abuse, neglect, exploitation, fraud, theft, or other criminal 44
activities, personnel of the Department of Health whose duties 45
are to support the investigation of child abuse or neglect, and 46
personnel of the Department of Revenue or local governments 47
whose responsibilities include revenue collection and 48
enforcement or child support enforcement; the names, home 49
addresses, telephone numbers, photographs, dates of birth, and 50
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places of employment of the spouses and children of such 51
personnel; and the names and locations of schools and day care 52
facilities attended by the children of such personnel are exempt 53
from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State 54
Constitution. 55
b. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 56
and photographs of current or former nonsworn investigative 57
personnel of the Department of Financial Services whose duties 58
include the investigation of fraud, theft, workers' compensation 59
coverage requirements and compliance, other related criminal 60
activities, or state regulatory requirement violations; the 61
names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and 62
places of employment of the spouses and children of such 63
personnel; and the names and locations of schools and day care 64
facilities attended by the children of such personnel are exempt 65
from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State 66
Constitution. 67
c. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 68
and photographs of current or former nonsworn investigative 69
personnel of the Office of Financial Regulation's Bureau of 70
Financial Investigations whose duties include the investigation 71
of fraud, theft, other related criminal activities, or state 72
regulatory requirement violations; the names, home addresses, 73
telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of 74
the spouses and children of such personnel; and the names and 75
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locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the 76
children of such personnel are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 77
24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. 78
d. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 79
and photographs of current or former firefighters certified in 80
compliance with s. 633.408; the names, home addresses, telephone 81
numbers, photographs, dates of birth, and places of employment 82
of the spouses and children of such firefighters; and the names 83
and locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the 84
children of such firefighters are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and 85
s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. 86
e. The home addresses, dates of birth, and telephone 87
numbers of current or former justices of the Supreme Court, 88
district court of appeal judges, circuit court judges, and 89
county court judges and current judicial assistants; the names, 90
home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of 91
employment of the spouses and children of current or former 92
justices and judges and current judicial assistants; and the 93
names and locations of schools and day care facilities attended 94
by the children of current or former justices and judges and of 95
current judicial assistants are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 96
24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. This sub-subparagraph 97
is subject to the Open Government Sunset Review Act in 98
accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand repealed on October 2, 99
2028, unless reviewed and saved from repeal through reenactment 100
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by the Legislature. 101
f. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 102
and photographs of current or former state attorneys, assistant 103
state attorneys, statewide prosecutors, or assistant statewide 104
prosecutors; the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, 105
photographs, dates of birth, and places of employment of the 106
spouses and children of current or former state attorneys, 107
assistant state attorneys, statewide prosecutors, or assistant 108
statewide prosecutors; and the names and locations of schools 109
and day care facilities attended by the children of current or 110
former state attorneys, assistant state attorneys, statewide 111
prosecutors, or assistant statewide prosecutors are exempt from 112
s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. 113
g. The home addresses, dates of birth, and telephone 114
numbers of general magistrates, special magistrates, judges of 115
compensation claims, administrative law judges of the Division 116
of Administrative Hearings, and child support enforcement 117
hearing officers; the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, 118
dates of birth, and places of employment of the spouses and 119
children of general magistrates, special magistrates, judges of 120
compensation claims, administrative law judges of the Division 121
of Administrative Hearings, and child support enforcement 122
hearing officers; and the names and locations of schools and day 123
care facilities attended by the children of general magistrates, 124
special magistrates, judges of compensation claims, 125
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administrative law judges of the Division of Administrative 126
Hearings, and child support enforcement hearing officers are 127
exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State 128
Constitution. 129
h. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 130
and photographs of current or former human resource, labor 131
relations, or employee relations directors, assistant directors, 132
managers, or assistant managers of any local government agency 133
or water management district whose duties include hiring and 134
firing employees, labor contract negotiation, administration, or 135
other personnel-related duties; the names, home addresses, 136
telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of 137
the spouses and children of such personnel; and the names and 138
locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the 139
children of such personnel are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 140
24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. 141
i. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 142
and photographs of current or former code enforcement officers; 143
the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 144
and places of employment of the spouses and children of such 145
personnel; and the names and locations of schools and day care 146
facilities attended by the children of such personnel are exempt 147
from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State 148
Constitution. 149
j. The home addresses, telephone numbers, places of 150
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employment, dates of birth, and photographs of current or former 151
guardians ad litem, as defined in s. 39.01; the names, home 152
addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of 153
employment of the spouses and children of such persons; and the 154
names and locations of schools and day care facilities attended 155
by the children of such persons are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and 156
s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. 157
k. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 158
and photographs of current or former juvenile probation 159
officers, juvenile probation supervisors, detention 160
superintendents, assistant detention superintendents, juvenile 161
justice detention officers I and II, juvenile justice detention 162
officer supervisors, juvenile justice residential officers, 163
juvenile justice residential officer supervisors I and II, 164
juvenile justice counselors, juvenile justice counselor 165
supervisors, human services counselor administrators, senior 166
human services counselor administrators, rehabilitation 167
therapists, and social services counselors of the Department of 168
Juvenile Justice; the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, 169
dates of birth, and places of employment of spouses and children 170
of such personnel; and the names and locations of schools and 171
day care facilities attended by the children of such personnel 172
are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State 173
Constitution. 174
l. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 175
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and photographs of current or former public defenders, assistant 176
public defenders, criminal conflict and civil regional counsel, 177
and assistant criminal conflict and civil regional counsel; the 178
names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and 179
places of employment of the spouses and children of current or 180
former public defenders, assistant public defenders, criminal 181
conflict and civil regional counsel, and assistant criminal 182
conflict and civil regional counsel; and the names and locations 183
of schools and day care facilities attended by the children of 184
current or former public defenders, assistant public defenders, 185
criminal conflict and civil regional counsel, and assistant 186
criminal conflict and civil regional counsel are exempt from s. 187
119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. 188
m. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 189
and photographs of current or former investigators or inspectors 190
of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation; the 191
names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and 192
places of employment of the spouses and children of such current 193
or former investigators and inspectors; and the names and 194
locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the 195
children of such current or former investigators and inspectors 196
are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State 197
Constitution. 198
n. The home addresses, telephone numbers, and dates of 199
birth of county tax collectors; the names, home addresses, 200
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telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of 201
the spouses and children of such tax collectors; and the names 202
and locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the 203
children of such tax collectors are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and 204
s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. 205
o. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 206
and photographs of current or former personnel of the Department 207
of Health whose duties include, or result in, the determination 208
or adjudication of eligibility for social security disability 209
benefits, the investigation or prosecution of complaints filed 210
against health care practitioners, or the inspection of health 211
care practitioners or health care facilities licensed by the 212
Department of Health; the names, home addresses, telephone 213
numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of the spouses 214
and children of such personnel; and the names and locations of 215
schools and day care facilities attended by the children of such 216
personnel are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of 217
the State Constitution. 218
p. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 219
and photographs of current or former impaired practitioner 220
consultants who are retained by an agency or current or former 221
employees of an impaired practitioner consultant whose duties 222
result in a determination of a person's skill and safety to 223
practice a licensed profession; the names, home addresses, 224
telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of 225
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the spouses and children of such consultants or their employees; 226
and the names and locations of schools and day care facilities 227
attended by the children of such consultants or employees are 228
exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State 229
Constitution. 230
q. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 231
and photographs of current or former emergency medical 232
technicians or paramedics certified under chapter 401; the 233
names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and 234
places of employment of the spouses and children of such 235
emergency medical technicians or paramedics; and the names and 236
locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the 237
children of such emergency medical technicians or paramedics are 238
exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State 239
Constitution. 240
r. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 241
and photographs of current or former personnel employed in an 242
agency's office of inspector general or internal audit 243
department whose duties include auditing or investigating waste, 244
fraud, abuse, theft, exploitation, or other activities that 245
could lead to criminal prosecution or administrative discipline; 246
the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 247
and places of employment of spouses and children of such 248
personnel; and the names and locations of schools and day care 249
facilities attended by the children of such personnel are exempt 250
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from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State 251
Constitution. 252
s. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 253
and photographs of current or former directors, managers, 254
supervisors, nurses, and clinical employees of an addiction 255
treatment facility; the home addresses, telephone numbers, 256
photographs, dates of birth, and places of employment of the 257
spouses and children of such personnel; and the names and 258
locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the 259
children of such personnel are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 260
24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. For purposes of this 261
sub-subparagraph, the term "addiction treatment facility" means 262
a county government, or agency thereof, that is licensed 263
pursuant to s. 397.401 and provides substance abuse prevention, 264
intervention, or clinical treatment, including any licensed 265
service component described in s. 397.311(27). 266
t. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 267
and photographs of current or former directors, managers, 268
supervisors, and clinical employees of a child advocacy center 269
that meets the standards of s. 39.3035(2) and fulfills the 270
screening requirement of s. 39.3035(3), and the members of a 271
Child Protection Team as described in s. 39.303 whose duties 272
include supporting the investigation of child abuse or sexual 273
abuse, child abandonment, child neglect, and child exploitation 274
or to provide services as part of a multidisciplinary case 275
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review team; the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, 276
photographs, dates of birth, and places of employment of the 277
spouses and children of such personnel and members; and the 278
names and locations of schools and day care facilities attended 279
by the children of such personnel and members are exempt from s. 280
119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. 281
u. The home addresses, telephone numbers, places of 282
employment, dates of birth, and photographs of current or former 283
staff and domestic violence advocates, as defined in s. 284
90.5036(1)(b), of domestic violence centers certified by the 285
Department of Children and Families under chapter 39; the names, 286
home addresses, telephone numbers, places of employment, dates 287
of birth, and photographs of the spouses and children of such 288
personnel; and the names and locations of schools and day care 289
facilities attended by the children of such personnel are exempt 290
from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State 291
Constitution. 292
v. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 293
and photographs of current or former inspectors or investigators 294
of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; the 295
names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and 296
places of employment of the spouses and children of current or 297
former inspectors or investigators; and the names and locations 298
of schools and day care facilities attended by the children of 299
current or former inspectors or investigators are exempt from s. 300
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119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. This 301
sub-subparagraph is subject to the Open Government Sunset Review 302
Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand repealed on 303
October 2, 2028, unless reviewed and saved from repeal through 304
reenactment by the Legislature. 305
w. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 306
and photographs of current county attorneys, assistant county 307
attorneys, deputy county attorneys, city attorneys, assistant 308
city attorneys, and deputy city attorneys; the names, home 309
addresses, telephone numbers, photographs, dates of birth, and 310
places of employment of the spouses and children of current 311
county attorneys, assistant county attorneys, deputy county 312
attorneys, city attorneys, assistant city attorneys, and deputy 313
city attorneys; and the names and locations of schools and day 314
care facilities attended by the children of current county 315
attorneys, assistant county attorneys, deputy county attorneys, 316
city attorneys, assistant city attorneys, and deputy city 317
attorneys are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of 318
the State Constitution. This exemption does not apply to a 319
county attorney, assistant county attorney, deputy county 320
attorney, city attorney, assistant city attorney, or deputy city 321
attorney who qualifies as a candidate for election to public 322
office. This sub-subparagraph is subject to the Open Government 323
Sunset Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand 324
repealed on October 2, 2029, unless reviewed and saved from 325
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repeal through reenactment by the Legislature. 326
x. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 327
and photographs of current or former commissioners of the 328
Florida Gaming Control Commission; the names, home addresses, 329
telephone numbers, dates of birth, photographs, and places of 330
employment of the spouses and children of such current or former 331
commissioners; and the names and locations of schools and day 332
care facilities attended by the children of such current or 333
former commissioners are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), 334
Art. I of the State Constitution. This sub-subparagraph is 335
subject to the Open Government Sunset Review Act in accordance 336
with s. 119.15 and shall stand repealed on October 2, 2029, 337
unless reviewed and saved from repeal through reenactment by the 338
Legislature. 339
y. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 340
and photographs of current clerks of the circuit court, deputy 341
clerks of the circuit court, and clerk of the circuit court 342
personnel; the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates 343
of birth, and places of employment of the spouses and children 344
of current clerks of the circuit court, deputy clerks of the 345
circuit court, and clerk of the circuit court personnel; and the 346
names and locations of schools and day care facilities attended 347
by the children of current clerks of the circuit court, deputy 348
clerks of the circuit court, and clerk of the circuit court 349
personnel are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of 350
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the State Constitution. This sub-subparagraph is subject to the 351
Open Government Sunset Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15 352
and shall stand repealed on October 2, 2029, unless reviewed and 353
saved from repeal through reenactment by the Legislature. 354
z.(I) As used in this sub-subparagraph, the term: 355
(A) "Congressional member" means a person who is elected 356
to serve as a member of the United States House of 357
Representatives or is elected or appointed to serve as a member 358
of the United States Senate. 359
(B) "Partial home address" means the dwelling location at 360
which an individual resides and includes the physical address, 361
mailing address, street address, parcel identification number, 362
plot identification number, legal property description, 363
neighborhood name and lot number, GPS coordinates, and any other 364
descriptive property information that may reveal the partial 365
home address, except for the city and zip code. 366
(C) "Public officer" means a person who holds one of the 367
following offices: Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Chief 368
Financial Officer, Attorney General, Agriculture Commissioner, 369
state representative, state senator, property appraiser, 370
supervisor of elections, school superintendent, school board 371
member, mayor, city commissioner, or county commissioner. 372
(II) The following information is exempt from s. 119.07(1) 373
and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution: 374
(A) The partial home addresses of a current congressional 375
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member or public officer and his or her spouse or adult child. 376
(B) The telephone numbers of a current congressional 377
member or public officer and his or her spouse or adult child. 378
(C) The name, home addresses, telephone numbers, and date 379
of birth of a minor child of a current congressional member or 380
public officer and the name and location of the school or day 381
care facility attended by the minor child. 382
(III) This sub-subparagraph is subject to the Open 383
Government Sunset Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and 384
shall stand repealed on October 2, 2030, unless reviewed and 385
saved from repeal through reenactment by the Legislature. 386
aa. The home addresses, telephone numbers, and dates of 387
birth of current county administrators, deputy county 388
administrators, assistant county administrators, city managers, 389
deputy city managers, and assistant city managers; the names, 390
home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, photographs, 391
and places of employment of the spouses and children of current 392
county administrators, deputy county administrators, assistant 393
county administrators, city managers, deputy city managers, and 394
assistant city managers; and the names and locations of schools 395
and day care facilities attended by the children of current 396
county administrators, deputy county administrators, assistant 397
county administrators, city managers, deputy city managers, and 398
assistant city managers are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 399
24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. This sub-subparagraph 400
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is subject to the Open Government Sunset Review Act in 401
accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand repealed on October 2, 402
2031, unless reviewed and saved from repeal through reenactment 403
by the Legislature. 404
3.a. An agency that is the custodian of the information 405
specified in subparagraph 2. and that is not the employer of the 406
officer, employee, justice, judge, or other person specified in 407
subparagraph 2. must maintain the exempt status of that 408
information only if the officer, employee, justice, judge, other 409
person, or employing agency of the designated employee submits a 410
written and notarized request for maintenance of the exemption 411
to the custodial agency. The request must state under oath the 412
statutory basis for the individual's exemption request and 413
confirm the individual's status as a party eligible for exempt 414
status. 415
b. An agency that is the custodian of information 416
specified in sub-subparagraph 2.z. and that is not the employer 417
of the congressional member, public officer, or other person 418
specified in sub-subparagraph 2.z. must maintain the exempt 419
status of that information only if an individual requests the 420
maintenance of an exemption pursuant to sub-subparagraph 2.z. on 421
the basis of eligibility as a current congressional member or 422
public officer and his or her spouse or child submits, as part 423
of the written and notarized request required by sub-424
subparagraph a., the date of the congressional member's or 425
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public officer's election or appointment to public office, the 426
date on which that office is next subject to election, and, if 427
applicable, the date on which the current congressional member's 428
or public officer's minor child reaches the age of majority. The 429
custodian must maintain an exemption granted pursuant to sub-430
subparagraph 2.z. until the qualifying conditions for the 431
exemption no longer apply to the person subject to the 432
exemption. 433
4.a. A county property appraiser, as defined in s. 434
192.001(3), or a county tax collector, as defined in s. 435
192.001(4), who receives a written and notarized request for 436
maintenance of the exemption pursuant to subparagraph 3. must 437
comply by removing the name of the individual with exempt status 438
and the instrument number or Official Records book and page 439
number identifying the property with the exempt status from all 440
publicly available records maintained by the property appraiser 441
or tax collector. For written requests received on or before 442
July 1, 2021, a county property appraiser or county tax 443
collector must comply with this sub-subparagraph by October 1, 444
2021. A county property appraiser or county tax collector may 445
not remove the street address, legal description, or other 446
information identifying real property within the agency's 447
records so long as a name or personal information otherwise 448
exempt from inspection and copying pursuant to this section is 449
not associated with the property or otherwise displayed in the 450
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public records of the agency. 451
b. Any information restricted from public display, 452
inspection, or copying under sub-subparagraph a. must be 453
provided to the individual whose information was removed. 454
5. An officer, an employee, a justice, a judge, or other 455
person specified in subparagraph 2. may submit a written request 456
for the release of his or her exempt information to the 457
custodial agency. The written request must be notarized and must 458
specify the information to be released and the party authorized 459
to receive the information. Upon receipt of the written request, 460
the custodial agency must release the specified information to 461
the party authorized to receive such information. 462
6. The exemptions in this paragraph apply to information 463
held by an agency before, on, or after the effective date of the 464
exemption. 465
7. Information made exempt under this paragraph may be 466
disclosed pursuant to s. 28.2221 to a title insurer authorized 467
pursuant to s. 624.401 and its affiliates as defined in s. 468
624.10; a title insurance agent or title insurance agency as 469
defined in s. 626.841(1) or (2), respectively; or an attorney 470
duly admitted to practice law in this state and in good standing 471
with The Florida Bar. 472
8. The exempt status of a home address contained in the 473
Official Records is maintained only during the period when a 474
protected party resides at the dwelling location. Upon 475
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conveyance of real property after October 1, 2021, and when such 476
real property no longer constitutes a protected party's home 477
address as defined in sub-subparagraph 1.a., the protected party 478
must submit a written request to release the removed information 479
to the county recorder. The written request to release the 480
removed information must be notarized, must confirm that a 481
protected party's request for release is pursuant to a 482
conveyance of his or her dwelling location, and must specify the 483
Official Records book and page, instrument number, or clerk's 484
file number for each document containing the information to be 485
released. 486
9. Upon the death of a protected party as verified by a 487
certified copy of a death certificate or court order, any party 488
can request the county recorder to release a protected 489
decedent's removed information unless there is a related request 490
on file with the county recorder for continued removal of the 491
decedent's information or unless such removal is otherwise 492
prohibited by statute or by court order. The written request to 493
release the removed information upon the death of a protected 494
party must attach the certified copy of a death certificate or 495
court order and must be notarized, must confirm the request for 496
release is due to the death of a protected party, and must 497
specify the Official Records book and page number, instrument 498
number, or clerk's file number for each document containing the 499
information to be released. A fee may not be charged for the 500
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release of any document pursuant to such request. 501
Section 2. The Legislature finds that it is a public 502
necessity that the home addresses, telephone numbers, and dates 503
of birth of current county administrators, deputy county 504
administrators, assistant county administrators, city managers, 505
deputy city managers, and assistant city managers; the names, 506
home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, photographs, 507
and places of employment of the spouses and children of current 508
county administrators, deputy county administrators, assistant 509
county administrators, city managers, deputy city managers, and 510
assistant city managers; and the names and locations of schools 511
and day care facilities attended by the children of current 512
county administrators, deputy county administrators, assistant 513
county administrators, city managers, deputy city managers, and 514
assistant city managers be made exempt from s. 119.07(1), 515
Florida Statutes, and s. 24(a), Article I of the State 516
Constitution. Such identifying and location information can be 517
used as a tool to perpetrate fraud against an individual or to 518
acquire sensitive personal, financial, medical, or familial 519
information, the release of which could cause great financial or 520
professional harm to the individual. In the course of performing 521
their managerial functions, current county administrators, 522
deputy county administrators, assistant county administrators, 523
city managers, deputy city managers, and assistant city managers 524
may make decisions and determinations that upset members of the 525
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public and may incur the ill will of those residents, making 526
current county administrators, deputy county administrators, 527
assistant county administrators, city managers, deputy city 528
managers, and assistant city managers and their spouses and 529
children targets for acts of revenge. If such identifying and 530
location information is released, the safety of current county 531
administrators, deputy county administrators, assistant county 532
administrators, city managers, deputy city managers, and 533
assistant city managers and their spouses and children could be 534
seriously jeopardized. For these reasons, the Legislature finds 535
that it is a public necessity that such information be made 536
exempt from public records requirements. 537
Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026. 538