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An act relating to public records; amending s. 2
119.071, F.S.; defining terms; expanding a public 3
records exemption for crime victims to include the 4
name and personal identification number of a victim 5
and any other information that could be used to 6
locate, intimidate, harass, or abuse the victim; 7
providing that such exemption includes the portions of 8
records generated by any agency that regularly 9
generates or receives information from or concerning 10
victims of crime; providing for a public records 11
exemption for the identity of a victim's family 12
member, lawful representative, or next of kin and any 13
other information that could be used to locate, 14
intimidate, harass, or abuse these individuals; 15
providing that such exemption includes the portions of 16
records generated or received by any agency that 17
regularly generates or receives information from or 18
concerning victims of crime; providing applicability; 19
providing that the name of a law enforcement officer 20
in a public record which identifies him or her as a 21
victim of crime in specified circumstances is 22
confidential and exempt for 72 hours and providing 23
that such information is exempt for 60 days 24
thereafter; providing construction; providing for 25
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future legislative review and repeal of the 26
exemptions; providing a statement of public necessity; 27
providing an effective date. 28
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 30
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Section 1. Paragraph (j) of subsection (2) of section 32
119.071, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 33
119.071 General exemptions from inspection or copying of 34
public records.— 35
(2) AGENCY INVESTIGATIONS.— 36
(j)1.a. For purposes of this subparagraph, the term: 37
(I) "Family member" means a spouse, child, parent or legal 38
guardian, or sibling. This term does not include the accused. 39
(II) "Officer" means any full-time, part-time, or 40
auxiliary law enforcement officer, correctional officer, or 41
correctional probation officer certified under s. 943.13. 42
(III) "Victim" means a person who suffers direct or 43
threatened physical, psychological, or financial harm as a 44
result of the commission or attempted commission of a crime or 45
delinquent act or against whom the crime or delinquent act is 46
committed. The term does not include the accused. 47
b.(I) Any portion of a public record which document that 48
reveals the identity, including the name or personal 49
identification number, home or employment telephone number, home 50
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or employment address, or personal assets, of a the victim, or 51
any other information that could be used to locate, intimidate, 52
harass, or abuse the victim, which of a crime and identifies 53
that person as the victim of a crime, and which is a public 54
record that is generated or document is received by any agency 55
that regularly generates or receives information from or 56
concerning the victims of crime, is exempt from s. 119.07(1) and 57
s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. 58
(II) Any portion of a public record which reveals the 59
identity, including the name or personal identification number, 60
home or employment telephone number, home or employment address, 61
or personal assets, of a lawful representative, family member, 62
or next of kin of the person identified as a victim by the 63
public record, or any other information that could be used to 64
locate, intimidate, harass, or abuse such persons, and which is 65
a public record that is generated or received by any agency that 66
regularly generates or receives information from or concerning 67
the victims of crime is exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), 68
Art. I of the State Constitution. This exemption does not apply 69
to the accused, or to a lawful representative, family member, or 70
next of kin of a victim upon a showing that the interest of such 71
person would be in actual or potential conflict with the 72
interests of the victim. 73
(III)(A) Notwithstanding sub-sub-subparagraph 74
(2)(j)1.b.(I), the portion of a public record exempted under 75
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sub-sub-subparagraph (2)(j)1.b.(I) which contains the name of an 76
officer who became a victim in the course and scope of the 77
officer's employment or official duties is confidential and 78
exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State 79
Constitution for the first 72 hours after the incident in which 80
the officer became a victim. These portions of a public record 81
are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State 82
Constitution for an additional 60 days after the expiration of 83
the 72-hour period. After the expiration of the 60-day period, 84
the portion of a public record which contains the name of an 85
officer who became a victim in the course and scope of his or 86
her employment or official duties and which identifies the 87
officer as a victim is no longer exempt. 88
(B) Sub-sub-sub-subparagraph (2)(j)1.b.(III)(A) does not 89
supersede the exemption provided for victims of sexual battery 90
in sub-subparagraph (2)(h)1.b. 91
(IV) This sub-subparagraph is subject to the Open 92
Government Sunset Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and 93
shall stand repealed on October 2, 2031, unless reviewed and 94
saved from repeal through reenactment by the Legislature. If, 95
after review, this sub-subparagraph is not reenacted, the text 96
of this sub-subparagraph shall revert to that in existence on 97
June 30, 2026, except that any amendments to this sub-98
subparagraph enacted other than by this act shall be preserved 99
and continue to operate to the extent that such amendments are 100
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not dependent upon the amendments to the sub-subparagraph made 101
by this act. 102
c. Any information not otherwise held confidential or 103
exempt from s. 119.07(1) which reveals the home or employment 104
telephone number, home or employment address, or personal assets 105
of a person who has been the victim of sexual battery, 106
aggravated child abuse, aggravated stalking, harassment, 107
aggravated battery, or domestic violence is exempt from s. 108
119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution, upon 109
written request by the victim, which must include official 110
verification that an applicable crime has occurred. Such 111
information shall cease to be exempt 5 years after the receipt 112
of the written request. 113
d. Any state or federal agency that is authorized to have 114
access to such documents by any provision of law shall be 115
granted such access in the furtherance of such agency's 116
statutory duties, notwithstanding this section. 117
2.a. Any information in a videotaped statement of a minor 118
who is alleged to be or who is a victim of sexual battery, lewd 119
acts, or other sexual misconduct proscribed in chapter 800 or in 120
s. 794.011, s. 827.071, s. 847.012, s. 847.0125, s. 847.013, s. 121
847.0133, or s. 847.0145, which reveals that minor's identity, 122
including, but not limited to, the minor's face; the minor's 123
home, school, church, or employment telephone number; the 124
minor's home, school, church, or employment address; the name of 125
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the minor's school, church, or place of employment; or the 126
personal assets of the minor; and which identifies that minor as 127
the victim of a crime described in this subparagraph, held by a 128
law enforcement agency, is confidential and exempt from s. 129
119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. Any 130
governmental agency that is authorized to have access to such 131
statements by any provision of law shall be granted such access 132
in the furtherance of the agency's statutory duties, 133
notwithstanding the provisions of this section. 134
b. A public employee or officer who has access to a 135
videotaped statement of a minor who is alleged to be or who is a 136
victim of sexual battery, lewd acts, or other sexual misconduct 137
proscribed in chapter 800 or in s. 794.011, s. 827.071, s. 138
847.012, s. 847.0125, s. 847.013, s. 847.0133, or s. 847.0145 139
may not willfully and knowingly disclose videotaped information 140
that reveals the minor's identity to a person who is not 141
assisting in the investigation or prosecution of the alleged 142
offense or to any person other than the defendant, the 143
defendant's attorney, or a person specified in an order entered 144
by the court having jurisdiction of the alleged offense. A 145
person who violates this provision commits a misdemeanor of the 146
first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 147
775.083. 148
Section 2. (1) The Legislature finds that it is a public 149
necessity that the following information held by an agency that 150
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regularly generates or receives information from or concerning 151
victims of crime be made exempt from s. 119.07(1), Florida 152
Statutes, and s. 24(a), Article I of the State Constitution: 153
(a) The portions of public records which identify a person 154
as a victim of a crime, or any other information that could be 155
used to locate, intimidate, harass, or abuse a victim. 156
(b) The portions of public records which reveal the 157
identity of a lawful representative, family member, or next of 158
kin of a person identified as a victim by the public record, or 159
any other information that could be used to locate, intimidate, 160
harass, or abuse such persons. 161
(2) The Legislature finds that it is a public necessity 162
that the portion of public records which is held by an agency 163
that regularly generates or receives information from or 164
concerning victims of crime and which contains the name of an 165
officer who became a victim in the course and scope of the 166
officer's employment or official duties be made confidential and 167
exempt from s. 119.07(1), Florida Statutes, and s. 24(a), 168
Article I of the State Constitution for a 72-hour period after 169
the incident in which the officer became a victim. The 170
Legislature further finds it is a public necessity that these 171
portions of a public record be exempt from s. 119.07(1), Florida 172
Statutes, and s. 24(a), Article I of the State Constitution for 173
an additional 60 days after the expiration of the 72-hour 174
period. 175
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(3) Victims, and their lawful representatives, family 176
members, and next of kin, have a right to be free from 177
intimidation, harassment, and abuse. Community attention is 178
often piqued when a person becomes a victim, which may lead to 179
the undue intrusion into the person's privacy, as well as the 180
privacy of his or her lawful representative, family member, or 181
next of kin. The identifying information of such persons could 182
be used to further traumatize them. The risk of additional harm 183
or harassment outweighs any public benefit that may be derived 184
from the public disclosure of such information. The Legislature 185
also finds that the release of such portions of records may 186
deter crime victims from cooperating with law enforcement and 187
reporting criminal acts based on a victim's fear of additional 188
retaliation or attention. This exemption is narrowly tailored to 189
balance the public's right to access public records by allowing 190
the release of the name of a law enforcement officer who becomes 191
a victim within the course and scope of his or her employment or 192
duties 63 days after the incident. The risk of additional harm 193
or harassment outweighs any public benefit that may be derived 194
from the public disclosure of such information. 195
Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026. 196