Freedom of information legislation (Florida)
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Key Takeaways
- The open government laws in Florida are focused on three areas: Statutory public records ↓ (codified at Fla.
- 012 (1991)), Judicial access decisional law ↓ .
- With equal breadth, the law defines "agency" as any state, county district, authority, or municipal officer, department division, board, bureau, commission, or other separate unit of government created or established by law .
The open government laws in Florida are focused on three areas:
- Statutory public records↓ (codified at Fla. Stat. secs. 119.01 to 119.15 (1995)),
- Statutory public meetings↓ (the Florida Sunshine Law, codified at Fla. Stat. secs. 286.011 to 286.012 (1991)),
- Judicial access decisional law↓.
Open records
The Florida Public Records Law states,
it is the policy of this state that all state, county, and municipal records shall at all times be open for a personal inspection by any person.
The statute expansively defines "public record" to include all
documents, papers, letters, maps, books, tapes, photographs, films, sound recordings, data processing software, or other material, regardless of physical form, characteristics or means of transmission, made or received pursuant to law or ordinance or in connection with the transaction of official business by any agency.
With equal breadth, the law defines "agency" as
any state, county district, authority, or municipal officer, department division, board, bureau, commission, or other separate unit of government created or established by law ... and any other public or private agency, partnership, corporation, or business entity acting on behalf of any public agency.
A "public record" of an agency is subject to a broad legislated public right of inspection:
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