Florida SB 298: Criminal History Records

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Public Records/Victims of Domestic and Dating Violence 
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Providing that certain identifying information of victims of dating violence who participate in the Address Confidentiality Program for Victims of Domestic and Dating Violence which are held by the Office of the Attorney General or contained in voter registration or voting records held by the supervisor of elections or the Department of State are exempt from public records requirements; providing for retroactive application; providing for future legislative review and repeal; providing statements of public necessity, etc. 
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 2 An act relating to public records; amending s. 
 3 741.465, F.S.; providing that certain identifying 
 4 information of victims of dating violence who 
 5 participate in the Address Confidentiality Program for 
 6 Victims of Domestic and Dating Violence which are held 
 7 by the Office of the Attorney General or contained in 
 8 voter registration or voting records held by the 
 9 supervisor of elections or the Department of State are 
 10 exempt from public records requirements; providing for 
 11 retroactive application; providing for future 
 12 legislative review and repeal; providing statements of 
 13 public necessity; providing a contingent effective 
 14 date. 
 15 
 16 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
 17 
 18 Section 1. Section 741.465, Florida Statutes, is amended to 
 19 read: 
 20 741.465 Public records exemption for the Address 
 21 Confidentiality Program for Victims of Domestic and Dating 
 22 Violence.— 
 23 (1) For purposes of this section, the term “address” means 
 24 a residential street address, school address, or work address, 
 25 as specified on the individual’s application to be a program 
 26 participant in the Address Confidentiality Program for Victims 
 27 of Domestic and Dating Violence. 
 28 (2)(1) The addresses, corresponding telephone numbers, and 
 29 social security numbers of program participants in the Address 
 30 Confidentiality Program for Victims of Domestic and Dating 
 31 Violence held by the Office of the Attorney General are exempt 
 32 from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State 
 33 Constitution, except the information may be disclosed under the 
 34 following circumstances: to a law enforcement agency for 
 35 purposes of assisting in the execution of a valid arrest 
 36 warrant; if directed by a court order, to a person identified in 
 37 the order; or if the certification has been canceled. For 
 38 purposes of this section, the term “address” means a residential 
 39 street address, school address, or work address, as specified on 
 40 the individual’s application to be a program participant in the 
 41 Address Confidentiality Program for Victims of Domestic 
 42 Violence. 
 43 (3)(2) The names, addresses, and telephone numbers of 
 44 participants in the Address Confidentiality Program for Victims 
 45 of Domestic and Dating Violence contained in voter registration 
 46 and voting records held by the supervisor of elections and the 
 47 Department of State are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), 
 48 Art. I of the State Constitution, except the information may be 
 49 disclosed under the following circumstances: to a law 
 50 enforcement agency for purposes of assisting in the execution of 
 51 an arrest warrant or, if directed by a court order, to a person 
 52 identified in the order. This exemption applies to information 
 53 made exempt by this subsection before, on, or after the 
 54 effective date of the exemption. 
 55 (4)(a) Subsections (2) and (3) apply to records held by the 
 56 Office of the Attorney General, the Department of State, and 
 57 each supervisor of elections before, on, or after the effective 
 58 date of the exemptions. 
 59 (b) This section is subject to the Open Government Sunset 
 60 Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand repealed 
 61 on October 2, 2031, unless reviewed and saved from repeal 
 62 through reenactment by the Legislature. 
 63 Section 2. (1) The Legislature finds that it is a public 
 64 necessity that the addresses, corresponding telephone numbers, 
 65 and social security numbers of victims of dating violence who 
 66 participate in the Address Confidentiality Program for Victims 
 67 of Domestic and Dating Violence held by the Office of the 
 68 Attorney General be made exempt from s. 119.07(1), Florida 
 69 Statutes, and s. 24(a), Article I of the State Constitution. The 
 70 Legislature recognizes that greater protection is needed for 
 71 victims of dating violence, similar to that currently afforded 
 72 to victims of domestic violence, to prevent harm from assailants 
 73 or probable assailants who are attempting to find them. The 
 74 Legislature finds that release of such information could 
 75 significantly threaten the ph