Florida SB 7004: OGSR/Written Valuations of Surplus Lands

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7004 
OGSR/Conviction Integrity Unit Reinvestigation Information 
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Amending a provision which provides an exemption from public records requirements for certain conviction integrity unit reinvestigation information; abrogating the scheduled repeal of such exemption, etc. 
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 2 An act relating to a review under the Open Government 
 3 Sunset Review Act; amending s. 119.071, F.S., which 
 4 provides an exemption from public records requirements 
 5 for certain conviction integrity unit reinvestigation 
 6 information; abrogating the scheduled repeal of the 
 7 exemption; providing an effective date. 
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 9 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
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 11 Section 1. Paragraph (q) of subsection (2) of section 
 12 119.071, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 
 13 119.071 General exemptions from inspection or copying of 
 14 public records.— 
 15 (2) AGENCY INVESTIGATIONS.— 
 16 (q)1. As used in this paragraph, the term: 
 17 a. “Conviction integrity unit” means a unit within a state 
 18 attorney’s office established for the purpose of reviewing 
 19 plausible claims of actual innocence. 
 20 b. “Conviction integrity unit reinvestigation information” 
 21 means information or materials generated during a new 
 22 investigation by a conviction integrity unit following the 
 23 unit’s formal written acceptance of an applicant’s case. The 
 24 term does not include: 
 25 (I) Information, materials, or records generated by a state 
 26 attorney’s office during an investigation done for the purpose 
 27 of responding to motions made pursuant to Rule 3.800, Rule 
 28 3.850, or Rule 3.853, Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure, or 
 29 any other collateral proceeding. 
 30 (II) Petitions by applicants to the conviction integrity 
 31 unit. 
 32 (III) Criminal investigative information generated before 
 33 the commencement of a conviction integrity unit investigation 
 34 which is not otherwise exempt from this section. 
 35 2. Conviction integrity unit reinvestigation information is 
 36 exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State 
 37 Constitution for a reasonable period of time during an active, 
 38 ongoing, and good faith investigation of a claim of actual 
 39 innocence in a case that previously resulted in the conviction 
 40 of the accused person and until the claim is no longer capable 
 41 of further investigation. This paragraph is subject to the Open 
 42 Government Sunset Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and 
 43 shall stand repealed on October 2, 2026, unless reviewed and 
 44 saved from repeal through reenactment by the Legislature. 
 45 Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.