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1A bill to be entitled
2An act relating to public records; amending s.
3119.071, F.S.; providing a public records exemption
4for personal identifying and location information of
5current and former municipal clerks and their staff
6and the personal identifying and location information
7of the spouses and children of such municipal clerks
8and their staff; providing for future legislative
9review and repeal of the exemption; providing for
10retroactive application of the exemption; providing a
11statement of public necessity; providing an effective
12date.
13
14Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
15
16Section 1.        Paragraph (d) of subsection (4) of section
17119.071, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
18119.071       General exemptions from inspection or copying of
19public records.—
20(4)      AGENCY PERSONNEL INFORMATION.—
21(d)1.       For purposes of this paragraph, the term:
22a.      "Home addresses" means the dwelling location at which
23an individual resides and includes the physical address, mailing
24address, street address, parcel identification number, plot
25identification number, legal property description, neighborhood
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26    name and lot number, GPS coordinates, and any other descriptive
27    property information that may reveal the home address.
28b.      "Judicial assistant" means a court employee assigned to
29    the following class codes: 8140, 8150, 8310, and 8320.
30c.      "Telephone numbers" includes home telephone numbers,
31    personal cellular telephone numbers, personal pager telephone
32    numbers, and telephone numbers associated with personal
33    communications devices.
342.a.        The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of
35    birth, and photographs of active or former sworn law enforcement
36    personnel or of active or former civilian personnel employed by
37    a law enforcement agency, including correctional and
38    correctional probation officers, personnel of the Department of
39    Children and Families whose duties include the investigation of
40    abuse, neglect, exploitation, fraud, theft, or other criminal
41    activities, personnel of the Department of Health whose duties
42    are to support the investigation of child abuse or neglect, and
43    personnel of the Department of Revenue or local governments
44    whose responsibilities include revenue collection and
45    enforcement or child support enforcement; the names, home
46    addresses, telephone numbers, photographs, dates of birth, and
47    places of employment of the spouses and children of such
48    personnel; and the names and locations of schools and day care
49    facilities attended by the children of such personnel are exempt
50    from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
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51    Constitution.
52b.      The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
53    and photographs of current or former nonsworn investigative
54    personnel of the Department of Financial Services whose duties
55    include the investigation of fraud, theft, workers' compensation
56    coverage requirements and compliance, other related criminal
57    activities, or state regulatory requirement violations; the
58    names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and
59    places of employment of the spouses and children of such
60    personnel; and the names and locations of schools and day care
61    facilities attended by the children of such personnel are exempt
62    from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
63    Constitution.
64c.      The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
65    and photographs of current or former nonsworn investigative
66    personnel of the Office of Financial Regulation's Bureau of
67    Financial Investigations whose duties include the investigation
68    of fraud, theft, other related criminal activities, or state
69    regulatory requirement violations; the names, home addresses,
70    telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of
71    the spouses and children of such personnel; and the names and
72    locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the
73    children of such personnel are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s.
74    24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.
75d.      The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
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76     and photographs of current or former firefighters certified in
77     compliance with s. 633.408; the names, home addresses, telephone
78     numbers, photographs, dates of birth, and places of employment
79     of the spouses and children of such firefighters; and the names
80     and locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the
81     children of such firefighters are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and
82     s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.
83e.      The home addresses, dates of birth, and telephone
84     numbers of current or former justices of the Supreme Court,
85     district court of appeal judges, circuit court judges, and
86     county court judges and current judicial assistants; the names,
87     home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of
88     employment of the spouses and children of current or former
89     justices and judges and current judicial assistants; and the
90     names and locations of schools and day care facilities attended
91     by the children of current or former justices and judges and of
92     current judicial assistants are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s.
93     24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. This sub-subparagraph
94     is subject to the Open Government Sunset Review Act in
95     accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand repealed on October 2,
96     2028, unless reviewed and saved from repeal through reenactment
97     by the Legislature.
98f.      The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
99     and photographs of current or former state attorneys, assistant
100    state attorneys, statewide prosecutors, or assistant statewide
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101    prosecutors; the names, home addresses, telephone numbers,
102    photographs, dates of birth, and places of employment of the
103    spouses and children of current or former state attorneys,
104    assistant state attorneys, statewide prosecutors, or assistant
105    statewide prosecutors; and the names and locations of schools
106    and day care facilities attended by the children of current or
107    former state attorneys, assistant state attorneys, statewide
108    prosecutors, or assistant statewide prosecutors are exempt from
109    s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.
110g.      The home addresses, dates of birth, and telephone
111    numbers of general magistrates, special magistrates, judges of
112    compensation claims, administrative law judges of the Division
113    of Administrative Hearings, and child support enforcement
114    hearing officers; the names, home addresses, telephone numbers,
115    dates of birth, and places of employment of the spouses and
116    children of general magistrates, special magistrates, judges of
117    compensation claims, administrative law judges of the Division
118    of Administrative Hearings, and child support enforcement
119    hearing officers; and the names and locations of schools and day
120    care facilities attended by the children of general magistrates,
121    special magistrates, judges of compensation claims,
122    administrative law judges of the Division of Administrative
123    Hearings, and child support enforcement hearing officers are
124    exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
125    Constitution.
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126h.      The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
127    and photographs of current or former human resource, labor
128    relations, or employee relations directors, assistant directors,
129    managers, or assistant managers of any local government agency
130    or water management district whose duties include hiring and
131    firing employees, labor contract negotiation, administration, or
132    other personnel-related duties; the names, home addresses,
133    telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of
134    the spouses and children of such personnel; and the names and
135    locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the
136    children of such personnel are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s.
137    24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.
138i.      The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
139    and photographs of current or former code enforcement officers;
140    the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
141    and places of employment of the spouses and children of such
142    personnel; and the names and locations of schools and day care
143    facilities attended by the children of such personnel are exempt
144    from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
145    Constitution.
146j.      The home addresses, telephone numbers, places of
147    employment, dates of birth, and photographs of current or former
148    guardians ad litem, as defined in s. 39.01; the names, home
149    addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of
150    employment of the spouses and children of such persons; and the
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151    names and locations of schools and day care facilities attended
152    by the children of such persons are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and
153    s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.
154k.      The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
155    and photographs of current or former juvenile probation
156    officers, juvenile probation supervisors, detention
157    superintendents, assistant detention superintendents, juvenile
158    justice detention officers I and II, juvenile justice detention
159    officer supervisors, juvenile justice residential officers,
160    juvenile justice residential officer supervisors I and II,
161    juvenile justice counselors, juvenile justice counselor
162    supervisors, human services counselor administrators, senior
163    human services counselor administrators, rehabilitation
164    therapists, and social services counselors of the Department of
165    Juvenile Justice; the names, home addresses, telephone numbers,
166    dates of birth, and places of employment of spouses and children
167    of such personnel; and the names and locations of schools and
168    day care facilities attended by the children of such personnel
169    are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
170    Constitution.
171l.      The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
172    and photographs of current or former public defenders, assistant
173    public defenders, criminal conflict and civil regional counsel,
174    and assistant criminal conflict and civil regional counsel; the
175    names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and
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176    places of employment of the spouses and children of current or
177    former public defenders, assistant public defenders, criminal
178    conflict and civil regional counsel, and assistant criminal
179    conflict and civil regional counsel; and the names and locations
180    of schools and day care facilities attended by the children of
181    current or former public defenders, assistant public defenders,
182    criminal conflict and civil regional counsel, and assistant
183    criminal conflict and civil regional counsel are exempt from s.
184    119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.
185m.      The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
186    and photographs of current or former investigators or inspectors
187    of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation; the
188    names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and
189    places of employment of the spouses and children of such current
190    or former investigators and inspectors; and the names and
191    locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the
192    children of such current or former investigators and inspectors
193    are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
194    Constitution.
195n.      The home addresses, telephone numbers, and dates of
196    birth of county tax collectors; the names, home addresses,
197    telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of
198    the spouses and children of such tax collectors; and the names
199    and locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the
200    children of such tax collectors are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and
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201    s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.
202o.      The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
203    and photographs of current or former personnel of the Department
204    of Health whose duties include, or result in, the determination
205    or adjudication of eligibility for social security disability
206    benefits, the investigation or prosecution of complaints filed
207    against health care practitioners, or the inspection of health
208    care practitioners or health care facilities licensed by the
209    Department of Health; the names, home addresses, telephone
210    numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of the spouses
211    and children of such personnel; and the names and locations of
212    schools and day care facilities attended by the children of such
213    personnel are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of
214    the State Constitution.
215p.      The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
216    and photographs of current or former impaired practitioner
217    consultants who are retained by an agency or current or former
218    employees of an impaired practitioner consultant whose duties
219    result in a determination of a person's skill and safety to
220    practice a licensed profession; the names, home addresses,
221    telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of
222    the spouses and children of such consultants or their employees;
223    and the names and locations of schools and day care facilities
224    attended by the children of such consultants or employees are
225    exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
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226    Constitution.
227q.      The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
228    and photographs of current or former emergency medical
229    technicians or paramedics certified under chapter 401; the
230    names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and
231    places of employment of the spouses and children of such
232    emergency medical technicians or paramedics; and the names and
233    locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the
234    children of such emergency medical technicians or paramedics are
235    exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
236    Constitution.
237r.      The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
238    and photographs of current or former personnel employed in an
239    agency's office of inspector general or internal audit
240    department whose duties include auditing or investigating waste,
241    fraud, abuse, theft, exploitation, or other activities that
242    could lead to criminal prosecution or administrative discipline;
243    the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
244    and places of employment of spouses and children of such
245    personnel; and the names and locations of schools and day care
246    facilities attended by the children of such personnel are exempt
247    from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
248    Constitution.
249s.      The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
250    and photographs of current or former directors, managers,
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251    supervisors, nurses, and clinical employees of an addiction
252    treatment facility; the home addresses, telephone numbers,
253    photographs, dates of birth, and places of employment of the
254    spouses and children of such personnel; and the names and
255    locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the
256    children of such personnel are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s.
257    24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. For purposes of this
258    sub-subparagraph, the term "addiction treatment facility" means
259    a county government, or agency thereof, that is licensed
260    pursuant to s. 397.401 and provides substance abuse prevention,
261    intervention, or clinical treatment, including any licensed
262    service component described in s. 397.311(27).
263t.      The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
264    and photographs of current or former directors, managers,
265    supervisors, and clinical employees of a child advocacy center
266    that meets the standards of s. 39.3035(2) and fulfills the
267    screening requirement of s. 39.3035(3), and the members of a
268    Child Protection Team as described in s. 39.303 whose duties
269    include supporting the investigation of child abuse or sexual
270    abuse, child abandonment, child neglect, and child exploitation
271    or to provide services as part of a multidisciplinary case
272    review team; the names, home addresses, telephone numbers,
273    photographs, dates of birth, and places of employment of the
274    spouses and children of such personnel and members; and the
275    names and locations of schools and day care facilities attended
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276    by the children of such personnel and members are exempt from s.
277    119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.
278u.      The home addresses, telephone numbers, places of
279    employment, dates of birth, and photographs of current or former
280    staff and domestic violence advocates, as defined in s.
281    90.5036(1)(b), of domestic violence centers certified by the
282    Department of Children and Families under chapter 39; the names,
283    home addresses, telephone numbers, places of employment, dates
284    of birth, and photographs of the spouses and children of such
285    personnel; and the names and locations of schools and day care
286    facilities attended by the children of such personnel are exempt
287    from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
288    Constitution.
289v.      The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
290    and photographs of current or former inspectors or investigators
291    of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; the
292    names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and
293    places of employment of the spouses and children of current or
294    former inspectors or investigators; and the names and locations
295    of schools and day care facilities attended by the children of
296    current or former inspectors or investigators are exempt from s.
297    119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. This
298    sub-subparagraph is subject to the Open Government Sunset Review
299    Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand repealed on
300    October 2, 2028, unless reviewed and saved from repeal through
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301    reenactment by the Legislature.
302w.      The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
303    and photographs of current county attorneys, assistant county
304    attorneys, deputy county attorneys, city attorneys, assistant
305    city attorneys, and deputy city attorneys; the names, home
306    addresses, telephone numbers, photographs, dates of birth, and
307    places of employment of the spouses and children of current
308    county attorneys, assistant county attorneys, deputy county
309    attorneys, city attorneys, assistant city attorneys, and deputy
310    city attorneys; and the names and locations of schools and day
311    care facilities attended by the children of current county
312    attorneys, assistant county attorneys, deputy county attorneys,
313    city attorneys, assistant city attorneys, and deputy city
314    attorneys are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of
315    the State Constitution. This exemption does not apply to a
316    county attorney, assistant county attorney, deputy county
317    attorney, city attorney, assistant city attorney, or deputy city
318    attorney who qualifies as a candidate for election to public
319    office. This sub-subparagraph is subject to the Open Government
320    Sunset Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand
321    repealed on October 2, 2029, unless reviewed and saved from
322    repeal through reenactment by the Legislature.
323x.      The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
324    and photographs of current or former commissioners of the
325    Florida Gaming Control Commission; the names, home addresses,
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326    telephone numbers, dates of birth, photographs, and places of
327    employment of the spouses and children of such current or former
328    commissioners; and the names and locations of schools and day
329    care facilities attended by the children of such current or
330    former commissioners are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a),
331    Art. I of the State Constitution. This sub-subparagraph is
332    subject to the Open Government Sunset Review Act in accordance
333    with s. 119.15 and shall stand repealed on October 2, 2029,
334    unless reviewed and saved from repeal through reenactment by the
335    Legislature.
336y.      The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
337    and photographs of current clerks of the circuit court, deputy
338    clerks of the circuit court, and clerk of the circuit court
339    personnel; the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates
340    of birth, and places of employment of the spouses and children
341    of current clerks of the circuit court, deputy clerks of the
342    circuit court, and clerk of the circuit court personnel; and the
343    names and locations of schools and day care facilities attended
344    by the children of current clerks of the circuit court, deputy
345    clerks of the circuit court, and clerk of the circuit court
346    personnel are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of
347    the State Constitution. This sub-subparagraph is subject to the
348    Open Government Sunset Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15
349    and shall stand repealed on October 2, 2029, unless reviewed and
350    saved from repeal through reenactment by the Legislature.
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351z.(I)        As used in this sub-subparagraph, the term:
352(A)     "Congressional member" means a person who is elected
353    to serve as a member of the United States House of
354    Representatives or is elected or appointed to serve as a member
355    of the United States Senate.
356(B)     "Partial home address" means the dwelling location at
357    which an individual resides and includes the physical address,
358    mailing address, street address, parcel identification number,
359    plot identification number, legal property description,
360    neighborhood name and lot number, GPS coordinates, and any other
361    descriptive property information that may reveal the partial
362    home address, except for the city and zip code.
363(C)     "Public officer" means a person who holds one of the
364    following offices: Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Chief
365    Financial Officer, Attorney General, Agriculture Commissioner,
366    state representative, state senator, property appraiser,
367    supervisor of elections, school superintendent, school board
368    member, mayor, city commissioner, or county commissioner.
369(II)        The following information is exempt from s. 119.07(1)
370    and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution:
371(A)     The partial home addresses of a current congressional
372    member or public officer and his or her spouse or adult child.
373(B)     The telephone numbers of a current congressional
374    member or public officer and his or her spouse or adult child.
375(C)     The name, home addresses, telephone numbers, and date
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376    of birth of a minor child of a current congressional member or
377    public officer and the name and location of the school or day
378    care facility attended by the minor child.
379(III)       This sub-subparagraph is subject to the Open
380    Government Sunset Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and
381    shall stand repealed on October 2, 2030, unless reviewed and
382    saved from repeal through reenactment by the Legislature.
383aa.     The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
384    and photographs of current or former municipal clerks and their
385    staff, including elections filing officers, records management
386    liaison officers, and deputy or assistant municipal clerks; the
387    names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and
388    places of employment of the spouses and children of current or
389    former municipal clerks and their staff, including elections
390    filing officers, records management liaison officers, and deputy
391    or assistant municipal clerks; and the names and locations of
392    schools and day care facilities attended by the children of
393    current or former municipal clerks and their staff, including
394    elections filing officers, records management liaison officers,
395    and deputy or assistant municipal clerks, are exempt from s.
396    119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. This
397    sub-subparagraph is subject to the Open Government Sunset Review
398    Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand repealed on
399    October 2, 2031, unless reviewed and saved from repeal through
400    reenactment by the Legislature.
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4013.a.        An agency that is the custodian of the information
402    specified in subparagraph 2. and that is not the employer of the
403    officer, employee, justice, judge, or other person specified in
404    subparagraph 2. must maintain the exempt status of that
405    information only if the officer, employee, justice, judge, other
406    person, or employing agency of the designated employee submits a
407    written and notarized request for maintenance of the exemption
408    to the custodial agency. The request must state under oath the
409    statutory basis for the individual's exemption request and
410    confirm the individual's status as a party eligible for exempt
411    status.
412b.      An agency that is the custodian of information
413    specified in sub-subparagraph 2.z. and that is not the employer
414    of the congressional member, public officer, or other person
415    specified in sub-subparagraph 2.z. must maintain the exempt
416    status of that information only if an individual requests the
417    maintenance of an exemption pursuant to sub-subparagraph 2.z. on
418    the basis of eligibility as a current congressional member or
419    public officer and his or her spouse or child submits, as part
420    of the written and notarized request required by sub-
421    subparagraph a., the date of the congressional member's or
422    public officer's election or appointment to public office, the
423    date on which that office is next subject to election, and, if
424    applicable, the date on which the current congressional member's
425    or public officer's minor child reaches the age of majority. The
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426    custodian must maintain an exemption granted pursuant to sub-
427    subparagraph 2.z. until the qualifying conditions for the
428    exemption no longer apply to the person subject to the
429    exemption.
4304.a.        A county property appraiser, as defined in s.
431    192.001(3), or a county tax collector, as defined in s.
432    192.001(4), who receives a written and notarized request for
433    maintenance of the exemption pursuant to subparagraph 3. must
434    comply by removing the name of the individual with exempt status
435    and the instrument number or Official Records book and page
436    number identifying the property with the exempt status from all
437    publicly available records maintained by the property appraiser
438    or tax collector. For written requests received on or before
439    July 1, 2021, a county property appraiser or county tax
440    collector must comply with this sub-subparagraph by October 1,
441    2021. A county property appraiser or county tax collector may
442    not remove the street address, legal description, or other
443    information identifying real property within the agency's
444    records so long as a name or personal information otherwise
445    exempt from inspection and copying pursuant to this section is
446    not associated with the property or otherwise displayed in the
447    public records of the agency.
448b.      Any information restricted from public display,
449    inspection, or copying under sub-subparagraph a. must be
450    provided to the individual whose information was removed.
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4515.      An officer, an employee, a justice, a judge, or other
452    person specified in subparagraph 2. may submit a written request
453    for the release of his or her exempt information to the
454    custodial agency. The written request must be notarized and must
455    specify the information to be released and the party authorized
456    to receive the information. Upon receipt of the written request,
457    the custodial agency must release the specified information to
458    the party authorized to receive such information.
4596.      The exemptions in this paragraph apply to information
460    held by an agency before, on, or after the effective date of the
461    exemption.
4627.      Information made exempt under this paragraph may be
463    disclosed pursuant to s. 28.2221 to a title insurer authorized
464    pursuant to s. 624.401 and its affiliates as defined in s.
465    624.10; a title insurance agent or title insurance agency as
466    defined in s. 626.841(1) or (2), respectively; or an attorney
467    duly admitted to practice law in this state and in good standing
468    with The Florida Bar.
4698.      The exempt status of a home address contained in the
470    Official Records is maintained only during the period when a
471    protected party resides at the dwelling location. Upon
472    conveyance of real property after October 1, 2021, and when such
473    real property no longer constitutes a protected party's home
474    address as defined in sub-subparagraph 1.a., the protected party
475    must submit a written request to release the removed information
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476    to the county recorder. The written request to release the
477    removed information must be notarized, must confirm that a
478    protected party's request for release is pursuant to a
479    conveyance of his or her dwelling location, and must specify the
480    Official Records book and page, instrument number, or clerk's
481    file number for each document containing the information to be
482    released.
4839.      Upon the death of a protected party as verified by a
484    certified copy of a death certificate or court order, any party
485    can request the county recorder to release a protected
486    decedent's removed information unless there is a related request
487    on file with the county recorder for continued removal of the
488    decedent's information or unless such removal is otherwise
489    prohibited by statute or by court order. The written request to
490    release the removed information upon the death of a protected
491    party must attach the certified copy of a death certificate or
492    court order and must be notarized, must confirm the request for
493    release is due to the death of a protected party, and must
494    specify the Official Records book and page number, instrument
495    number, or clerk's file number for each document containing the
496    information to be released. A fee may not be charged for the
497    release of any document pursuant to such request.
498Section 2.        The Legislature finds that it is a public
499    necessity that the home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of
500    birth, and photographs of current and former municipal clerks
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501    and their staff, including elections filing officers, records
502    management liaison officers, and deputy or assistant municipal
503    clerks; the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of
504    birth, and places of employment of the spouses and children of
505    current and former municipal clerks and their staff, including
506    elections filing officers, records management liaison officers,
507    and deputy or assistant municipal clerks; and the names and
508    locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the
509    children of current and former municipal clerks and their staff,
510    including elections filing officers, records management liaison
511    officers, and deputy or assistant municipal clerks, be made
512    exempt from s. 119.07(1), Florida Statutes, and s. 24(a),
513    Article I of the State Constitution. Municipal clerks and their
514    staff often handle sensitive information and perform critical
515    administrative functions. Many municipal staff members who
516    perform duties that include, or result in, investigations into
517    complaints regarding election fraud, legal enforcement of
518    special magistrate hearings related to neglect or abuse, or
519    other activities that could lead to a criminal prosecution are
520    exposed to threats and other acts of violence. Protecting their
521    personal information is essential to ensure their safety. The
522    Legislature further finds that the harm that may result from the
523    release of such personal identifying and location information
524    outweighs any public benefit that may be derived from the
525    disclosure of the information.
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526Section 3.        This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.
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