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investigation results in a finding of probable cause.
Section 395.0193(7), F.S. -- The proceedings and records of peer review panels,
committees, or governing boards of licensed facilities (i.e., a hospital or surgical facility licensed
in accordance with Ch. 395) which relate solely to actions taken in carrying out this section
(i.e., disciplinary proceedings against staff are not subject to inspection under s. 119.07(1) and
meetings held to achieve the objectives of such panels, committees or governing boards are not
open to the public under Ch. 286.
Section 395.0197(6) (c), F.S. -- The annual report submitted by a facility licensed
under Ch. 395 (hospitals and surgical facilities) to the Agency for Health Care Administration
concerning information on incidents as provided in this section is confidential and is not available
to the public pursuant to s. 119.070) or any other law providing access to public records.
Section 395.0197(7), F.S. -- An adverse incident report submitted by a facility licensed
under Ch. 395 to the Agency for Health Care Administration pursuant to this subsection shall
not be available to the public pursuant to s. 119.070) or any other law providing access to public
records, except as authorized therein.
Section 395.0197(13), F.S. -- Records of licensed facilities which are obtained by the
Agency for Health Care Administration under cited subsections in order to carry out the
provisions of this section relating to incidents and injuries are not available to the public under
s. 119.07(1), nor shall they be discoverable or admissible in any civil or administrative action,
except in disciplinary proceedings by the agencies set forth in the subsection.
Section 395.0197(14), F.S. -- The meetings of the committees and governing board of a
facility licensed under this chapter (hospitals and surgical facilities) held solely for the purpose
of achieving the objectives of risk management as provided by this section shall not be open to
the public under Ch. 286. The records of such meetings are confidential and exempt from s.
119.07(1), except as provided in subsection (13).
Section 395.1025, F.S. -- Notification to an emergency medical technician, paramedic
or other person that a patient they treated or transported has an infectious disease shall be done
in a manner to protect the confidentiality of such patient information and shall not include the
patients name.
Section 395.1056, F.S. -- Those portions of a comprehensive emergency management
plan that address the response of a public or private hospital to an act of terrorism held by
specified agencies are confidential and exempt from disclosure requirements but may be disclosed
to another agency for anti -terrorism efforts as set forth in the exemption. That portion of a public
meeting which would reveal information contained in a comprehensive emergency management
plan that addresses the response of a hospital to an act of terrorism is exempt from open meetings
requirements.
Section 395.3025(4), F.S. -- Patient records are confidential and must not be disclosed
without the consent of the patient or his or her legal representative except that appropriate
disclosure may be made as provided in the subsection.
Section 395.3025 (7) (a), F.S. -- If the content of any patient treatment record is provided
under this section, the recipient, if other than the patient or the patient's representative, may use
such information only for the purpose provided and may not further disclose any information
unless expressly permitted by written consent of the patient. The content of such patient records
is confidential and exempt from disclosure.
Section 395.3025(8), F.S. -- Patient records at hospitals and surgical facilities are exempt
from disclosure under s. 119.07(1), except as provided in subsections (1) through (5) of this
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section.
Section 395.3025(9), F.S. -- A facility licensed under Ch. 395 (hospitals and surgical
facilities) may prescribe the content and custody of limited -access records which the facility may
maintain on its employees. Such records are limited to information regarding evaluations of
employee performance and shall be accessible only as provided in the subsection. Such limited -
access employee records are exempt from s. 119.07(1) for a period of 5 years from the date such
records are designated limited -access records.
Section 395.3025(10) and (11), F.S. -- Except as provided in the exemption, the home
addresses, telephone numbers, and photographs of employees of any licensed hospital or surgical
facility who provide direct patient care or security services, as well as specified information about
the spouses and children of such employees, are confidential and exempt. The same information
must also be held confidential by the facility upon written request by other employees who have
a reasonable belief, based upon specific circumstances that have been reported in accordance
with the procedure adopted by the facility, that release of the information may be used to
threaten, intimidate, harass, inflict violence upon, or defraud the employee or any member of
the employee's family.
Section 395.3035(2), F.S. -- Certain public hospital records and information, including
contracts for managed care arrangements, strategic plans, trade secrets, as described in the
subsection, are confidential and exempt from disclosure.
Section 395.3035(3), F.S. -- Those portions of a meeting of a public hospital's governing
board, relating to contract negotiations as described in the subsection are exempt from the public
meeting requirements; however, all governing board meetings at which the board is scheduled
to vote on contracts, except managed care contracts, are open to the public. All portions of a
board meeting closed to the public shall be subject to procedural requirements as set forth in the
subsection.
Section 395.3035(4), F.S. -- Those portions of a meeting of a public hospital's governing
board at which written strategic plans that are confidential pursuant to s. 395.3035(2), are
discussed, reported on, modified, or approved by the governing board are exempt from open
meetings requirements provided that certain procedural requirements as set forth in the
subsection are complied with.
Section 395.3035(5), F.S. -- Any public records such as tapes, minutes, and notes,
generated at a public hospital governing board meeting which is closed to the public pursuant to
this section are confidential and exempt from disclosure. All such records shall be retained and
shall cease to be exempt at the same time as the transcript of the meeting becomes available to
the public.
Section 395.3036, F.S. -- The records of a private entity that leases a public hospital or
other public health care facility are confidential and exempt from disclosure and the meetings of
the governing board of a private entity are exempt from open meetings requirements when the
public lessor complies with the public finance accountability provisions of s. 155.40(18) with
respect to the transfer of any public funds to the private lessee and when the private lessee meets
at least 3 of 5 criteria set forth in the exemption.
Section 395.4025(13), F.S. -- Patient care, transport, or treatment records or reports, or
patient care quality assurance proceedings, records, or reports obtained or made pursuant to this
section (relating to trauma centers) or pursuant to other statutes cited in the subsection, must be
held confidential by the Department of Health and are exempt from s. 119.07(1).
Section 395.51(1) and (2), F.S. -- Information which is confidential by operation of
law and which is obtained by a trauma agency or committee assembled pursuant to s. 395.50,
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shall retain its confidential status and be exempt from s. 119.07(1). Such information which is
obtained by a hospital or emergency medical services provider from a trauma agency or committee
shall retain its confidential status and be exempt from s. 119.07(1).
Section 395.51(3), F.S. -- Portions of meetings, proceedings, reports and records of a
trauma agency or committee assembled pursuant to this chapter, which relate solely to patient
care quality assurance are confidential and exempt from s. 286.011. Patient care quality assurance,
for the purpose of this section, shall include consideration of specific persons, cases, incidents
relevant to the performance of quality control and system evaluation.
Section 397.334(10), F.S. -- Information relating to a participant or a person considered
for participation in a treatment -based drug court program which is contained in specified records
is confidential and exempt. Disclosure is permitted under specified conditions.
Section 397.4075(3), F.S. -- It is a first degree misdemeanor to willfully, knowingly, or
intentionally release any criminal or juvenile information obtained under Ch. 397, "Substance
Abuse Services," for any purpose other than background checks of personnel for employment.
Section 397.4103(5), F.S. -- Records of substance abuse service providers which relate
solely to actions taken in carrying out this section relating to quality improvement and records
obtained by the Department of Children and Families to determine a provider's compliance
with this section are confidential and exempt. Meetings or portions of meetings of quality
improvement program committees that relate solely to actions taken pursuant to this section are
exempt from s. 286.011.
Section 397.501(7), F.S. -- Records of substance abuse service providers pertaining to the
identity, diagnosis, and prognosis of and service provision to any individual are confidential in
accordance with Ch. 397 and federal confidentiality regulations, and are exempt from disclosure.
Such records may not be disclosed without the individual's written consent except under
circumstances specified in the subsection.
Section 397.6760(1), F.S. — Petitions for involuntary assessment and stabilization, court
orders, related records, and personal identifying information regarding substance abuse impaired
persons which are filed with or by a court under Part V of ch. 397, are confidential. Disclosure is
authorized upon request to persons and entities specified in the exemption.
Section 397.752, F.S. -- An inmate's substance abuse service records are confidential in
accordance with s. 397.501(7).
Section 400.0077(1), F.S. -- Except as otherwise provided in the subsection, the following
records relating to long-term care ombudsman councils are confidential and exempt from s.
119.07(1): resident records held by an ombudsman or by the state or a local ombudsman council;
the names or identities of complainants or residents involved in a complaint; and any other
information about a complaint.
Section 400.0077(2), F.S. -- That portion of a long-term care ombudsman council
meeting in which the council discusses information that is confidential and exempt from s.
119.070) is closed to the public and exempt from s. 286.011.
Section 400.022 (1) (m), F.S. -- Personal and medical records of nursing home residents
are confidential and exempt from s. 119.070).
Section 400.0255(14), F.S. -- Except as provided in this subsection, in any proceeding
under this section (relating to hearings of facility decisions to transfer or discharge nursing home
residents) the following information concerning the parties is confidential and exempt from
disclosure: names and addresses, medical services provided, social and economic conditions,
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personal information evaluations, medical data, and information verifying income eligibility and
amount of medical assistance payments.
Section 400.119, F.S. -- Records of meetings of the risk management and quality
assurance committee of a long-term care facility, as well as incident reports filed with the facility's
risk manager and administrator, notifications of the occurrence of an adverse incident, and
adverse -incident reports from the facility are confidential and exempt. Meetings of an internal
risk management and quality assurance committee are exempt from open meetings requirements
and are not open to the public.
Section 400.494(1), F.S. -- Information about patients received by persons employed
by, or providing services to, a home health agency or received by the licensing agency through
reports or inspection is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and shall be disclosed only as
authorized in the exemption.
Section 400.611, F.S. — The interdisciplinary record of hospice patient care and billing
records are confidential and may not be released except as provided in the exemption. Information
obtained from patient records by a state agency pursuant to its statutory authority to compile
statistical data is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1).
Section 400.945, F.S. -- Medical and personal identifying information about patients of a
home medical equipment provider which is received by the licensing agency through reports or
inspection is confidential and exempt.
Section 401.30(3), F.S. -- Reports to the Department of Health from emergency medical
services licensed pursuant to Part III, Ch. 401, which cover statistical data are public records
except that the names of patients and other patient identifying information contained in such
reports are confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1).
Section 401.30(4), F.S. -- Records of emergency calls which contain patient examination
or treatment information are confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1), and may not be
disclosed except as provided in the subsection.
Section 401.414(3), F.S. -- A complaint concerning an alleged violation of Part III of Ch.
401, relating to emergency medical services, and all information obtained in the investigation
by the Department of Health shall be confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) until 10 days
after probable cause is found or the subject of the investigation waives confidentiality, whichever
occurs first. However, the department is not prohibited from providing such information to a
law enforcement or regulatory agency.
Section 401.425(5), F.S. -- The records obtained or produced by an emergency medical
review committee providing quality assurance activities as described in subsections (1) through
(4) of the section are exempt from disclosure and committee proceedings and meetings regarding
quality assurance activities are exempt from open meetings requirements.
Sections 402.165(8) and 402.166(8), F.S. -- All information obtained or produced by
the Florida Statewide Advocacy Council or by a local advocacy council that is made confidential
by law, that relates to the identity of a client subject to the protections of this section, or that
relates to the identity of an individual providing information to the council about abuse or alleged
violations of rights, is confidential and exempt from disclosure. Portions of meetings before such
councils relating to the identity of such individuals or where testimony is provided relating to
records otherwise made confidential by law are not subject to open meetings requirements. All
records prepared by council members which reflect a mental impression, investigative strategy,
or theory are exempt from s. 119.07(1) until completion of the investigation or the investigation
ceases to be active as defined in the section.
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Section 402.22(3), F.S. -- Statutory confidentiality requirements apply to information
used by interdisciplinary teams involved in decisions regarding the design and delivery of specified
services to students residing in residential care facilities operated by the Department of Children
and Families and the Agency for Persons with Disabilities, and such information is exempt from
ss. 119.07(1) and 286.011.
Section 402.308(3)(a), F.S. -- Disclosure of the social security number submitted by an
applicant for a child care facility license issued by the Department of Children and Families shall
be limited to child support enforcement purposes.
Section 403.067(7)(c)5., F.S. -- Agricultural records relating to production methods,
profits, or financial information held by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
in connection with its duties relating to water pollution reduction are confidential and exempt
from disclosure requirements.
Section 403.074(3), F.S. -- Proprietary information obtained by the Department of
Environmental Protection during a visit to provide onsite technical assistance pursuant to the
Pollution Prevention Act shall be treated in accordance with s. 403.111, unless such confidentiality
is waived by the party who requested assistance.
Section 403.111, F.S. -- Except as otherwise provided in this section, upon a determination
of confidentiality by the Department of Environmental Protection in accordance with the
standard and procedures established in subsection (1), specified manufacturing or financial
information which is obtained through inspection or investigation by the department shall be
exempt from s. 119.07 (1), shall not be disclosed in public hearings, and shall be kept confidential
by the department.
Section 403.7046(2) and (3)(b), F.S. -- Information reported to the Department of
Environmental Protection or to a local government by a recovered materials dealer pursuant to
this section which, if disclosed, would reveal a trade secret, as defined in s. 812.081, is confidential
and exempt from disclosure.
Section 403.73(1), F.S. -- Trade secrets as defined in s. 812.081 contained in records,
reports, or information obtained from any person under the Florida Resource Recovery and
Management Act which have been determined by the Department of Environmental Protection,
in accordance with the procedures set forth in this section, to constitute trade secrets, are
confidential and exempt from s. 119.070) except as provided in the subsection.
Section 405.02, F.S. -- Research groups, governmental health agencies, medical societies
and in-hospital medical staff committees may use or publish released information only for the
purpose of advancing medical research or education.
Section 405.03, F.S. -- The identity of any person treated or studied as provided in this
chapter (relating to medical information available for research) shall be confidential and exempt
from s. 119.070).
Section 406.075(3)(b), F.S. -- All proceedings and findings of the probable cause panel
investigating a medical examiner are exempt from s. 286.011 until probable cause has been found
or the subject of the investigation waives confidentiality. The complaint, investigative findings,
and recommendations of the probable cause panel are exempt from s. 119.07(1) until 10 days after
probable cause has been found or until the subject has waived confidentiality. The commission
may provide such information at any time to any law enforcement or regulatory agency.
Section 406.135, F.S. -- Except as provided in the exemption, autopsy photographs and
video and audio recordings of an autopsy held by the medical examiner are confidential and
exempt from public disclosure.
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Section 406.136, F.S. -- Except as provided in the exemption, photographs, videos, or
audio recordings depicting or recording the killing of a law enforcement officer who was acting
in accordance with his or her official duties are confidential and exempt from public disclosure.
Section 408.061 (1) (d), F.S. -- Specific provider contract reimbursement data which are
obtained by the Agency for Health Care Administration from health care facilities, health care
providers, or health insurers as a result of onsite inspections may not be used by the state for
purposes of direct provider contracting and are confidential and exempt from disclosure.
Section 408.061(7), F.S. -- Portions of patient records obtained or generated by the
Agency for Health Care Administration which contain identifying information of any person
or the spouse, relative, or guardian of such person or any other identifying information which is
patient -specific or otherwise identifies the patient, either directly or indirectly, are confidential
and exempt from disclosure.
Section 408.061(8), F.S. -- The identity of any health care provider, health care facility,
or health care insurer who submits proprietary business information, as defined in the section, to
the Agency for Health Care Administration is confidential and exempt from disclosure except as
provided in the subsection.
Section 408.061 (10), F.S. -- Confidential health care information may be released to other
governmental entities or to parties contracting with the Agency for Health Care Administration;
however, the receiving entity shall retain the confidentiality of such information as provided in
this section.
Section 408.185, F.S. -- Trade secrets and other confidential proprietary business
information submitted by a member of the health care community to the Office of the Attorney
General pursuant to a request for an antitrust no -action letter are confidential and exempt from
disclosure for one year after the date of submission.
Section 408.910(14), F.S. -- Personal identifying information of an enrollee or participant
in the Florida Health Choices Program is confidential and exempt from public disclosure. In
addition, certain proprietary confidential business information is confidential.
Section 409.1678(6), F.S. — Information about the location of a safe house, safe foster
home, or other residential facility serving victims of sexual exploitation, as defined in cited
statute, which is held by an agency, is confidential and exempt; however, the information may be
disclosed as provided in the exemption.
Section 409.175(12), F.S. -- It is unlawful for any person, agency, summer day camp,
or summer 24-hour camp providing care for children to release information from the criminal
or juvenile records obtained under this section to any other person for any purpose other than
screening for employment as specified in this section.
Section 409.175(16), F.S. -- Specified personal information about foster parent applicants,
licensed foster parents, and the families of foster parent applicants and licensees, held by the
Department of Children and Families is exempt from disclosure unless otherwise provided by
a court or as provided in the exemption. The name, address, and telephone number of persons
providing character or neighbor references are exempt.
Section 409.176(12), F.S. -- It is unlawful for any person or facility to release information
from the criminal or juvenile records obtained under Ch. 435, s. 409.175 or this section (relating
to registration of residential child -caring agencies) for any purpose other than screening for
employment as specified in those statutes.
Section 409.25661, F.S. -- Information obtained by the Department of Revenue under
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an insurance claims data exchange system is confidential and exempt until such time as the
department determines whether a match exists. If a match exists, such information becomes
available for public disclosure. If a match does not exist, the nonmatch information shall be
destroyed as provided in s. 409.25659, F.S.
Section 409.2577, F.S. -- Information gathered or used by the parent locator service is
confidential and exempt from s. 119.070) and such information may be made available only to
the persons and agencies and for the purposes listed in the section.
Section 409.2579, F.S. -- Information concerning applicants for or recipients of Title
IV -D child support services is confidential and exempt from s. 119.070). The use or disclosure of
such information by the IV D program is limited to the purposes, and subject to the limitations,
set forth in the section.
Section 409.441 (4), F.S. -- All information about clients which is part of a runaway youth
center's intake and client records system is confidential and exempt from s. 119.070).
Section 409.821, F.S. -- Information identifying a Florida Kidcare applicant or enrollee
held by specified agencies is confidential and exempt, and may be disclosed only as authorized
in the exemption.
Section 409.910(17)(i), F.S. -- All information obtained and documents prepared
pursuant to an investigation of a Medicaid recipient, the recipient's legal representative, or any
other person relating to an allegation of recipient fraud or theft is confidential and exempt from
s. 119.07(1): until such time as the Agency for Health Care Administration takes final agency
action; until the case is referred for criminal prosecution; until an indictment or information is
filed in a criminal case; or at all times if otherwise protected by law.
Section 409.91196(1) and (2),ES. --The rebate amount, percent of rebate, manufacturer's
pricing, and supplemental rebate, and other trade secrets that the Agency for Health Care
Administration has identified for use in negotiations, held by the agency under cited statute are
confidential and exempt from public disclosure requirements. That portion of a meeting of the
Medicaid Pharmaceutical and Therapeutics Committee at which this information is discussed is
exempt from public meetings requirements. A record of an exempt portion of a meeting must
be made and maintained.
Section 409.913(12), F.S. -- The complaint and all information obtained pursuant to an
investigation of a Medicaid provider, or the authorized representative of a provider, relating to an
allegation of fraud, abuse, or neglect are confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) until such
time as the Agency for Health Care Administration takes final agency action; until the Attorney
General refers the case for criminal prosecution; until 10 days after the complaint is determined
to be without merit; or at all times if otherwise protected by law.
Section 409.920(9)(f), F.S. -- Pursuant to the conduct of the statewide program of
Medicaid fraud control, the Attorney General shall safeguard the privacy rights of all individuals
and provide safeguards to prevent the use of patient medical records beyond the scope of a specific
investigation of fraud or abuse without the patient's written consent.
Section 410.037, F.S. -- Information about disabled adults receiving services under ss.
410.031-410.036 (relating to home care of disabled adults) which is received by the Department
of Children and Families or its authorized employees, or by persons who provide services to
disabled adults or elderly persons as volunteers or pursuant to contracts with the department is
confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1). Such information may not be disclosed publicly in
a manner that identifies a disabled adult without the written consent of the person or his or her
legal guardian.
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Section 410.605, F.S. -- Information about disabled adults receiving services under the
Community Care for Disabled Adults Act which is received by the Department of Children
and Families or its authorized employees, or by persons who provide services to disabled adults
as volunteers or pursuant to contracts with the department is confidential and exempt from s.
119.07(1). Such information may not be disclosed publicly in a manner which would identify a
disabled adult without the written consent of such person or the disabled adult's legal guardian.
Section 413.012(1), F.S. -- All records furnished to the Division of Blind Services in
connection with state or local vocational rehabilitation programs and containing information as
to personal facts about applicants or clients given to the state or local vocational rehabilitation
agency, its representatives or its employees in the course of the administration of the program
including lists of names, addresses and records of client evaluations are confidential and exempt
from s. 119.07(1).
Section 413.341, F.S. -- Oral and written records, information, letters and reports
received, made, or maintained by the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation of the Department of
Education relative to any applicant or eligible individual are privileged, confidential, and exempt
from s. 119.07(1), and may not be released except as provided in the section. Records that
come into the possession of the division and that are confidential by other provisions of law are
confidential and exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1), and may not be released by the
division, except as provided in this section.
Section 413.405 (11), F.S. -- Meetings, hearings, and forums of the Florida Rehabilitation
Council established to assist the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation in the planning and
development of statewide rehabilitation programs and services shall be open and accessible to the
public unless there is a valid reason for an executive session.
Section 413.615(7)(a) and (b), F.S. -- The identity of, and all information identifying, a
donor or prospective donor to the Florida Endowment Foundation for Vocational Rehabilitation
who desires to remain anonymous is confidential and exempt from disclosure. Portions of
the meetings of the foundation during which the identity of donors or prospective donors is
discussed are exempt from open meetings requirements. Records relating to clients or applicants
to the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation that come into the possession of the foundation and
that are confidential by other provisions of law are confidential and exempt from disclosure, and
may not be released by the foundation. Portions of meetings of the foundation during which the
identities of such clients or applicants are discussed are exempt from open meetings requirements.
Section 413.615(11), F.S. -- The identities of donors and prospective donors to the
Florida Endowment for Vocational Rehabilitation who desire to remain anonymous shall be
protected and the anonymity shall be maintained in the auditor's report.
Section 414.106, F.S. -- That portion of a meeting held by the Department of Children and
Families, CareerSource Florida, Inc., or a local workforce development board or local committee
created pursuant to s. 455.007 at which personal identifying information contained in records
relating to temporary cash assistance is discussed is exempt from open meetings requirements, if
the information identifies a participant, a participant's family or household member.
Section 414.295(1), F.S. -- Except as provided in the exemption, personal identifying
information of a temporary cash assistance program participant, a participant's family or a
participant's family or household member, except for information identifying a noncustodial
parent, held by the agencies set forth in the exemption, is confidential and exempt from public
disclosure requirements.
Section 415.1045(1)(a), F.S. -- All photographs and videotapes taken during the course
of a protective investigation of alleged abuse or neglect of a vulnerable adult are confidential and
exempt from public disclosure as provided in s. 415.107.
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Section 415.107(1), F.S. -- All records concerning reports of abuse, neglect or exploitation
of a vulnerable adult, including reports made to the central abuse hotline and all records generated
as a result of such reports are confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and may not be disclosed
except as authorized in ss. 415.101-415.113.
Section 415.107(3) (1), F.S. -- Access to records concerning reports of abuse, neglect or
exploitation of a vulnerable adult shall be granted to any person in the event of the death of
a vulnerable adult determined to be a result of abuse, neglect, or exploitation. Information
identifying the person reporting abuse, neglect or exploitation shall not be released. Any
information otherwise made confidential or exempt by law shall not be released pursuant to this
paragraph.
Section 415.107(6), F.S. -- The identity of any person reporting adult abuse, neglect or
exploitation may not be released without that person's written consent to any person except as
authorized in the subsection. This subsection grants protection only for the person who reports
adult abuse, neglect or exploitation and protects only the fact that the person is the reporter.
Section 415.111(2), F.S. -- A person who knowingly and willfully makes public
or discloses any confidential information contained in the central abuse hotline, or in other
computer systems, or in the records of any case of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of a vulnerable
adult except as provided in ss. 415.101-415.113 commits a second degree misdemeanor.
Section 427.705 (6), F.S. -- The names, addresses, and telephone numbers provided to the
Public Service Commission or administrator of the telecommunications access system established
for the hearing impaired and speech impaired populations, by applicants for specialized
telecommunications devices are confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1). The information
may be released to contractors only for the purposes set forth in the subsection.
Section 430.105, F.S. -- Personal identifying information in a record held by the
Department of Elderly Affairs that relates to an individual's health or eligibility for or receipt
of health-related, elder care, or long-term care services is confidential and exempt from public
disclosure requirements. Such information may be disclosed to another governmental entity
for the purpose of administering the department's programs for the elderly or if the affected
individual or his or her legal representative provides written consent.
Section 430.207, F.S. -- Information about functionally impaired elderly persons receiving
services under the Community Care for the Elderly Act which is received by the Department of
Elderly Affairs or its authorized employees, or by persons who provide services to functionally
impaired elderly persons as volunteers or pursuant to contracts with the department is confidential
and exempt from s. 119.070).
Section 430.504, F.S. -- Information about clients of programs created or funded under
s. 430.501 or s. 430.503 (relating to Alzheimer's Disease) which is received by the Department
of Elderly Affairs or its authorized employees, or by persons who provide services to clients of
programs created or funded under these sections as volunteers or pursuant to contracts with the
department is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1).
Section 430.608, F.S. -- Identifying information about elderly persons receiving services
under ss. 430.601-430.606 which is collected and held by the Department of Elderly Affairs
or its employees, by volunteers, or by persons who provide services to elderly persons under
ss. 430.601-430.606 through contracts with the department, is confidential and exempt from
disclosure.
Section 435.09, F.S. -- No criminal or juvenile information obtained under this section
may be used for any other purpose than determining whether persons meet the minimum
standards for employment or for an owner or director of a covered service provider. The criminal
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and juvenile records obtained by the department or employer are exempt from s. 119.07(1).
Section 440.102(8), F.S. -- Except as provided in this subsection, all information,
interviews, reports, statements, memoranda, and drug test results received or produced as a result
of a drug -testing program are confidential and exempt from disclosure, and may not be used
or received in evidence, obtained in discovery, or disclosed in any public or private proceedings
except in accordance with this section or in determining compensability under the workers'
compensation law.
Section 440.108, F.S. -- All investigatory records made or received pursuant to s.
440.107, [relating to enforcement of employer compliance with workers' compensation coverage
requirements], and any records necessary to complete an investigation held by the Department of
Financial Services are confidential and exempt until the investigation is completed or ceases to be
"active" as defined in the exemption. After the investigation is completed or ceases to be active,
information in the records remains confidential and exempt if it would jeopardize the integrity
of another active investigation; reveal a trade secret, business or personal financial information
or personal identifying information regarding the identity of a confidential informant; defame
or cause unwarranted damage to the good name or reputation of an individual or jeopardize the
safety of an individual, or reveal investigative techniques or procedures.
Section 440.125, F.S. -- Medical records and reports of an injured employee and any
information identifying an injured employee in medical bills provided to the Department
of Financial Services pursuant to s. 440.13, are confidential and exempt, except as otherwise
provided by this section and Ch. 440.
Section 440.132, F.S. -- Investigatory records of the Agencyfor Health Care Administration
made or received pursuant to s. 440.134, and any examination records necessary to complete an
investigation are confidential and exempt, until the investigation is completed or ceases to be
"active," as that term is defined in the subsection, except that medical records which specifically
identify patients must remain confidential and exempt.
Section 440.1851(1), F.S. — Personal identifying information of an injured or deceased
employee which is contained in records of the Department of Financial Services pursuant to the
Workers' Compensation Law is confidential, except as otherwise provided in the exemption.
Section 440.25(3), F.S. -- Information from the files, reports, case summaries, mediator's
notes, or other communications or materials, oral or written, relating to a mediation conference
under the Workers' Compensation Law obtained by any person performing mediation duties is
privileged and confidential and may not be disclosed without the written consent of all parties
to the conference.
Section 440.3851, F.S. -- Except as provided in the exemption, claims files of the Florida
Self -Insurers Guaranty Association, Incorporated, and medical records that are part of a claims
file and other information relating to the medical condition or medical status of a claimant, are
confidential and exempt. Portions of meetings of the Association at which such confidential
records are discussed are exempt from open meetings requirements.
Section 440.39(7), F.S. -- Documents and inspection results produced pursuant to this
subsection relating to investigation and prosecution of claims against third -party tortfeasors, are
confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1).
Section 440.515, F.S. -- The Department of Financial Services shall maintain reports from
self -insurers filed pursuant to former s. 440.51(6) as confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1).
The reports shall be released only as authorized in this section.
Section 443. 101 (11) (c), F.S. -- Disclosure of drug tests and other information pertaining
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to drug testing of individuals who receive compensation under this chapter (Reemployment
Assistance) shall be governed by s. 443.1715.
Section 443.1316(2) (b), F.S. -- Provisions of cited statutes which relate to confidentiality
of records apply to collection of reemployment assistance contributions and reimbursements by
the Department of Revenue unless prohibited by federal law.
Section 443.1715(1), F.S. -- Except as provided in the subsection, information revealing
an employing unit's or individual's identity obtained from an employing unit or any individual
under the administration of Ch. 443 (Reemployment Assistance), is confidential and exempt
from s. 119.07(1) and may be disclosed only as authorized in the subsection.
Section 443.1715 (3) (b), F.S. -- Unless otherwise authorized bylaw, information described
in the subsection and received by an employer through a drug -testing program, or obtained by a
public employee under this chapter (Reemployment Assistance) is confidential and exempt until
introduced into the public record under a hearing conducted under s. 443.151(4).
Section 447.045, F.S. -- Neither the Department of Business and Professional Regulation
nor any investigator or employee of the department shall divulge the information obtained
pursuant to the processing of applicant fingerprints and such information is confidential and
exempt from s. 119.07(1).
Section 447.205 (10), F.S. -- Deliberations of the Public Employees Relations Commission
in any proceeding before it are exempt from s. 286.011 except any hearing held or oral argument
heard by the commission pursuant to Ch. 120 or Ch. 447 shall be open to the public. All draft
orders developed in preparation for or preliminary to the issuance of a final written order are
confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1).
Section 447.307(2), F.S. -- The petitions and dated statements signed by employees
regarding whether employees desire to be represented in a proposed bargaining unit are
confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1), except that an employee, employer, or employee
organization shall be given an opportunity to verify and challenge signatures as provided in the
subsection.
Section 447.605(1), F.S. -- All discussions between the chief executive officer of a public
employer, or his or her representative, and the legislative body or the public employer relative to
collective bargaining shall be closed and exempt from s. 286.011.
Section 447.605(3), F.S. -- All work products developed by the public employer in
preparation for and during collective bargaining negotiations shall be confidential and exempt
from s. 119.07(1).
Section 455.213(9), F.S. -- Disclosure of a license applicant's social security number
obtained by the Department of Business and Professional Regulation pursuant to this section
shall be limited to the purpose of administration of the child support enforcement program and
use by the department, and as otherwise provided by law.
Section 455.217(5), F.S. -- Meetings and records of meetings of any member of the
Department of Business and Professional Regulation or of any board within the department held
for the exclusive purpose of creating or reviewing licensure examination questions or proposed
examination questions are confidential and exempt from ss. 119.07(1) and 286.011.
Section 455.2235(3), F.S. -- Information relating to the mediation of a case pursuant to
this section shall be subject to the confidentiality provisions of s. 455.225.
Section 455.225(2), F.S. -- For cases dismissed prior to a finding of probable cause, the
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report submitted by the Department of Business and Professional Regulation regarding dismissal
of a complaint which the department has previously determined to be legally sufficient is
confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1).
Section 455.225(4), F.S. -- All proceedings of a probable cause panel of a board within the
Department of Business and Professional Regulation are exempt from s. 286.011 until 10 days
after the panel finds probable cause or until the subject of the investigation waives confidentiality.
Section 455.225(10), F.S. -- The complaint and all information obtained pursuant to
an investigation by the Department of Business and Professional Regulation are confidential
and exempt from s. 119.07(1), until 10 days after probable cause has been found or until the
regulated professional or subject of the investigation waives confidentiality, whichever is first.
However, this exemption does not apply to actions against unlicensed persons pursuant to s.
455.228 or the applicable practice act.
Section 455.229(1) and (2), F.S. -- Information required by the Department of Business
and Professional Regulation of an applicant is open to public inspection pursuant to s. 119.07,
except financial information, medical information, school transcripts, examination questions,
answers, papers, grades and grading keys, which are confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1)
and shall not be discussed with or made accessible to anyone except as provided in the subsection.
Information supplied to the department which is exempt or confidential remains exempt or
confidential while in the custody of the department. Examination questions and answers may be
considered only in camera in any Ch. 120 administrative proceeding. Examination questions and
answers provided at the hearing are confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) unless invalidated
by the administrative law judge.
Section 455.232(1), F.S. -- No officer, employee or person under contract with the
Department of Business and Professional Regulation or any board therein, or any subject of an
investigation shall convey knowledge or information to any person not lawfully entitled to such
information or knowledge about any meeting or public record, which at the time such knowledge
or information is conveyed, is exempt from ss. 119.01, 119.07(1) or 286.011.
Section 455.32(15), F.S. --The exemptions set forth in cited provisions of Ch. 455, relating
to records of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation, also apply to records
held by the corporation with which the department contracts pursuant to the Management
Privatization Act.
Section 456.014(1) and (2), F.S. -- Information required by the Department of Health
of an applicant is open to public inspection pursuant to s. 119.07, except financial information,
medical information, school transcripts, examination questions, answers, papers, grades and
grading keys, which are confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and shall not be discussed
with or made accessible to anyone except as provided in the subsection. Examination questions
and answers may be considered only in camera in any Ch. 120 administrative proceeding.
Examination questions and answers provided at the hearing are confidential and exempt from s.
119.07(1) unless invalidated by the administrative law judge.
Section 456.017(4), F.S. -- Meetings of any member of the Department of Health or of
any board within the department held for the exclusive purpose of creating or reviewing licensure
examination questions or proposed examination questions are exempt from open meetings
requirements and any public records such as tape recordings, minutes, or notes, generated during
or as a result of such meetings are confidential and exempt from disclosure.
Section 456.046, F.S. -- A patient name or other information that identifies a patient
which is in a record obtained by the Department of Health for the purpose of compiling a
practitioner profile pursuant to s. 456.041 is confidential and exempt from disclosure.
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Section 456.051(1), F.S. -- The report of a claim or action for damages for personal
injury which is required to be filed with the Department of Health under cited statutes is public
information except for the name of the claimant or injured person, which remains confidential.
Section 456.057(7)(a), F.S. -- Except as otherwise provided in the exemption, patient
records generated by health care practitioners may not be furnished to any person other than the
patient, the patient's legal representative, or other health care practitioners and providers involved
in the patient's care and treatment.
Section 456.057(9), F.S. -- All patient records obtained by the Department of Health
and any other documents maintained by the department which identify the patient by name
are confidential and exempt and shall be used solely for the purpose of the department and the
appropriate board in disciplinary proceedings.
Section 456.073(2), F.S. -- For cases dismissed prior to a finding of probable cause, the
report submitted by the Department of Health regarding dismissal of a complaint which the
department has previously determined to be legally sufficient is confidential and exempt from s.
119.07(1).
Section 456.073(4), F.S. -- All proceedings of a probable cause panel of a board within the
Department of Health are exempt from s. 286.011 until 10 days after the panel finds probable
cause or until the subject of the investigation waives confidentiality.
Section 456.073(9)(c), F.S. -- The identity of the expert whose report supported the
Department of Health's recommendation for closure of a complaint, which report is provided to
the complainant in accordance with this paragraph, shall remain confidential.
Section 456.073(10), F.S. -- Except as provided in this subsection, a complaint and all
information obtained pursuant to an investigation by the Department of Health is confidential
and exempt from s. 119.07(1), until 10 days after probable cause has been found or until the
regulated professional or subject of the investigation waives confidentiality, whichever is first.
Section 456.076(13), F.S. — All information obtained by the consultant pursuant to
the impaired practitioner program provided by this section is confidential and exempt from s.
119.07(1), F.S.
Section 456.078(4), F.S. -- Information relating to the mediation of a case pursuant to
this section shall be subject to the confidentiality provisions of s. 456.073.
Section 456.082, F.S. -- No officer, employee or person under contract with the
Department of Health, or any subject of an investigation shall convey knowledge or information
to any person not lawfully entitled to such information or knowledge about any meeting or
public record, which at the time such knowledge or information is conveyed, is exempt from ss.
119.01, 119.07(1) or 286.011.
Section 458.3193, F.S. -- All personal identifying information contained in records
provided by physicians licensed under chapter 458 or 459 in response to physician workforce
surveys required as a condition of license renewal and held by the Department of Health is
confidential and exempt, and shall be disclosed only as provided in the subsection. NOTE: Also
published in s. 459.0083, F.S.
Section 458.331(1) (s), F.S. -- If the Department of Health files a petition for enforcement
against a physician pursuant to this paragraph, the licensee shall not be named or identified
by initials in any public court records or documents, and the proceedings shall be closed to
the public. See also ss. 457.109 (1) (o) (acupuncturist); 459.015 (1) (w) (osteopathic physician);
464.018 (1) (j) (nurse); 466.028 (1) (s) (dentist), and 486.125 (1) (a)1., F.S. (physical therapist).
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Section 458.337(3), F.S. -- Records of a medical organization or hospital taking
disciplinary action against a physician which have been furnished to the Department of Health
for the purpose of disciplinary proceedings shall be confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1).
Section 458.339(3), F.S. -- Medical reports pertaining to the mental and physical
condition of physicians which are maintained by the Department of Health pursuant to this
section shall remain confidential and exempt from s. 119.070) until probable cause is found and
an administrative complaint is issued.
Section 458.341, F.S. -- Patient medical records obtained during a search of a physician's
office by the Department of Health pursuant to this section are confidential and exempt from s.
119.07(1).
Section 459.016(3), F.S. -- Records of a medical organization taking disciplinary action
against an osteopathic physician which have been furnished to the Department of Health for the
purpose of disciplinary proceedings shall be confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1).
Section 459.017(3), F.S. -- Medical reports pertaining to the mental and physical
condition of osteopathic physicians which are maintained by the Department of Health pursuant
to this section shall remain confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) until probable cause is
found and an administrative complaint issued.
Section 459.018, F.S. -- Patient medical records obtained during a search of an osteopathic
physician's office by the Department of Health pursuant to this section are confidential and
exempt from s. 119.07(1).
Section 464.0096, F.S., -- Specified records obtained from the coordinated licensure
health information system established in s. 464.0095 are exempt as are portions of meetings of
the Interstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators where exempt records
are discussed.
Section 464.208(2), F.S. -- Criminal records or juvenile records relating to vulnerable
adults that are obtained by the Board of Nursing for purposes of determining whether a person
meets the requirements of Part II of Ch. 464, relating to certified nursing assistants are confidential
and exempt from s. 119.070).
Section 465.017(3), F.S. -- Except as permitted in the enumerated chapters, records
maintained in a pharmacy relating to the filling of prescriptions and the dispensing of medicinal
drugs shall not be furnished to persons other than the patient or legal representative, or to the
department or to the patient's spouse if the patient is incapacitated and has provided written
authorization. Rules adopted by the Board of Pharmacy relative to disposal of records of
prescription drugs shall be consistent with the duty to preserve the confidentiality of such records
in accordance with applicable state and federal law.
Section 466.022(3), F.S. -- Peer review information regarding dentists obtained by the
Department of Health as background information shall remain confidential and exempt from ss.
119.07(1) and 286.011 regardless of whether probable cause is found.
Section 466.0275 (2), F.S. -- Medical reports pertaining to the mental and physical
condition of dentists which are maintained by the Department of Health pursuant to this section
shall remain confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) until probable cause is found and an
administrative complaint is issued.
Section 466.041(3), F.S. -- Any report of hepatitis B carrier status filed by a licensee or
applicant in compliance with the requirements established by the Board of Dentistry shall be
confidential and exempt from s. 119.070), except for the purpose of investigation or prosecution
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of an alleged violation of this chapter by the Department of Health.
Section 466.051(1), F.S. -- Personal identifying information that is contained in a record
provided by a dentist or dental hygienist in response to a dental workforce survey and held by the
Department of Health is confidential and exempt.
Section 471.038(7), F.S. -- The exemptions set forth in ss. 455.217, 455.225, and
455.229, for records of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation apply to records
created or maintained by the Florida Engineers Management Corporation, except as provided in
the subsection.
Section 472.0131(5), F.S. -- Meetings and records of meetings of any member of the
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services or of the Board of Professional Surveyors and
Mappers held for the exclusive purpose of creating or reviewing licensure examination questions
or proposed examination questions are confidential and exempt; however, the exemption does
not affect the right of a person to review an examination as provided in subsection (3).
Section 472.0201(1) and (2), F.S. -- All information required by the Department of
Agriculture and Consumer Services of any applicant shall be a public record and open to public
inspection except financial information, medical information, school transcripts, examination
questions, answers, papers, grades, and grading keys, which are confidential and exempt and
shall not be discussed with or made accessible to anyone except as provided therein. Any
information supplied to the department by any other agency which is exempt from Ch. 119
or is confidential shall remain exempt or confidential pursuant to applicable law while in the
custody of the department. Examination questions and answers provided by the department
to an administrative law judge in an administrative hearing are confidential and exempt unless
invalidated by the administrative law judge.
Section 472.02011, F.S. -- An officer, employee, or person under contract with the
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services or the Board of Professional Surveyors and
Mappers, or any subject of an investigation may not convey knowledge or information to any
person who is not lawfully entitled to such knowledge or information about any public meeting
or public record, which at the time such knowledge or information is conveyed is exempt from
disclosure.
Section 472.033(2), (4), and (10), F.S. -- For cases involving a complaint to the
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services that are dismissed before a finding of
probable cause, the report of the department is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1). All
proceedings of the probable cause panel are exempt from s. 286.011 until 10 days after probable
cause has been found to exist by the panel or until the subject of the investigation waives his or
her privilege of confidentiality. The complaint and all information obtained pursuant to the
investigation by the department are confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) until 10 days
after probable cause has been found to exist by the probable cause panel or by the department,
or until the regulated professional or subject of the investigation waives his or her privilege of
confidentiality, whichever occurs first. However, the exemption does not apply to actions against
unlicensed persons pursuant to s. 472.036.
Section 474.214(1) (h), F.S. -- If the Department of Business and Professional Regulation
files a petition for enforcement against a veterinarian pursuant to this paragraph, the licensee
shall not be named or identified by initials in any other public court records and the enforcement
proceedings shall be closed.
Section 474.2167, F.S. — Animal medical records held by a state college of veterinary
medicine are confidential and exempt.
Section 474.2185, F.S. -- Medical reports pertaining to the mental and physical condition
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of veterinarians which are maintained by the Department of Business and Professional Regulation
pursuant to this section shall remain confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) until probable
cause is found and an administrative complaint is issued.
Section 481.205(3)(a), F.S. -- Complaints and any information obtained pursuant to an
investigation by the Board of Architecture and Interior Design are confidential and exempt from
disclosure as provided in s. 455.225(2) and (10), F.S.
Section 487.031(5), F.S. -- Information relative to formulas of products acquired by the
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services pursuant to the registration of pesticides is
confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1).
Section 487.041 (5), F.S. -- Confidential data received from the Department ofAgriculture
and Consumer Services by governmental agencies in providing review and comment to the
department regarding pesticide registration shall be confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1).
Section 493.6121(5), F.S. -- Criminal justice information submitted to the Department
of Agriculture and Consumer Services pursuant to the department's prescribed duties relating to
licensure of private investigative, private security, and repossession services, is confidential and
exempt from s. 119.07(1).
Section 493.6121(7), F.S. -- An investigation conducted by the Department ofAgriculture
and Consumer Services pursuant to this chapter relating to private investigative, private security,
and repossession services, is exempt from s. 119.070) until a probable cause determination has
been made, the case is closed prior to a determination of probable cause, or the subject of the
investigation waives confidentiality.
Section 493.6122, F.S. -- The residence telephone number and residence address of certain
licensees maintained by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is confidential
and exempt from s. 119.070), except that this information may be provided to law enforcement
agencies. When the residence telephone number or address is or appears to be the business
telephone number or address, this information is public record.
Section 494.00125(1), F.S. -- Except as provided therein, information relating to
an investigation by the Office of Financial Regulation pursuant to the Mortgage Brokerage
and Mortgage Lending Act, including any consumer complaint received by the office or the
Department of Financial Services, is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) until the
investigation is completed or ceases to be "active" as defined in the subsection, unless disclosure
would result in certain enumerated consequences. If the investigation could endanger the safety
of employees or their families, specified information about such personnel and their families is
confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1).
Section 494.00125 (2), F.S. -- All audited statements submitted pursuant to this act
(relating to mortgage brokerage and lending) are confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1),
except that employees of the Office of Financial Regulation shall have access to such information
in the administration and enforcement of the act and prosecution of violations.
Section 494.00125(3), F.S. -- Credit history information and credit scores held by
the Office of Financial Regulation and related to licensing under ss. 494.001-494.0077 are
confidential and exempt except as provided therein.
Section 497.172(1), F.S. -- Portions of meetings of the Board of Funeral, Cemetery, and
Consumer Services at which licensure examination questions or answers are discussed are exempt
from open meetings requirements; however, the closed meetings must be recorded. Such recordings
are exempt from disclosure. Except as provided in the exemption, financial examination and
inspection records are confidential and exempt until the examination or inspection is completed
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or ceases to be active. Information relating to an investigation of a violation is confidential
and exempt until the investigation is completed or ceases to be active or until 10 days after a
determination regarding probable cause is made. Trade secrets are confidential and exempt.
Section 497.172(2), F.S. -- Meetings of the probable cause panel of the Board of Funeral,
Cemetery, and Consumer Services, pursuant to s. 497.153 are exempt from open meeting
requirements although such meetings must be recorded. Records of exempt meetings of the
probable cause panel are exempt from disclosure requirements until 10 days after a determination
regarding probable cause is made.
Section 497.172(3) and (4), F.S. -- Except as provided therein, information held by the
Department of Financial Services pursuant to a financial examination or inspection under Ch.
497 are confidential and exempt until the examination or inspection is completed or ceases to
be active. Information held by the department relating to an investigation of a violation of Ch.
497 is confidential and exempt until the investigation is completed or ceases to be active or until
10 days after a determination regarding probable cause is made. Trade secrets are confidential
and exempt.
Section 499.051(7) (a) (b), F.S. -- The complaint and all information obtained pursuant
to an investigation by the Department of Health under the Florida Drug and Cosmetic Act
are confidential and exempt from disclosure until the investigation and enforcement action are
completed. Trade secret information as defined in s. 812.081 must remain confidential as long
as the information is held by the department.
Section 500.148(3), F.S. -- Information deemed confidential under cited federal
enactments and which is provided to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
during a joint food safety or food illness investigation, as a requirement for conducting a federal -
state contract or partnership activity, or for regulatory review, is confidential and exempt and may
not be disclosed except as provided in the exemption.
Section 501.171(11), F.S. -- Information received by the Department of Legal Affairs
pursuant to a notice of a data breach or pursuant to certain investigations is confidential until
the investigation is completed or ceases to be active. Disclosure is authorized under specified
circumstances.
Section 501.2065, F.S. -- Criminal or civil intelligence, investigative information, or any
other information held by any state or federal agency that is obtained by the Department of
Legal Affairs in the course of an investigation under Part II of Ch. 501 and that is confidential or
exempt from s. 119.07(1) retains its status as confidential or exempt from s. 119.07(1).
Section 502.222, F.S. -- Information in the records of the Department of Agriculture and
Consumer Services which would reveal a trade secret of a dairy industry business is confidential
and exempt from s. 119.070).
Section 517.12(14), F.S. -- Currency transaction reports filed with the Office of Financial
Regulation by dealers and investment advisers pursuant to this subsection are confidential and
exempt from s. 119.07(1) except as provided in the subsection.
Sections 517.2015 (securities) and 520.9965 (retail installment sales), F.S. -- Except
as provided in the exemption, information relating to an investigation by the Office of Financial
Regulation pursuant to the Florida Securities and Investor Protection Act, or pursuant to the
retail installment sales laws, including a consumer complaint, is confidential and exempt from s.
119.070) until the investigation is completed or ceases to be "active" as defined in the subsection,
unless disclosure would result in any of the enumerated consequences. If the investigation could
endanger the safety of employees or their families, specified information about such personnel
and their families is confidential and exempt.
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Section 517.2016, F.S. -- Information that would reveal examination techniques or
procedures used by the Office of Financial Regulation pursuant to the Florida Securities and
Investor Protection Act is confidential and exempt.
Section 526.311 (2), F.S. -- Any records, documents, or other business material, regardless
of form or characteristics, obtained by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
in an investigation of an alleged violation of the Motor Fuel Marketing Practices Act are
confidential and exempt from disclosure, while the investigation is pending. At the conclusion
of the investigation, any matter determined by the department or by a state or federal judicial or
administrative body to be a trade secret or proprietary confidential business information held by
the department pursuant to such investigation shall be confidential and exempt from disclosure.
Section 527.0201(8), F.S. -- Liquefied petroleum gas competency examinations of the
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services are confidential and exempt.
Section 527.062(1), F.S. -- Information compiled by the Department of Agriculture and
Consumer Services pursuant to an investigation of an accident involving liquefied petroleum gas
or equipment is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) until the investigation is completed
or ceases to be "active" as defined in the subsection.
Section 539.003, F.S. -- Except as provided in the subsection, records relating to
pawnbroker transactions delivered to appropriate law enforcement officials are confidential and
exempt.
Section 542.28(9), F.S. -- Notwithstanding s. 119.07(1), it is the duty of the Attorney
General or a state attorney to maintain the secrecy of all evidence, testimony, documents, work
product, or other results of an investigative demand relevant to an antitrust investigation;
however, the Attorney General or state attorney may disclose such investigative evidence to the
agencies enumerated in the section.
Section 548.021(2), F.S. -- Disclosure of a license applicant's social security number
which is obtained by the State Athletic Commission pursuant to the statute is limited to child
support enforcement purposes.
Section 548.062(2), F.S. -- Proprietary confidential business information, as defined in
the exemption, provided by a promoter to the Florida State Boxing Commission or obtained by
the commission through an audit of a promoter's books and records is confidential and exempt.
Disclosure is authorized under specified circumstances.
Section 550.0251(9), F.S. -- All information obtained by the Division of Parimutuel
Wagering of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation pursuant to an investigation
for an alleged violation of the chapter or rules of the division is exempt from disclosure until
an administrative complaint is issued or the investigation is closed or ceases to be active, as
defined therein. The division may, however, provide information to any law enforcement
agency or other regulatory agency. With the exception of active criminal intelligence or criminal
investigative information and any other information that, if disclosed, would jeopardize the
safety of an individual, all other information, records and transcriptions become public when the
investigation is closed or ceases to be active.
Section 550.2415(1)(a), F.S. -- Test results and the identities of racing animals being
tested and of their trainers and owners are confidential and exempt for 10 days after testing of
all samples collected on a particular day has been completed and any positive test results derived
from such samples have been reported to the director of the Division of Pari-mutuel Wagering or
administrative action has been commenced.
Section 556.113, F.S. -- Proprietary confidential business information held by Sunshine
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State One -Call of Florida, Inc., for the purpose of describing the extent and root cause of damage
to an underground facility or using the member ticket management software system is exempt.
Section 559.5558(2), F.S.-- Information held by the Office of Financial Regulation
pursuant to an investigation or examination of a violation of statutes relating to consumer
collection practices is confidential and exempt until the investigation or examination is
complete or no longer active. Disclosure is authorized to a law enforcement agency or another
administrative agency in the performance of its official duties and responsibilities. However,
specified information, including certain consumer information, remains confidential.
Section 560.129, F.S. -- Except as otherwise provided in the exemption, information
concerning an investigation or examination by the Office of Financial Regulation pursuant
to the Money Transmitter's Code, including any consumer complaint received by the office
or the Department of Financial Services, is confidential and exempt from disclosure until the
investigation or examination ceases to be "active" as that term is defined in the exemption.
Confidentiality is also provided for other records such as trade secrets and personal financial
records. Other records may also remain confidential if disclosure would result in any of the
consequences listed in the exemption. Quarterly reports submitted by a money transmitter are
confidential.
Section 560.312(1)(2), F.S. -- Payment instrument transaction information held by the
Office of Financial Regulation pursuant to s. 560.310, F.S. (check cashing and foreign currency
exchangers) which identifies a licensee, payor, payee, or conductor is confidential and exempt,
except as provided in the exemption.
Section 560.4041, F.S. -- Information that identifies a drawer or deferred presentment
provider contained in the database authorized under s. 560.404, is confidential and exempt from
public disclosure requirements and may not be released except as provided in the subsection.
Section 561.19(2)(b), F.S. -- Any portion of the drawing results of a particular county
to determine which applicants are to be considered for beverage licenses which reveals the rank
order of persons not receiving notice of selection is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1),
until such time as all of the licenses from that county's drawing have been issued.
Section 569.215(1), F.S. -- Proprietary confidential business information received by
specified state officials or outside counsel representing the state for the purpose of negotiation
or verification of annual tobacco settlement payments is confidential and exempt from public
disclosure requirements.
Section 570.077, F.S. — Information held by the Department ofAgriculture and Consumer
Services as part of a joint or multi -agency examination or investigation with another state or
federal regulatory, administrative or criminal justice agency which is confidential or exempt under
the laws or regulations of that state or federal agency is confidential and exempt. Disclosure is
authorized under specified circumstances. The exemption does not apply to information held
by the department as part of an independent examination or investigation conducted by the
department.
Section 570.48(3), F.S. -- Records of the Division of Fruit and Vegetables of the
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services are public records; except that trade secrets as
defined in s. 812.081 are confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1). The subsection shall not be
construed to limit certain enumerated disclosures.
Section 570.544(8), F.S. -- Records of the Division of Consumer Services of the
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services are public records; however, customer lists,
customer names, and trade secrets are confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1). Disclosure
necessary to enforcement procedures does not violate this prohibition.
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Section 570.686, F.S. -- The identity of a donor to the Florida Agriculture Center and
Horse Park Authority, if requested by the donor in writing, is confidential and exempt from
disclosure.
Section 570.691(6), F.S. -- The identity of a donor or prospective donor to a direct -
support organization established to assist programs of the Department of Agriculture and
Consumer Services who desires to remain anonymous and all information identifying such donor
or prospective donor is confidential and exempt from disclosure.
Section 570.715(5), F.S. -- Appraisal reports for conservation easement acquisition are
confidential and exempt, for use by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
and the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund, until an option contract is
executed or, if no option contract is executed, until 2 weeks before a contract or agreement for
purchase is considered for approval by the board of trustees. However, disclosure is authorized
under some circumstances, as described in the paragraph. The department may release a report
when the passage of time has rendered the conclusions of value invalid or when the department
has terminated negotiations.
Section 573.123(2), F.S. -- Information that, if disclosed, would reveal a trade secret,
as defined in s. 812.081, of any person subject to a marketing order issued by the Department
of Agriculture and Consumer Services is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and must
not be disclosed except as provided in the subsection. A person who receives such confidential
information shall maintain its confidentiality.
Section 581.199, F.S. -- It is unlawful for any authorized representative who in an official
capacity obtains under the provisions of this chapter (relating to plant industry) any information
entitled to protection as a trade secret, as defined in s. 812.081, to reveal that information to any
unauthorized person.
Section 585.611(1), F.S. -- Personal identifying information of those persons employed
by, under contract with, or volunteering for a public research facility, including a state university,
that conducts animal research is exempt from disclosure when such information is contained in
specified records relating to animal research.
Section 595.409(1)(2), F.S. -- Personal identifying information of an applicant for or
participant in a school food and nutrition service program held by the Departments ofAgriculture
and Consumer Services, Children and Families, or Education is exempt. Such information shall
be disclosed as provided in the exemption.
Section 601.10(8) (b) (c), F.S. -- Information provided to the Department of Citrus
which constitutes a trade secret as defined in s. 812.081 is confidential and exempt from s.
119.07(1). Any nonpublished reports or data related to studies or research conducted, caused to
be conducted, or funded by the department under s. 601.13, F.S., is confidential and exempt.
Section 601.15(7)(d), F.S. -- Commercial information which constitutes a trade secret as
defined in s. 812.081 and which is required by the Department of Citrus from participants in
noncommodity advertising and promotional programs in order to determine eligibility for and
performance in such programs, is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1).
Section 601.152(8) (c), F.S. -- Information relating to marketing orders which is furnished
to the Department of Citrus pursuant to this section and which, if disclosed, would reveal a trade
secret, as defined in s. 812.081, of any person subject to a marketing order is confidential and
exempt from s. 119.07(1).
Section 601.76, F.S. -- Citrus fruit coloring product formula information filed with
the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services under this section is a trade secret as
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defined in s. 812.081, is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1), and may be divulged only
as provided in the section.
Section 607.0505 (6), F.S. -- Information provided to, and records and transcripts obtained
by, the Department of Legal Affairs pursuant to this section relating to corporations or alien
business organizations are confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) while the investigation is
active. The department shall not disclose confidential information, records, or transcripts except
as authorized by the Attorney General in the circumstances listed in the subsection. Similar
confidentiality provisions exist relating to information received by the department regarding
nonprofit corporations (s. 617.0503[6]).
Section 624.23, F.S. -- Personal financial and health information as defined therein
held by the Department of Financial Services or the Office of Insurance Regulation relating to
a consumer's complaint or inquiry regarding a matter or activity regulated under the Florida
Insurance Code or s. 440.191 is confidential and exempt. The confidential and exempt
information may be disclosed to the persons and entities described in the exemption.
Section 624.231, F.S. -- If the Department of Financial Services or the Office of Insurance
Regulation determines that any portion of a record requested by a person is exempt pursuant to
Ch. 119, the insurance code, or Ch. 641, the department or office shall disclose to the person
in writing that the requested record will be provided in a redacted format and that there will
be additional fees charged for staff time associated with researching and redacting the exempt
portion of the record. Before the department or office provides the record, the person must
affirm his or her request to receive the record.
Section 624.310(3)(f), F.S. -- An emergency order entered by the Office of Insurance
Regulation or the Department of Financial Services against a licensee or affiliated party under
this subsection is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) until made permanent, unless the
department or office finds that the confidentiality will result in substantial risk of financial loss
to the public. Emergency cease and desist orders that are not made permanent are available for
public inspection 1 year from the date the emergency order expires; however, portions of such
order shall remain confidential if disclosure would result in any of the consequences listed in the
paragraph.
Section 624.311(2), F.S. -- Records of insurance claim negotiations of any state agency
or political subdivision are confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) until termination of all
litigation and settlement of all claims arising out of the same incident.
Section 624.319(3), F.S. -- Examination reports of insurers prepared by the Office of
Insurance Regulation or the Department of Financial Services or its examiner pursuant to this
section are confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) until filed. Investigation reports are
confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) until the investigation is completed or ceases to be
"active," as that term is defined in the paragraph. After an investigation is completed or ceases
to be active, portions of such records shall remain confidential and exempt if disclosure would
result in any of the consequences listed in the paragraph. Work papers held by the Department
of Financial Services or the Office of Insurance Regulation are confidential and exempt from
disclosure until the examination report is filed or until the investigation is complete or no longer
active; however, portions of work papers may remain confidential under the conditions specified
therein. Information received from another governmental entity or the National Association
of Insurance Commissioners, which is confidential or exempt when held by that entity, for the
department's or office's use in the performance of its examination or investigation duties are
confidential and exempt from disclosure requirements. Lists of insurers or regulated companies
are confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1), if the conditions set forth in the paragraph apply.
Section 624.40851(1) and (2), F.S. -- Risk-based capital plans and reports as described in
the exemption that are held by the Office of Insurance Regulation, as well as specified additional
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related materials, are confidential and exempt from disclosure. Hearings relating to the office's
actions regarding such risk-based capital records, are exempt from open meetings requirements,
subject to specified conditions.
Section 624.4212 (2) (3) (4), F.S. -- Certain proprietary confidential business information
held by the Office of Insurance Regulation, specified reports submitted, and confidential
information received from other jurisdictions which is held by the Office relating to insurer
valuation and solvency, are confidential and exempt. Disclosure is authorized under specified
circumstances.
Section 624.82(1), F.S. -- Orders, records, and other information in the possession of
the Office of Insurance Regulation relating to the supervision of any insurer are confidential and
exempt from s. 119.07 (1), except as otherwise provided in this section. Proceedings and hearings
relating to the office's supervision of any insurer are exempt from s. 286.011, except as otherwise
provided in this section.
Section 624.86, F.S. -- During the period of administrative supervision, the Office of
Insurance Regulation may meet with a supervisor appointed under this part or representatives of
the supervisor, and such meetings are exempt from s. 286.011.
Section 625.121(3) (a)9., F.S. -- Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, a
memorandum or other material in support of the actuarial opinion required to be furnished
to the Office of Insurance Regulation under this subsection, is confidential and exempt from s.
119.07(1) and is not subject to subpoena or discovery directly from the Office.
Section 625.1214(1), F.S. -- Documents, reports, materials, and other information
created, produced, or obtained pursuant to ss. 625.121 and 625.1214 (valuation of policies and
contracts) are privileged, confidential, and exempt as provided in s. 624.4212, and are not subject
to subpoena or discovery directly from the Office of Insurance Regulation.
Section 626.511(3), F.S. -- Any information or record regarding the termination of an
appointment which is furnished to the Office of Insurance Regulation or the Department of
Financial Services under this section is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1).
Section 626.521(3), F.S. -- Information contained in credit or character reports obtained
by the Department of Financial Services under this section (licensure applications) is confidential
and exempt from s. 119.07(1).
Section 626.601(6), F.S. -- The complaint and any information obtained pursuant to the
investigation by the Office of Insurance Regulation or the Department of Financial Services are
confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1), unless the department or the Office takes specified
action against the individual or entity.
Section 626.631(2), F.S. -- Except as provided in the subsection, the records or evidence
of the Department of Financial Services relative to a hearing on the suspension or revocation of
a license or appointment are confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) until after the material
has been published at the hearing.
Section 626.84195(2), F.S. -- Proprietary business information, as defined in the
exemption, provided to the Office of Insurance Regulation by a title insurance agency or insurer
is confidential and exempt until such information is otherwise publicly available or Is no longer
treated by the title insurance agency or insurer as proprietary business information.
Section 626.842(3), F.S. -- Information contained in credit or character reports furnished
to the Department of Financial Services under this section (relating to applications of title
insurance agents) is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1).
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Section 626.8433(3), F.S. -- Any information or record furnished to the Department of
Financial Services under this section regarding the reasons for termination of the appointment of
a title insurance agent is confidential and exempt from s. 119.070).
Section 626.884(2), F.S. -- Except as provided in the subsection, information contained in
the books and records of an insurance administrator is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1)
if the disclosure would reveal a trade secret as defined in s. 688.002.
Section 626.921(8), F.S. -- Information furnished to the Department of Financial Services
pursuant to pertinent statutes relating to policies and examinations of surplus lines agents is
confidential and exempt if disclosure would reveal information specific to a particular policy
or policy holder. Information furnished to the Florida Surplus Lines Service Office under the
Surplus Lines Law is confidential and exempt if disclosure would reveal information specific to a
particular policy or policy holder.
Section 626.965 1, F.S. -- The Department of Financial Services and the Financial Services
Commission must adopt rules consistent with other provisions of the Florida Insurance Code to
govern the use of a consumer's nonpublic personal financial and health information.
Section 626.989(5), F.S. -- Records of the Department of Financial Services and the
Office of Insurance Regulation relating to an investigation of insurance fraud under this section
are confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) until the investigation is completed or ceases to
be "active," as that term is defined in the subsection, unless disclosure would result in certain
enumerated consequences.
Section 626.9891(11)(a), F.S. — Information relating to investigation and tracking of
insurance fraud submitted by insurers to the Department of Financial Services is exempt from
public disclosure.
Section 627.0628(3)(g), F.S. -- A trade secret as defined in s. 668.002 that is used in
designing and constructing a hurricane or flood loss model and that is provided pursuant to
this section, by a private company, to the Florida Commission on Hurricane Loss Projection
Methodology, Office of Insurance Regulation, or the appointed consumer advocate, is confidential
and exempt. That portion of a meeting of the commission or of a rate proceeding on an insurer's
rate filing at which a trade secret made confidential by this exemption is discussed is exempt from
open meetings requirements. The closed meeting must be recorded; the recording is exempt
from disclosure.
Section 627.06292(1), F.S. -- Reports of hurricane loss data and associated exposure data
that are specific to a particular insurance company, as reported by an insurer or a licensed rating
organization to the Office of Insurance Regulation or to a state university center are exempt from
disclosure requirements.
Section 627.311(4) (a), F.S. -- Certain records of the Florida Automobile Joint
Underwriting Association, as described in the exemption, are confidential and exempt from
disclosure as set forth in the subsection.
Section 627.311(4) (b), F.S. -- The Florida Automobile Joint Underwriting Association
must keep portions of meetings during which confidential and exempt underwriting files or
confidential and exempt claims files are discussed exempt from open meetings requirements,
subject to the conditions set forth in the exemption. A copy of the transcript, less any confidential
and exempt information, of any closed meeting during which confidential and exempt claims
files are discussed shall become public as to individual claims files after settlement of that claim.
Section 627.3121, F.S. -- Certain records held by the Florida Workers' Compensation
Joint Underwriting Association, Inc., as described in the exemption, are confidential and exempt
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and may only be released as prescribed therein. That portion of a meeting of the association's
board of governors, or any subcommittee of the association's board, at which records made
confidential and exempt by the section are discussed is exempt from open meeting requirements;
the transcript and minutes of exempt portions of meetings are confidential and exempt from
disclosure. Those portions of the transcript or the minutes pertaining to a confidential and
exempt claims file are no longer confidential and exempt upon termination of all litigation with
regard to that claim.
Section 627.351(4)(g), F.S. -- All records, relating to the Medical Malpractice Joint
Underwriting Association or its operation are open for public inspection, except that a claim
file in the possession of the Association is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) during
processing of that claim. Information in these files that identifies an injured person is confidential
and exempt from s. 119.07(1).
Section 627.351(6) (x)1., F.S. -- Certain records of the Citizens Property Insurance
Corporation, as described in the exemption, are confidential and exempt from disclosure.
Section 627.351(6) (x)4., F.S. -- Portions of meetings of the Citizens Property Insurance
Corporation are exempt from open meetings requirements where confidential underwriting
files or confidential open claims files are discussed, subject to the conditions set forth in the
exemption. A copy of the transcript, less any exempt matters, of any closed meeting where claims
are discussed shall become public as to individual claims after settlement of the claim.
Section 627.3518(11), F.S. -- Proprietary confidential business information, as defined in
the exemption, that is provided to the Citizens Property Insurance Corporation clearinghouse is
confidential and exempt.
Section 627.352, F.S. — Certain records of the Citizens Property Insurance Corporation
as described in the exemption which identify detection, investigation or response practices for
suspected or confirmed information technology security incidents as well as those portions of risk
assessments, evaluations, audits, and other reports of the corporation's information technology
security program as specified in the exemption are confidential and exempt. Portions of meetings
which would reveal such data and information are exempt from s. 286.011, F.S. All exempt
portions must be recorded and transcribed and the recordings and transcripts must be kept
confidential except as provided in the exemption.
Section 627.6699(8)(c), F.S. -- Information relating to rating and renewal practices
of small employer health insurance carriers which is submitted by the carriers to the Office
of Insurance Regulation pursuant to this subsection constitutes proprietary and trade secret
information and may not be disclosed except as agreed to by the carrier or pursuant to court
order.
Section 627.912(2)(e), F.S. -- The name and address of the injured person that is
contained in reports to the Office of Insurance Regulation regarding professional liability claims
is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1), and must not be disclosed without the person's
consent, except for disclosure to the Department of Health.
Section 627.9122(2)(e), F.S. -- The name of the injured person contained in a claim
report filed by an insurer providing liability coverage for officers and directors is confidential
and exempt from s. 119.070), and must not be disclosed by the Office of Insurance Regulation
without the consent of the injured person.
Section 627.9126(3)(a)6., F.S. -- The names of claimants identified in reports filed by
liability insurers with the Office of Insurance Regulation are confidential and exempt from s.
119.07(1).
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Section 628.801(4), F.S. -- Filings and related documents filed by insurance holding
companies as provided in this section are confidential and exempt as provided in s. 624.4212
and are not subject to subpoena or discovery directly from the Office of Insurance Regulation.
Section 631.398(1), F.S. -- Reports and recommendations made by specified persons to
the Office of Insurance Regulation or to the Department of Financial Services relative to the
solvency, liquidation, rehabilitation, or conservation of a member insurer or germane to the
solvency of a company seeking to do insurance business in this state, are confidential and exempt
from s. 119.07(1) until the termination of a delinquency proceeding.
Section 631.582, F.S. -- Certain records of the Florida Insurance Guaranty Association
such as specified claims, medical records that are part of a claims file, information relating to the
medical condition or medical status of a claimant, and records pertaining to matters reasonably
encompassed in privileged attorney-client communications of the association, are confidential
and exempt.
Section 631.62(2), F.S. -- A request from the board of directors of the Florida Insurance
Guaranty Association that the Office of Insurance Regulation order an examination of any
member insurer is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) until the examination report is
released to the public.
Section 631.62(3), F.S. -- The reports and recommendations by the board of directors of
the Florida Insurance Guaranty Association on any matter germane to the solvency, liquidation,
rehabilitation, or conservation of any member insurer are confidential and exempt from s.
119.07(1) until the termination of a delinquency proceeding.
Section 631.723(1), F.S. -- The reports and recommendations by the board of directors
of the Florida Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association to the Department of Financial
Services or to the Office of Insurance Regulation on any matter germane to the solvency,
liquidation, rehabilitation, or conservation of any member insurer or a company seeking to do
insurance business in Florida are confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) until the termination
of a delinquency proceeding.
Section 631.723(3), F.S. -- A request by the board of directors of the Florida Life and
Health Insurance Guaranty Association that the Office of Insurance Regulation order the
examination of any member insurer is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) until the
examination report is released to the public.
Section 631.724, F.S. -- Negotiations or meetings of the Florida Life and Health Insurance
Guaranty Association involving discussions of the association's powers and duties under 631.717
are exempt from s. 286.011. Records of such negotiations or meetings are confidential and
exempt from s. 119.07(1) until the termination of a delinquency proceeding.
Section 631.931, F.S. -- The reports and recommendations by the board of directors of the
Florida Workers' Compensation Insurance Guaranty Association under s. 631.917 on any matter
germane to the solvency, liquidation, rehabilitation, or conservation of any member insurer are
confidential and exempt until the termination of a delinquency proceeding.
Section 631.932, F.S. -- Negotiations between a self-insurance fund and the Florida
Workers' Compensation Insurance Guaranty Association are exempt from s. 286.011.
Documents related to such negotiations that reveal identifiable payroll and loss and individual
claim information are confidential and exempt.
Section 633.112(7), F.S. -- Records obtained or prepared by the State Fire Marshal
pursuant to his or her investigation of fires and explosions are confidential and exempt from s.
119.07(1) until the investigation is completed or ceases to be "active" as that term is defined in
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the subsection.
Section 633.126(5), F.S. -- Discussions involving officials of the Department of Financial
Services and an insurance company in accordance with this section (relating to investigation of
fraudulent insurance claims and crimes) are confidential and exempt from s. 286.011.
Section 633.324(1), F.S. -- Test material relating to applicants for licensure, certification,
or permitting by the State Fire Marshal is made confidential by s. 119.071(1)(a). An applicant
may waive confidentiality in writing for purposes of discussion with the State Fire Marshal or his
or her staff.
Section 634.045 (5), F.S. -- The filings made by a guarantee organization pursuant to this
section relating to guarantee agreements provided by motor vehicle service agreement companies
are confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1).
Section 634.201(3), F.S. -- The Department of Financial Service's records or evidence
relative to a hearing for the suspension or revocation of the license or appointment of a salesman
of automobile warranties are confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) until such investigation
is completed or ceases to be "active," as that term is defined in the subsection.
Section 634.348, F.S. -- Active examination or investigatory records of the Department
of Financial Services or the Office of Insurance Regulation made or received pursuant to Part II,
Ch. 634 (Home Warranty Associations) are confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) until such
investigation is completed or ceases to be "active," as that term is defined in the section.
Section 634.4065(5), F.S. -- The filings made by a guarantee organization pursuant
to this section relating to guarantee agreements provided by service warranty associations are
confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1).
Section 634.444, F.S. -- Active examination or investigatory records of the Department
of Financial Services or the Office of Insurance Regulation made or received pursuant to Part III,
Ch. 634 (Service Warranty Associations) are confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) until
such investigation is completed or ceases to be "active," as that term is defined in the section.
Section 636.064(1) and (2), F.S. -- Information pertaining to the diagnosis, treatment, or
health of an enrollee of a prepaid limited health service organization is confidential and exempt
from disclosure, and shall only be available pursuant to specific written consent of the enrollee
or as otherwise provided by law. Any proprietary financial information contained in contracts
entered into with providers by prepaid limited health service organizations is confidential and
exempt from disclosure.
Section 636.064(3), F.S. -- Information obtained or produced by the Department
of Financial Services or the Office of Insurance Regulation pursuant to an investigation or
examination of a prepaid limited health service organization is confidential and exempt from
disclosure until the examination report has been filed pursuant to s. 624.319 or until the
investigation is completed or ceases to be "active," as that term is defined in the subsection. Except
for information specified in the subsection, all information obtained by the office pursuant to an
examination or investigation shall be available after the examination report has been filed or the
investigation is completed or ceases to be active.
Section 641.515 (2), F.S. -- Patient -identifying information contained in reports and
records prepared or obtained under cited statutes (relating to investigation of health maintenance
organizations) by the Agency for Health Care Administration or by an outside source, is
confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1).
Section 641.55(5)(c), F.S. -- Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, any
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identifying information contained in the reports of a health maintenance organization filed with
the Agency for Health Care Administration under this subsection is confidential and exempt
from s. 119.07(1).
Section 641.55(6), F.S. -- Incident reports filed with the Agency for Health Care
Administration by a health maintenance organization pursuant to this subsection are confidential
and exempt from s. 119.07(1).
Section 641.55 (8), F.S. -- Identifying information in records of a health maintenance
organization which are obtained by the Agency for Health Care Administration pursuant to
this section (internal risk management program) is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1).
Identifying information contained in records obtained under s. 456.071 is exempt to the extent
that it is part of the record of disciplinary proceedings made available to the public by the agency
or appropriate board.
Section 648.26(3), F.S. -- The Department of Financial Services' investigatory records
pertaining to bail bond agents and runners are confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) until
the investigation is completed or ceases to be "active," as that term is defined in the subsection.
Section 648.34(3), F.S. -- Information in a character and credit report furnished to the
Department of Financial Services as part of an application for licensure as a bail bond agent is
confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1).
Section 648.39(1), F.S. -- Information furnished to the Department of Financial Services
pursuant to this subsection regarding the termination of appointment of a managing general
agent, bail bond agent, or temporary bail bond agent is confidential and exempt from s. 119-070).
Section 648.41, F.S. -- Information furnished to the Department of Financial Services
pursuant to this subsection regarding the termination of appointment of temporary bail bond
agents is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1).
Section 648.46(3), F.S. -- The complaint and all information obtained pursuant to the
investigation of a bail bond agent or runner licensee by the Department of Financial Services are
confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) until the investigation is completed or ceases to be
"active," as defined in the subsection.
Section 651.105(3), F.S. -- Reports of the results of such financial examinations
or providers engaged in the execution of care contracts must be kept on file by the Office of
Insurance Regulation. Any investigatory records, reports or documents held by the office are
confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) until the investigation is completed or ceases to be
"active," as that term is defined in the subsection.
Section 651.111(2), F.S. -- Unless the complainant who has filed a complaint against a
continuing care provider specifically requests otherwise, neither the substance of the complaint
which is provided to the provider nor any copy of the complaint or any record which is published,
released, or otherwise made available to the provider shall disclose the name of any person
mentioned in the complaint except the names of Office of Insurance Regulation personnel
conducting the investigation or inspection pursuant to this chapter.
Section 651.121(5) (c), F.S. -- Except for proceedings conducted under s. 651.018
(authorizing the Office of Insurance Regulation to place a facility in administrative supervision),
the books and records of the Continuing Care Advisory Council to the Office of Insurance
Regulation of the Financial Services Commission shall be open to inspection at all times.
Section 651.134, F.S. -- Any active investigatory record of the Office of Insurance
Regulation made or received under Ch. 651 (Continuing Care Contracts) and any active
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examination record necessary to complete an active investigation is confidential and exempt from
s. 119.07(1) until the investigation is completed or ceases to be "active," as that term is defined
in the section.
Section 655.0321, F.S. -- The Office of Financial Regulation shall consider the public
purposes specified in s. 119.14(4)(b) in determining whether the hearings and proceedings
conducted pursuant to s. 655.033 (cease and desist orders) and s. 655.037 (suspension or removal
orders) shall be closed and exempt from s. 286.011, and whether related documents shall be
confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1).
Section 655.033(6), F.S. -- An emergency order entered by the Office of Financial
Regulation pursuant to this subsection (relating to the issuance of cease and desist orders to
financial institutions in certain circumstances) is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1)
until the order is made permanent, unless the office finds that such confidentiality will result in
substantial risk of financial loss to the public.
Section 655.057(1), F.S. -- Except as otherwise provided in this section and except for
such portions thereof which are otherwise public record, all records and information relating
to an investigation by the Office of Financial Regulation are confidential and exempt from s.
119.07(1) until the investigation is completed or ceases to be "active" as that term is defined in
the section. After the investigation is completed or ceases to be active, portions of the records
shall be confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) to the extent that disclosure would cause any
of the consequences listed in the subsection.
Section 655.057(2), F.S. -- Except as otherwise provided in this section and except for
such portions thereof which are public record, reports of examinations, operations, or condition,
prepared by, or for the use of, the Office of Financial Regulation or other agency responsible for
regulation of banking institutions in this state are confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1).
Examination, operation, or condition reports of a financial institution shall be released within 1
year after the appointment of a liquidator, receiver, or conservator to such financial institution.
However, any portion of such reports which discloses the identities of depositors, bondholders,
members, borrowers, or stockholders, other than directors, officers, or controlling stockholders
of the institution, shall remain confidential and exempt from s. 119.070).
Section 655.057(3), F.S. -- Except as otherwise provided in this section and except for
those portions that are otherwise public record, after an investigation relating to an informal
enforcement action is completed or cases to be active, informal enforcement actions are
confidential and exempt to the extent that disclosure would cause any of the consequences listed
in the subsection.
Section 655.057(4), F.S. -- Except as otherwise provided in this section and except for
those portions that are otherwise public record, trade secrets as defined in s. 688.002 which comply
with s. 655.0591 and which are held by the Office of Financial Regulation in accordance with its
statutory duties with respect to the financial institutions codes are confidential and exempt.
Section 655.057(5), F.S. -- Any confidential information or records obtained from the
Office of Financial Regulation pursuant to this subsection (authorizing specified disclosures of
records or information) shall be maintained as confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1).
Section 655-057(6)(b), F.S. -- Confidential records and information furnished pursuant
to a legislative subpoena shall be kept confidential by the legislative body which received the
records or information except in a case involving an investigation of charges against a public
official subject to impeachment in which case the legislative body shall determine the extent of
disclosure.
Section 655.057(7), F.S. -- Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the list of
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members of a credit union or mutual association which is submitted to the Office of Financial
Regulation is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1).
Section 655.057(8), F.S. -- Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, any portion
of the list of shareholders of a bank, trust company, and stock association which is submitted to
the Office of Financial Regulation pursuant to this subsection and which reveals the identities of
the shareholders is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1).
Section 655.057(9), F.S. -- Confidential documents supplied to the Office of Financial
Regulation or to employees of a financial institution by other governmental agencies shall be
confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and may be made public only with the consent of
such agency or corporation.
Section 655.50(7), F.S. -- Except as provided in the exemption, all reports and records
filed with the Office of Financial Regulation pursuant to this section (Florida Control of Money
Laundering and Terrorist Financing in Financial Institutions Act) are confidential and exempt
from s. 119.07(1).
Section 662.148(2), F.S. -- Certain information, including personal identifying
information, held by the Office of Financial Regulation, which relates to a family trust company,
is confidential and exempt.
Section 663.416(2), F.S. — Certain information, including personal identifying
information of the customers or prospective customers of an affiliated international trust entity,
held by the Office of Financial Regulation is confidential and exempt.
Section 681.1097(4), F.S. -- A mediation conference conducted pursuant to the RV
Mediation and Arbitration Program shall be confidential.
Section 687.144(6), F.S. -- The material compiled by the Office of Financial Regulation
in an investigation or examination under this act (relating to loan brokers) is confidential until
the investigation or examination is complete.
Section 688.006, F.S. -- In an action under the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, a court shall
preserve the secrecy of an alleged trade secret by reasonable means as described in the section.
Section 717.117(8), F.S. -- Social security numbers and property identifiers contained in
reports to the Department of Financial Services concerning unclaimed property are confidential
and exempt.
Section 717.1301(5), F.S. -- Material compiled by the Department of Financial Services
in an investigation under the Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act is confidential until the
investigation is complete; provided that such material remains confidential if it is submitted to
another agency for investigation or prosecution and such investigation has not been completed
or become inactive.
Section 721.071, F.S. -- If a developer or other person filing material with the Division of
Condominiums, Timeshares, and Mobile Homes of the Department of Business and Professional
Regulation pursuant to chapter 721 relating to time-share plans expects the division to keep
the material confidential on grounds that the material constitutes a trade secret as defined in s.
812.081, that person shall file the material together with an affidavit of confidentiality as provided
in the section. If the division is satisfied as to the facial validity of the claim of confidentiality, it
shall keep the affidavit and supporting documentation confidential and shall not disclose such
information except upon administrative or court order.
Section 723.006(3), F.S. -- Except as otherwise provided in the subsection, mobile
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home park financial records, as defined in the subsection, which are acquired by the Division of
Condominiums, Timeshares, and Mobile Homes of the Department of Business and Professional
Regulation pursuant to an investigation under this section are confidential and exempt.
Section 733.604(1)(b), F.S. -- Any inventory of an estate filed with the clerk of court in
conjunction with the administration of an estate or of an elective estate filed with the clerk of the
court in conjunction with an election made in accordance with Part II, Ch. 732, whether initial,
amended, or supplementary, is confidential and exempt. Any accounting, whether interim, final,
amended, or supplementary, filed with the clerk of court in an estate proceeding is confidential
and exempt. Disclosure is authorized under specified circumstances.
Section 741.29(2), F.S. -- A law enforcement agency shall, without charge, send a copy
of the initial police report of domestic violence, as well as any subsequent, supplemental, or
related report, which excludes victim/witness statements or other materials that are part of an
active criminal investigation and are exempt from disclosure under Ch. 119 to the nearest locally
certified domestic violence center within 24 hours after the agency's receipt of the report.
Section 741.30(3)(b), F.S. -- A petitioner seeking an injunction for protection against
domestic violence may furnish his or her address to the court in a separate confidential filing
for safety reasons if the petitioner requires the location of his or her current residence to be
confidential.
Section 741.30(8)(c)5., F.S.-- Upon implementation of the automated process described
in this section by which a petitioner may request notification of service of the injunction for
protection against domestic violence and related court actions, information held by clerks of
court and law enforcement agencies in conjunction with this process which reveals the home
or employment telephone number, cellular telephone number, home or employment address,
electronic mail address, or other electronic means of identification of the petitioner is exempt
from s. 119.07(1) upon written request by the petitioner. Such information shall cease to be
exempt 5 years after receipt of the written request.
Section 741.313(7), F.S. -- Personal identifying information contained in records
documenting an act of domestic or sexual violence that is submitted to an agency by an agency
employee seeking to take leave as provided therein as provided therein is confidential and exempt.
A written request for leave submitted by an agency employee and any agency time sheet reflecting
such request are confidential and exempt until 1 year after the leave has been taken.
Section 741.3165, F.S. -- Information that is confidential or exempt and that is obtained
by a domestic violence fatality review team conducting activities as described in s. 741.316 shall
retain its confidential or exempt status when held by the team. Information contained in a
record created by a team pursuant to s. 741.316 that reveals the identity of a victim of domestic
violence or the identity of the victim's children is confidential and exempt. Portions of meetings
of the team regarding domestic violence fatalities and their prevention, during which confidential
or exempt information, the identity of the victim, or the identity of the victim's children are
discussed, are exempt from s. 286.011, F.S.
Section 741.406, F.S. -- The name, address, and telephone number of a participant in the
Address Confidentiality Program for Victims of Domestic Violence may not be included in any
list of registered voters available to the public.
Section 741.465, F.S. -- The addresses, corresponding telephone numbers, and social
security numbers of program participants in the Address Confidentiality Program for Victims of
Domestic Violence held by the Office of the Attorney General are exempt from disclosure, except
that the information may be disclosed under the following circumstances: to a law enforcement
agency for purposes of assisting in the execution of a valid arrest warrant; if directed by court
order, to a person identified in the order; or if the certification has been canceled. The names,
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addresses, and telephone numbers of participants contained in voter registration and voting
records are exempt, except the information may be disclosed under the following circumstances:
to a law enforcement agency for purposes of assisting in the execution of an arrest warrant or, if
directed by court order, to a person identified in the order.
Section 741.4651, F.S. -- The names, addresses, and telephone numbers of victims of
stalking or aggravated stalking are exempt in the same manner as participants in the Address
Confidentiality Program for Victims of Domestic Violence under s. 741.465 are exempt from
disclosure, provided the victim files a sworn statement of stalking with the Office of the Attorney
General and otherwise complies with ss. 741.401-741.409.
Section 742.091, F.S. -- Records of any proceeding under the determination of paternity
statute which was subsequently dismissed when the mother of the illegitimate child and reputed
father marry thereby making the child legitimate are sealed against public inspection.
Section 742.16(9), F.S. -- All papers and records pertaining to the affirmation of parental
status for gestational surrogacy, including the original birth certificate, are confidential and
exempt and subject to inspection only upon court order.
Section 744.1076, F.S. -- A court order appointing a court monitor is confidential and
exempt from public disclosure requirements. Reports of a court monitor relating to the medical
condition, financial affairs, or mental health of the ward are confidential and exempt. The reports
may be subject to inspection as determined by the court or upon a showing of good cause. Court
determinations relating to a finding of no probable cause and court orders finding no probable
cause are confidential; however, such determinations and findings may be subject to inspection as
determined by the court or upon a showing of good cause.
Section 744.2103(2), F.S. -- No report or disclosure of the personal or medical records of
a ward of a public guardian shall be made, except as authorized by law.
Section 744.21031, F.S. — Home addresses, telephone numbers, and other specified
personal information of current or former public guardians and employees with fiduciary
responsibility, as defined in the exemption, as well as the names and specified information about
the spouses and children of these individuals are exempt from disclosure. An agency that is the
custodian of the information shall maintain the exempt status only if the specified individuals
submit a written request for exempt status to the custodial agency.
Section 744.2104(2) F.S. -- All records held by the Office of Public and Professional
Guardians relating to the medical, financial, or mental health of vulnerable adults, persons with
a developmental disability, or persons with a mental illness, are confidential and exempt from
public disclosure requirements.
Section 744.2105(6), F.S. — Personal identifying information of a donor or prospective
donor of funds or property to the direct -support organization of the Office of Public and
Professional Guardians who wishes to remain anonymous is confidential and exempt.
Section 744.2111(1) (2) (3), F.S. — Certain identifying information of complainants and
wards held by the Department of Elderly Affairs in connection with a complaint filed and any
subsequent investigation conducted pursuant to part Il of Ch. 744 (Public and Professional
Guardians) is confidential unless disclosure is required by court order. Except as otherwise
provided in the exemption, information held by the department is confidential and exempt until
the investigation is completed or ceases to be active, unless disclosure is required by court order.
The exemption does not prohibit the department from providing such information to any law
enforcement agency, any other regulatory agency in the performance of its official duties and
responsibilities, or the clerk of court pursuant to s. 744.368, F.S.
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Section 744.3701, F.S. -- Unless otherwise ordered by the court, upon a showing of good
cause, an initial, annual, or final guardianship report or amendment thereto, or any record relating
to the settlement of a claim is subject to inspection only by the individuals specified in the section.
Court records relating to the settlement of a ward's or minor's claim are confidential and exempt
and may not be disclosed except as specifically authorized.
Section 760.11(12), F.S. -- Complaints filed with the Commission on Human Relations and
all records in the commission's custody which relate to and identify a particular person, including,
but not limited to, the entities specified in the subsection are confidential and may not be disclosed
except to the parties or in the course of a hearing or proceeding under this section. This restriction
does not apply to any record which is part of the record of a hearing or court proceeding.
Section 760.34(1), F.S. -- Nothing said or done in the course of informal endeavors by the
Commission on Human Relations to resolve complaints about discriminatory housing practices
may be made public or used as evidence in a subsequent proceeding under ss. 760.20-760.37
without the written consent of the persons concerned.
Section 760.36, F.S. -- A conciliation agreement arising out of a complaint filed under the
Fair Housing Act shall be made public unless the complainant and the respondent otherwise agree
and the Commission on Human Relations determines that disclosure is not required to further
the purposes of the Act.
Section 760.40(2)(a), F.S. -- Except as provided in the subsection, DNA analysis results
information held by a public entity is exempt from s. 119.07(1).
Section 760.50(5), F.S. -- Employers shall maintain the confidentiality of information
relating to the medical condition or status of any person covered by health or life insurance
benefits provided or administered by the employer. Such information in the possession of a public
employer is exempt from s. 119.07(1).
Section 765.51551, F.S. -- Donor -identifying information maintained in the anatomical
gifts donor registry is confidential and exempt as provided in the exemption.
Section 766.101(7) (c), F.S. -- Proceedings of medical review committees are exempt from
s. 286.011 and any advisory reports provided to the Department of Health are confidential and
exempt from s. 119.07(1), regardless of whether probable cause is found.
Section 766.105 (3) (e)2., F.S. -- A claim file in the possession of the Patient's Compensation
Fund is confidential and exempt until termination of litigation or settlement of the claim,
although medical records and other portions of the claim file may remain confidential and exempt
as otherwise provided by law.
Section 766.106(6)(b)3., F.S. -- An examination report on an injured claimant which is
made pursuant to this section relating to medical malpractice claims is available only to the parties
and their attorneys and may be used only for the purpose of presuit screening. Otherwise, such
report is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1).
Section 766.1115 (4) (c), F.S. --All patient medical records and any identifying information
contained in adverse incident reports and treatment outcomes which are obtained by governmental
entities contracting with health care providers under this paragraph, are confidential and exempt.
Section 766.305 (3), F.S. -- Information furnished by a person seeking compensation
under the Florida Birth -Related Neurological Injury Compensation Plan pursuant to this
subsection shall remain confidential and exempt under the provisions of s. 766.315(5)(b), F.S.
Section 766.314(8), F.S. -- Information obtained by the Florida Birth -Related
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Neurological Injury Compensation Association to determine the actual cost of maintaining
the fund on an actuarially sound basis shall be utilized solely for the purpose of assisting the
association. Such information shall otherwise be confidential and exempt.
Section 766.315(5)(b), F.S. -- A claim file in the possession of the Florida Birth -Related
Neurological Injury Compensation Association or its representative is confidential and exempt
until termination of litigation or settlement of the claim, although medical records and other
portions of the claim file may remain confidential and exempt as otherwise provided by law.
Section 768.28(16)(b), F.S. -- Claims files maintained by any risk management program
administered by the state, its agencies and subdivisions are confidential and exempt until
termination of all litigation and settlement of all claims arising out of the same incident, although
portions of the claims files may remain exempt, as otherwise provided by law. Claims files records
may be released to other governmental agencies as provided in the paragraph; such records held
by the receiving agency remain confidential as provided in the paragraph.
Section 768.28(16)(c), F.S. -- Portions of meetings and proceedings conducted pursuant
to a risk management program administered by the state, its agencies or subdivisions relating
solely to the evaluation of claims or relating solely to offers of compromise of claims filed with
the program are exempt from s. 286.011.
Section 768.28(16)(d), F.S. -- Minutes of the meetings and proceedings of a risk
management program administered by the state, its agencies or its subdivisions relating solely
to the evaluation of claims or relating solely to offers of compromise of claims filed with such
risk management programs are exempt from s. 119.07(1) until termination of all litigation and
settlement of all claims arising out of the same incident.
Section 784.046(4)(b), F.S. -- A petitioner seeking an injunction for protection against
repeat violence, sexual violence or dating violence and related court actions may furnish his or her
address to the court in a separate confidential filing for safety reasons if the petitioner requires the
location of his or her current residence to be confidential pursuant to s. 119.071(2)(j).
Section 784.046(8) (c) 5., F.S. -- Upon implementation of the automated process described
in this section by which a petitioner may request notification of service of the injunction for
protection against repeat violence, sexual violence, or dating violence and related court actions,
information held by clerks of court and law enforcement agencies in conjunction with this process
which reveals the home or employment telephone number, cellular telephone number, home or
employment address, electronic mail address, or other electronic means of identification of the
petitioner is exempt from s. 119.07(1) upon written request by the petitioner. Such information
shall cease to be exempt 5 years after receipt of the written request.
Section 787.03(6)(c)1., F.S. -- The current address and telephone number of the person
taking a child or incompetent person when fleeing from domestic violence or to preserve the
minor or incompetent person from danger and the current address and telephone number of the
minor or incompetent person which are contained in the report made to a sheriff or state attorney
under s. 787.03(6)(b) by the person who takes such child or incompetent person, are confidential
and exempt from public disclosure requirements.
Section 787.06(10), F.S. — Information about the location of a residential facility offering
services for adult victims of human trafficking involving commercial sexual activity, which is held
by an agency is confidential and exempt; however, the information may be disclosed as provided
in the exemption.
Section 790.0601, F.S. -- Personal identifying information of an individual who has
applied for or received a license to carry a concealed weapon or firearm held by the Division
of Licensing of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services or by a tax collector
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appointed by the Department to receive applications and fees is confidential and exempt from
disclosure requirements. Information made confidential and exempt shall be disclosed with
express written consent of the applicant or licensee, by court order, or upon request by a law
enforcement agency in connection with the performance of lawful duties.
Section 790.0625(4), F.S. -- All personal identifying information that is provided
pursuant to s. 790.06 and contained in the records of a tax collector appointed under this section
is confidential and exempt except as provided in s. 790.0601.
Section 790.065(2)(a)4.d., F.S. -- The hearing on the petition filed by a person who has
been adjudicated mentally defective or committed to a mental institution for relief from the
firearm disabilities imposed by such adjudication or commitment may be open or closed as the
petitioner may choose.
Section 790.065 (4) (a), F.S. -- Any records containing information specified in this section
relating to a buyer or transferee of a firearm who is not prohibited under state or federal law from
receipt or transfer of a firearm shall be confidential and exempt from s. 119.070) and may not be
disclosed by the Department of Law Enforcement to any other person or agency.
Section 790.335(2), F.S. -- Subject to specified exceptions, no governmental agency or
any other person, public or private, shall knowingly and willfully keep or cause to be kept any
list, record or registry of privately owned firearms or any list, record, or registry of the owners of
those firearms.
Section 794.024, F.S. -- A public employee or officer having access to the photograph,
name or address of a person alleged to be a victim of an offense described in this chapter (sexual
battery), chapter 800 (lewdness, indecent exposure), s. 827.03 (aggravated child abuse), s. 827.04
(child abuse), or s. 827.071 (sexual performance by a child) may not willfully and knowingly
disclose it to a person not assisting in the investigation or prosecution of the alleged offense or to
any person other than the defendant, the defendant's attorney, a person specified in a court order
entered by the court having jurisdiction over the alleged offense, to organizations authorized to
receive such information made exempt by s. 119.071(2) (h), or to a rape crisis center or sexual
assault counselor who will be offering services to the victim.
Section 794.03, F.S. -- It is unlawful to print, publish, or broadcast or cause or allow to
be printed, published or broadcast in any instrument of mass communication the name, address
or other identifying fact or information of the victim of any sexual offense. Such identifying
information is confidential and exempt.
Section 815.04(3), F.S. -- Data, programs or supporting information that is a trade secret,
that is held by an agency, and that resides or exists internal or external to a computer, computer
system or electronic device is confidential and exempt.
Section 815.045, F.S. -- It is a public necessity that trade secret information as defined in
s. 812.081, and as provided for in s. 815.04(3), be expressly made confidential and exempt from
the public records law because it is a felony to disclose such records.
Section 828.30(5), F.S. -- An animal owner's name, street address, phone number, and
animal tag number contained in a rabies vaccination certificate provided to the animal control
authority is confidential and exempt from disclosure except as provided in the exemption.
Section 877.19(3), F.S. -- Certain information on hate crimes which is reported to the
Florida Department of Law Enforcement pursuant to this statute is confidential and exempt.
Data required pursuant to this section shall be used only for research or statistical purposes and
shall not include any information that may reveal the identity of a crime victim.
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Section 893.0551(2), F.S. -- Certain identification and location information of a patient
or patient's agent, a health care practitioner, a dispenser, an employee of the practitioner who is
acting on behalf of and at the direction of the practitioner; a pharmacist, or a pharmacy, that is
contained in Department of Health records under the electronic prescription drug monitoring
program for monitoring the prescribing and dispensing of controlled substances is confidential
and exempt from disclosure.
Section 895.06(2), F.S. — A subpoena issued pursuant to this chapter is confidential for
120 days after the date of its issuance. The subpoenaed person or entity may not disclose the
existence of the subpoena to any person or entity other than his or her attorney during the 120 -
day period.
Section 895.06(7), F.S. — Information held by an investigative agency pursuant to an
investigation of a violation of s. 895.03 is confidential and exempt; however, the information may
be disclosed as provided in the subsection. Information made confidential and exempt under this
exemption is no longer confidential and exempt once all investigations to which the information
pertains are completed, as defined in the exemption, unless the information is otherwise protected
by law.
Section 896.102(2), F.S. -- Information and documents filed with the Department of
Revenue regarding certain currency transactions are confidential and exempt; however, the
information may be released as provided in the subsection.
Section 905.17(1), F.S. -- Stenographic records, notes and transcriptions made by a court
reporter during a grand jury session are confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and shall be
filed with the clerk who shall keep them in a sealed container not subject to public inspection.
Section 905.24, F.S. -- Grand jury proceedings are secret and a grand juror or interpreter
appointed pursuant to s. 90.6063(2) shall not disclose the nature or substance of the deliberations
or vote of the grand jury.
Section 905.26, F.S. -- Unless ordered by the court, a grand juror, reporter, stenographer,
interpreter, or officer of the court may not disclose the finding of an indictment against a person
not in custody or under recognizance, except by issuing or executing process on the indictment,
until the person has been arrested.
Section 905.27(1) and (2), F.S. -- A grand juror, state attorney, assistant state attorney,
reporter, stenographer, interpreter, or any other person appearing before the grand jury may not
disclose evidence received by it except when required by a court. It is unlawful for any person
knowingly to publish, disclose or cause to be published or disclosed any witness's testimony
before a grand jury unless such testimony is or has been disclosed in a court proceeding.
Section 905.28(1), F.S. -- A report or presentment of a grand jury relating to an individual
which is not accompanied by a true bill or indictment is confidential and exempt and shall not be
made public until the individual concerned has been furnished a copy and given 15 days to file a
motion to repress or expunge the report.
Section 905.395, F.S. -- Unless pursuant to court order, it is unlawful for any person
knowingly to publish, broadcast, disclose, divulge, or communicate or cause or permit such
publication or communication to any person outside the statewide grand jury room, any of the
proceedings or identity of persons referred to or being investigated by the statewide grand jury.
Section 914.27, F.S. -- Information held by a law enforcement agency, prosecutorial
agency, or the Victim and Witness Protection Review Committee which discloses the identity
or location of a victim or witness who has been identified or certified for protective or relocation
services is confidential and exempt from disclosure. Identity and location of immediate family
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members of such victims or witnesses are also protected as are relocation sites, techniques or
procedures utilized or developed as a result of the victim and witness protective services.
Section 916.1065(1), F.S. -- A forensic behavioral health evaluation filed with the court
pursuant to Ch. 916, is confidential and exempt.
Section 916.107(8), F.S. -- Except as provided in the subsection, a forensic client's clinical
record is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1).
Section 918.16(1), F.S. -- Except as provided in s. 918.16(2), in any civil or criminal trial,
if any person under 16 or any person with an intellectual disability as defined in cited statute is
testifying concerning any sex offense, the court shall clear the courtroom of all persons except
parties to the cause and their immediate families or guardians, attorneys and their secretaries,
officers of the court, jurors, newspaper reporters or broadcasters and court reporters, and at the
request of the victim, victim or witness advocates designated by the state attorney's office.
Section 918.16(2), F.S. -- If the victim of a sex offense is testifying concerning that offense
in any civil or criminal trial, the court shall clear the courtroom of all persons upon the request
of the victim, regardless of the victim's age or mental capacity, except that parties to the cause and
their immediate families or guardians, attorneys and their secretaries, officers of the court, jurors,
newspaper reporters or broadcasters and court reporters, and at the request of the victim, victim
or witness advocates designated by the state attorney may remain in the courtroom.
Section 925.055(2), F.S. -- The names of confidential informants that may be revealed to
auditors of law enforcement investigative funds are confidential and exempt.
Section 934.08(1)(b), F.S. -- A state or federal law enforcement official who receives
intelligence information as described in the paragraph is subject to any limitations on the
unauthorized disclosure of such information.
Section 934.09(8)(c), F.S. -- Applications made and orders granted authorizing
interception of wire, oral or electronic communications pursuant to cited statutes shall be sealed
by the judge and shall be disclosed only upon a showing of good cause before a judge.
Section 934.33(7), F.S. -- The record maintained by an investigative or law enforcement
agency which contains specified identifying information regarding the installation and use of a
pen register or trap and trace device must be provided under seal to the court.
Section 937.028(1), F.S. -- When fingerprints are taken for the purpose of identifying a
child, should that child become missing, the state agency, public or private organization, or other
person taking such fingerprints shall not release the fingerprints to any law enforcement agency
or other person for any purpose other than the identification of a missing child. Such records and
data are exempt from s. 119.07(1).
Section 943.03(2), F.S. -- Records related to a Florida Department of Law Enforcement
investigation requested by the Governor concerning official misconduct of public officials and
employees, are confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) until the investigation is completed or
is no longer "active" as defined in the subsection.
Section 943.031(9) (c) and (d), F.S. -- The Florida Violent Crime and Drug Control
Council may close portions of meetings during which the council will hear or discuss active
criminal investigative information or active criminal intelligence information and such portions
of meetings are exempt from open meetings requirements, provided that the conditions set forth
in the subsection are met. A tape recording of, and any minutes and notes generated during,
the closed portion of a meeting are confidential and exempt until the criminal investigative or
intelligence information ceases to be active.
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Section 943.0314, F.S. -- That portion of a meeting of the Domestic Security Oversight
Council at which the council will hear or discuss active criminal investigative information or
active criminal intelligence information is exempt from open meetings requirements provided
that the conditions set forth in the exemption are complied with. An audio or video recording of,
and any minutes and notes generated during, a closed meeting are exempt from public disclosure
requirements until such time as the criminal investigative information or criminal intelligence
information heard or discussed therein ceases to be active.
Section 943.0321(4), F.S. -- Information that is exempt from public disclosure under Ch.
119 when in the possession of the Florida Domestic Security and Counter -Terrorism Intelligence
Center retains its exemption from public disclosure after such information is revealed to a law
enforcement agency or prosecutor, except as otherwise provided by law. Exempt information
obtained by the center from a law enforcement agency or prosecutor retains its exemption from
public disclosure, except as otherwise provided by law.
Section 943.053(3), F.S. — Criminal history information relating to juvenile and compiled
by the Criminal Justice Information Program from intrastate sources is confidential and exempt
except as provided in the exemption.
Section 943.053(5), (8), (9), and (10), F.S. -- Sealed records received by a court for
the purpose of assisting judges in their case -related responsibilities, or by a private entity under
contract to operate a juvenile offender facility, county detention facility or state correctional
facility pursuant to cited laws remain confidential and exempt from disclosure.
Section 943.057, F.S. -- This section (providing for access to criminal justice information
in the Department of Law Enforcement for research or statistical purposes) does not require
release of confidential information or require the department to accommodate requests that
would disrupt ongoing operations beyond the extent required by s. 119.07.
Section 943.0583 (10) (a), F.S. -- A criminal history record of a human trafficking victim
that is ordered expunged under this section that is retained by the Florida Department of Law
Enforcement is confidential and exempt except that the record shall be made available to criminal
justice agencies for their respective criminal justice purposes; to any governmental agency that is
authorized by law to determine eligibility to purchase or possess a firearm or to carry a concealed
firearm for use in the course of such agency's official duties; or by court order.
Section 943.0583(11)(a), F.S. — Criminal intelligence information or criminal
investigative information that reveals or may reveal the identity of a person who is a victim
of human trafficking whose criminal history record has been ordered expunged or has been
expunged under s. 943.0583 is confidential and exempt. Disclosure is authorized under specified
circumstances.
Section 943.0585(4), F.S. -- A criminal history record ordered expunged that is retained
by the Department of Law Enforcement pursuant to this section is confidential and exempt and
is not available to any person or entity except upon court order.
Section 943.0585(4)(c), F.S. -- Information relating to the existence of an expunged
criminal history record which is provided in accordance with paragraph (a), is confidential and
exempt, except that the Florida Department of Law Enforcement shall disclose the existence
of an expunged record to the agencies set forth in the paragraph for their respective licensing
and employment purposes and to criminal justice agencies for their respective criminal justice
purposes. It is unlawful for any employee of an entity identified in the paragraph to disclose
such information except to the person to whom the record relates or to persons having direct
responsibility for employment or licensure decisions.
Section 943.059(4), F.S. -- A criminal history record of a minor or an adult which is
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ordered sealed by a court pursuant to this section is confidential and exempt and available only
to the person and entities identified in the subsection.
Section 943.059(4)(c), F.S. -- Information relating to the existence of such record that
is provided in accordance with paragraph (a) is confidential and exempt, except that the Florida
Department of Law Enforcement shall disclose a sealed record to the agencies set forth in
the paragraph for their respective licensing and employment purposes. It is unlawful for any
employee of an entity identified in the paragraph to disclose such information except to the
person to whom the record relates or to persons having direct responsibility for employment or
licensure decisions.
Section 943.082(6), F.S. -- The identity of the reporting party received through the
mobile suspicious activity reporting tool and held by the Department of Law Enforcement, law
enforcement agencies, or school officials is confidential and exempt. Any other information
received through the tool and held by such agencies is exempt.
Section 943.1395(6)(b), F.S. -- The report of misconduct and all records or information
provided to or developed by the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission during
the course of an investigation conducted by the commission are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and,
except as otherwise provided by law, such information shall be subject to public disclosure only
after a determination as to probable cause has been made or until the investigation becomes
inactive. However, the officer being investigated or the officer's attorney may review records as
authorized in the exemption.
Section 943.173(3), F.S. -- Examinations, assessments, and instruments and examination
results, other than test scores on officer certification examinations, including developmental
materials and workpapers, administered pursuant to s. 943.13(9) or (10) and s. 943.17 are
exempt from s. 119.07(1).
Section 943.325(14), F.S. -- The results of a DNA analysis and the comparison of analytic
results submitted to the Department of Law Enforcement under this section shall be released only
to criminal justice agencies as defined in s. 943.045(10), at the request of the agency. Otherwise,
such information is confidential and exempt.
Section 943.687(8), F.S. — Any portion of a meeting of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas
High School Public Safety Commission at which exempt or confidential information is discussed
is exempt from open meetings requirements.
Section 944.606(3) (d), F.S. -- Sexual offender information received from the Department
of Corrections by the Department of Law Enforcement, the sheriff, or the chief of police shall be
provided to a person who requests it and such information may be released to the public in any
manner deemed appropriate, unless the information so received is confidential or exempt from
disclosure.
Section 945.10, F.S. -- Records of the Department of Corrections relating to inmates,
as set forth in the exemption, are confidential and exempt and may not be released except as
provided in the exemption.
Section 945.602 (7) (b), F.S. -- Neither the provisions of this section nor those of Ch. 119
or s. 154.207(7) shall apply to any health care provider under contract with the Department of
Corrections except to the extent such provisions would apply to any similar entity not under
contract with the department.
Section 945.6032(3), F.S. -- The findings and recommendations of a medical review
committee created by the Correctional Medical Authority or the Department of Corrections
pursuant to s. 766.101 are confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and any proceedings of the
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committee are exempt from s. 286.011.
Section 946.517, F.S. -- Proprietary confidential business information, as defined in the
statute, of the corporation created to operate correctional work programs is confidential and
exempt.
Section 951.27(2), F.S. -- Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, serologic blood
test results for infectious disease which are obtained pursuant to s. 951.27(1) on inmates in
county and municipal detention facilities are confidential and exempt.
Section 960.001(1)(g)2., F.S. -- Any person who views a presentence investigation report
pursuant to this paragraph must maintain the confidentiality of the report and may not disclose
its contents to any person except statements made to the state attorney or the court.
Section 960.001(8), F.S. -- Information gained by a crime victim pursuant to this chapter
(providing guidelines for fair treatment of victims in the criminal and juvenile justice systems),
regarding any case handled in juvenile court, must not be revealed to any outside party, except as
is reasonably necessary in pursuit of legal remedies.
Section 960.003(3), F.S. -- Results of human immunodeficiency virus and hepatitis tests
performed pursuant to this section on persons charged with or alleged by delinquency petition
with certain offenses are confidential and exempt and may not be disclosed to any person other
than the individuals and entities identified in the subsection.
Section 960.15, F.S. -- Any record or report obtained by the Department of Legal Affairs
or a hearing officer, pursuant to a claim for crime victim compensation, that is confidential or
exempt from s. 119.07(1) shall retain that status and shall not be subject to public disclosure.
Section 960.28(4), F.S. -- Information received or maintained by the Department of
Legal Affairs identifying an alleged victim who seeks payment of medical expenses under this
section is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1).
Section 984.06(3) and (4), F.S. -- All information obtained pursuant to Ch. 984 (families
in need of services and children in need of services) in the discharge of official duty by the officials
specified in the subsection shall not be disclosed to anyone other than persons and agencies
entitled under the chapter to receive this information or upon court order. Court records
required by Ch. 984 are not open to public inspection.
Section 985.036, F.S. -- Nothing in this chapter prohibits the victim of the offense or a
minor victim's parent or guardian from the right to be informed of, and to be present during,
all crucial stages of the proceedings involving the juvenile offender. However, such person may
not reveal to any outside party any confidential information obtained under this subsection
regarding the case, except as is reasonably necessary to pursue legal remedies. A law enforcement
agency may release a copy of the juvenile offense report to the victim of the offense; however,
information gained by the victim under this chapter, including the next of kin of a homicide
victim, regarding any case handled in juvenile court must not be revealed to any outside party,
except as is reasonably necessary in pursuit of legal remedies.
Section 985.04(1) F.S. -- Except as otherwise provided in this section, all information
obtained under this chapter (relating to juvenile justice) in the discharge of official duty by any
of the entities set forth in the subsection is confidential and exempt and may be disclosed only to
the entities specified in the subsection or upon court order. Agencies entering into an agreement
to share information about juvenile offenders as authorized by this subsection must comply with
s. 943.0525 and must maintain the confidentiality of information otherwise exempt from s.
119.070), as provided by law.
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Section 985.04(6), F.S. -- Records maintained by the Department of Juvenile Justice
pertaining to a child found to have committed a delinquent act which, if committed by an adult,
would be a crime specified in cited statutes may not be destroyed for a period of 25 years after
the youth's final referral to the department, except in cases of the child's death. However, such
record shall be sealed by the court and may be released only to meet screening requirements for
personnel in s. 402.3055 and the other mentioned statutes or department rules although sexual
offender and predator registration information is a public record.
Section 985.04(7) (a), F.S. -- Records in the custody of the Department of Juvenile justice
regarding children are not open to public inspection and may be inspected only upon order of the
Secretary of the department or the secretary's authorized agent as provided therein.
Section 985.045(2), F.S. -- The clerk of court shall keep all official records required by
this section (delinquency) separate from other records of the circuit court, except those records
pertaining to motor vehicle violations, which shall be forwarded to the Department of Highway
Safety and Motor Vehicles. Except as provided in ss. 943.053 and 985.04(6)(b) and (7), official
records required by this chapter are not open to inspection by the public, but may be inspected
only by persons and entities specified in the subsection or deemed by the court to have a proper
interest therein. The court may permit authorized representatives of recognized organizations
compiling statistics for proper purposes to inspect, and make abstracts from, official records
under whatever conditions upon the use and disposition of such records the court may deem
proper and may punish by contempt proceedings any violation of those conditions.
Section 985.047(2) (a), F.S. -- Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary,
confidentiality of records information does not apply to juveniles who have been arrested for an
offense that would be a crime if committed by an adult, regarding the sharing of information
on such juveniles with the law enforcement agency or county as well as other specified agencies
and individuals. Neither these records provided to the law enforcement agency or county nor
the records developed from these records for serious habitual juvenile offenders nor the records
provided or developed from records provided to the law enforcement agency or county on
juveniles at risk of becoming serious habitual juveniles offenders shall be available for public
disclosure under s. 119.07.
Section 985.11, F.S. -- Except as provided in cited statutes, fingerprints and photographs
of juveniles are not available for public disclosure and inspection under s. 119.07(1),except as
provided in ss. 943.053 and 985.04(2), but are available to specified entities or to any other
person authorized by the court to have access to such records. The records may, in the discretion
of the court, be open to inspection by anyone upon a showing of cause.
Section 985.534(4) and (5), F.S. -- The original order of the appellate court in a case
affecting a party to a case involving a child under this chapter (delinquency) and all papers filed
in the case on appeal shall remain in the office of the clerk of the court, sealed and not open to
inspection except by order of the appellate court. The case on appeal shall be docketed, and any
papers filed in the appellate court shall be entitled with the initials but not the name of the child.
Section 1001.24(4), F.S. -- The identity of donors to a Department of Education
direct -support organization, and all information identifying donors and prospective donors,
is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and that anonymity shall be maintained in the
auditor's report. All records of the organization other than the auditor's report, management
letter, and any supplemental data requested by the Auditor General and the Office of Program
Policy Analysis and Government Accountability shall be confidential and exempt.
Section 1001.453(4), F.S. -- The identity of donors and all information identifying donors
and prospective donors are confidential and exempt from s. 119.070) and that anonymity shall
be maintained in the auditor's report of a district school board direct -support organization.
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Section 1002.221, F.S. -- Education records, as defined in the Family Educational Rights
and Privacy Act (FERPA), 20 U.S.C. s. 12328, and the federal regulations, are confidential and
exempt. An agency or institution, as defined in s. 1002.22, may not release a student's education
records without the written consent of the student or parent except as provided in the exemption
and as permitted by FERPA.
Section 1002.225, F.S. -- All public postsecondary educational institutions shall comply
with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, 20 U.S.C. s. 12328, with respect to the
education records of students.
Section 1002.36(7)(d), F.S. -- The criminal records, private investigator findings, and
information from reference checks obtained by the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind for
determining the moral character of employees of the school are confidential and exempt from
disclosure.
Section 1002.395(6)(8), F.S. -- Information and documentation provided to the
Department of Education and the Auditor General relating to the identity of a taxpayer that
provides an eligible contribution under this section (Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program)
shall remain confidential at all times in accordance with s. 213.053.
Section 1002.72, F.S. -- Except as provided in the exemption, the records of children
enrolled in the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program are confidential.
Section 1002.97, F.S.-- Except as provided in the exemption, individual records of
children enrolled in school readiness programs, held by an early learning coalition or the Office
of Early Learning of the Department of Education are confidential and exempt.
Section 1003.25(1), F.S. -- The cumulative record of a public school pupil that is required
by this section is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and is open to inspection only as
provided in Ch. 1002.
Section 1003.53(6), F.S. -- School districts and other agencies receiving information
contained in student records and juvenile justice records shall use such information only for
official purposes connected with the certification of students for admission to and for the
administration of the dropout prevention and academic intervention program, and such agencies
shall maintain the confidentiality of such information unless otherwise provided by law or rule.
Such information is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1).
Section 1003.57(1)(c), F.S. -- Hearings on exceptional student identification, evaluation,
and eligibility determination, or lack thereof, are exempt from s. 286.011, except to the extent
that the State Board of Education adopts rules establishing other procedures, and any records
created as a result of such hearings are confidential and exempt.
Section 1004.055, F.S. — Certain records held by a state university or Florida College
System institution which identify detection, investigation, or response practices for suspected or
confirmed security incidents are confidential and exempt. Those portions of a public meeting
which would reveal such data and information are exempt from s. 286.011, F.S.
Section 1004.0962(2) and (5), F.S. — A campus emergency response, as defined
in the exemption, held by a public postsecondary institution or specified agencies is exempt
from disclosure requirements. That portion of a public meeting which would reveal a campus
emergency response is exempt from s. 286.011, F.S.
Section 1004.22(2), F.S. -- Materials relating to methods of manufacture or production,
potential or actual trade secrets, potentially patentable material, business transactions, or
proprietary information received, generated, ascertained or discovered during the course of
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research conducted within state universities are confidential and exempt from s. 119.07 (1), except
that a division of sponsored research shall make available, upon request, title and description of
a research project, name of the researcher, and amount and source of funding for the project.
Section 1004.24(4), F.S. — The claims files of a self-insurance program adopted by the
Board of Governors, or the board's designee, pursuant to this section are confidential and exempt
from s. 119.070), and are only for the use of the program in fulfilling its duties.
Section 1004.28(5), F.S. — Other than the auditor's report, management letter, any records
related to the expenditure of state funds, and any financial records related to the expenditure of
private funds for travel, all records of a university direct -support organization and any supplemental
data requested by the Board of Governors, the university board of trustees, the Auditor General,
and the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability shall be confidential
and exempt from s. 119.07(1). The identity of donors who desire to remain anonymous shall
be protected, and that anonymity shall be maintained in the auditor's report. Any portion of a
meeting of the board of directors of the organization, or of the executive committee or other
committees of such board, at which any proposal seeking research funding from the organization
or a plan or program for either initiating or supporting research is discussed is exempt from s.
286.011, F.S.
Section 1004.30, F.S. — Certain records of university health services support organizations
are made confidential; however, some records become public records at a specified time in the
future. Any portion of a governing board or peer review panel or committee meeting during
which a confidential and exempt contract, document, record, marketing plan, or trade secret is
discussed is exempt from s. 286.011, as well as any records generated during the closed portion of
a governing board or peer review panel or committee meeting which contain information relating
to contracts, documents, records, marketing plans, or trade secrets which are made confidential
and exempt by this section. A person may petition a court for release of certain documents upon
a finding of compelling public interest for release. The organization may petition a court for
continued confidentiality upon a showing of good cause.
Section 1004.43(8), F.S. — Proprietary confidential business information, as defined in the
subsection, of the not-for-profit corporation organized pursuant to this section for the purpose
of operating the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, and the corporation's
subsidiaries, is confidential and exempt from disclosure, except that the Auditor General, Office
of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability, and the Board of Governors must be
given access and must maintain the confidentiality of the information so received.
Section 1004.43(9), F.S. — Meetings of the governing body of the not-for-profit
corporation operating the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, or its subsidiaries
are exempt from open meeting requirements except that meetings at which expenditures of
dollars appropriated to the corporation by the state are discussed must remain open to the public.
Section 1004.4472, F.S. — Specified materials held by the Florida Institute for Human
and Machine Cognition, Inc., or its subsidiary, including certain donor information, as well as
trade secrets, patentable material, proprietary information received or generated from research,
and exempt information received from other states or the federal government, are confidential
and exempt from disclosure requirements. Portions of meetings where confidential information
is discussed are exempt from open meetings requirements.
Section 1004.45 (2) (h), F.S. — Information that, if released, would identify donors
who desire to remain anonymous, is confidential and exempt. Information which, if released,
would identify prospective donors to the museum is confidential and exempt unless the direct -
support organization has obtained the name from another source. Identities of such donors and
prospective donors shall not be revealed in the auditor's report.
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Section 1004.55(6), F.S. -- Records that relate to the client of a regional autism center are
confidential and exempt from public disclosure. Personal identifying information of a donor or
prospective donor who desires to remain anonymous is also confidential.
Section 1004.70(6), F.S. -- Records of a Florida College System institution direct -support
organization other than the auditor's report, any information necessary for the auditor's report,
any information related to the expenditure of funds, and any supplemental data requested by the
board of trustees, the Auditor General, and the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government
Accountability are confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1). The identity of donors who desire
to remain anonymous shall be protected, and that anonymity shall be maintained in the auditor's
report.
Section 1004.71(6), F.S. -- The identity of a donor or prospective donor to a statewide
Florida College System direct -support organization who desires to remain anonymous, and all
information identifying such donor or prospective donor are confidential and exempt from
disclosure. Such anonymity shall be maintained in the auditor's report.
Section 1004.78(2), F.S. -- Materials relating to methods of manufacture or production,
potential or actual trade secrets, potentially patentable material, business transactions, or
proprietary information received, generated, ascertained or discovered during the course of
activities conducted within a Florida College System institution are confidential and exempt
from s. 119.07(1) provided that an institution shall make available, upon request, the title and
description of a project, the name of the investigator and the amount and source of the funding
provided for the project.
Section 1005.36(3), F.S. -- Confidentiality of student records of closed nonpublic
postsecondary institutions which are furnished to the Commission for Independent Education
in accordance with this section shall be maintained, to the extent required by law.
Section 1005-38(6), F.S. -- Investigatory records held by the Commission for Independent
Education are exempt from public disclosure requirements for a period not to exceed 10 days
after the panel makes a determination regarding probable cause. Those portions of meetings of
the probable cause panel at which exempt records are discussed are exempt from open meetings
requirements but must be recorded. The recording of a closed portion of a meeting and the
minutes and findings of such meeting are exempt from disclosure for a period not to exceed 10
days after the panel makes a determination regarding probable cause.
Section 1006.07(1)(a), F.S. -- Student expulsion hearings are exempt from s. 286.011.
However, the student's parent must be given notice of the Sunshine Law and may elect to have
the hearing held in compliance with that section.
Section 1006.12(4), F.S. — Any information held by listed agencies that would identify
whether an individual has been appointed as a safe -school officer is exempt.
Section 1006.52(1), F.S. -- Each public postsecondary educational institution may
prescribe the content and custody of records which the university may maintain on its students.
A student's education records, as defined in the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, 20
U.S.C. s. 12328, and the federal regulations, and applicant records as defined by this section are
confidential and exempt.
Section 1008.23, F.S. -- All examination and assessment instruments, including
developmental materials and workpapers directly related thereto, which are prepared, prescribed
or administered pursuant to cited statutes, shall be confidential and exempt.
Section 1008.24(4) (b), F.S. -- The identity of a school or postsecondary educational
institution, personal identifying information of any personnel of any school district or
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postsecondary educational institution, or any specific allegations of misconduct obtained or
reported pursuant to an investigation conducted by the Department of Education of a testing
impropriety are confidential and exempt until the conclusion of the investigation or until such
time as the investigation ceases to be active.
Section 1008.39(3), F.S. -- The Florida Education and Training Placement Information
Program must not make public any information that could identify an individual or the
individual's employer.
Section 1008.41 (1) (b), F.S. -- Uniform management information systems for workforce
education coordinated by the Commissioner of Education pursuant to this section must provide
for compliance with state and federal confidentiality requirements except that the department
shall have access to certain reemployment assistance wage reports to collect and report placement
data about former students. Such placement reports must not disclose the individual identities
of former students.
Section 1009.98(6), F.S. -- Information that identifies the purchasers or beneficiaries of a
prepaid college plan and their advance payment account activities is exempt from s. 119.07(1).
Information which is authorized to be released to postsecondary institutions shall be maintained
as exempt from s. 119.07(1).
Section 1009.981(6), F.S. -- Information that identifies the benefactors or the designated
beneficiary of any account initiated pursuant to the Florida College Savings Program is
confidential and exempt from public disclosure requirements. However, the board is authorized
to release such information to a community college, college, or university in which a designated
beneficiary may enroll or is enrolled. The receiving institution shall maintain the confidentiality
of such information.
Section 1009.983(4), F.S. -- The identity of donors who desire to remain anonymous
shall be confidential and exempt from disclosure, and such anonymity shall be maintained in
the auditor's report of the direct -support organization of the Florida Prepaid College Program.
Information received by the direct -support organization that is otherwise confidential or exempt
shall retain such status and any sensitive, personal information regarding contract beneficiaries,
including their identities, is exempt from disclosure.
Section 1009.987, F.S. — The personal financial and health information of a consumer
(defined as a party to a participation agreement) held by the Florida Prepaid College Board,
Florida ABLE Inc., or the Florida ABLE program relating to an ABLE account or participation
agreement or any information that would identify a consumer is confidential and exempt.
Disclosure is authorized in specified circumstances.
Section 1012.31(3), F.S. -- Public school system employee personnel files are subject to
the provisions of s. 119.07(1) except that any complaint and material relating to the investigation
of a complaint against an employee is confidential and exempt until the conclusion of the
preliminary investigation or until the preliminary investigation ceases to be active; employee
evaluations are confidential until the end of the school year immediately following the school
year during which the evaluation was made, but no evaluations made prior to July 1, 1983, shall
be made public; payroll deduction records of the employee and medical records are confidential
and exempt. However, an employee's personnel file shall be open at all times to the officials
designated in the subsection.
Section 1012.56(9) (e), F.S. -- For any examination developed by this state, the Department
of Education and the State Board of Education shall maintain confidentiality of the examination,
developmental materials, and workpapers, which are exempt from s. 119.07(1).
Section 1012.56(9)(g), F.S. -- Examination instruments, including developmental
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materials and workpapers directly related thereto, which are prepared, prescribed, or administered
pursuant to this section (educator certification) are confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1)
and from s. 1001.52. Provisions governing access to, maintenance of, and destruction of such
instruments and related materials shall be prescribed by rules of the State Board of Education.
Section 1012.796(4), F.S. -- The complaint against a teacher or administrator and all
information obtained pursuant to the investigation by the Department of Education shall be
confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) until the conclusion of the preliminary investigation,
until such time as the preliminary investigation ceases to be active, or until such time as otherwise
provided by s. 1012.798(6). However, the complaint and all material assembled during the
investigation may be inspected and copied by the certificate holder or the certificate holder's
designee, after the investigation is concluded, but prior to the determination of probable cause.
Section 1012.798(9), F.S. -- Information obtained by the recovery network program
(established within the Department of Education to assist impaired educators) from a treatment
provider which relates to a person's impairment and participation in the program is confidential
and exempt from disclosure.
Section 1012.798(11), F.S. -- Medical records released pursuant to paragraph (8)(e) of
this section relating to the impaired educators recovery network program may be disclosed only
to the entities specified only as required for purposes of this section, or as otherwise authorized by
law. The medical records are confidential and exempt from disclosure.
Section 1012.81, F.S. -- Rules of the State Board of Education shall prescribe the content
and custody of limited -access records maintained by a Florida College System institution on its
employees. Such limited -access records may include only the records described in the section.
Limited access records are confidential and exempt and may not be released except as authorized
in the section.
Section 1012.91, F.S. -- Each university board of trustees shall adopt rules prescribing the
content and custody of limited -access records maintained on its employees. Such limited -access
records are limited to the records described in the section. Limited access records are confidential
and exempt and may not be released except as authorized in the section.
Section 1013.14(1)(a), F.S. -- In any case where a board, pursuant to the provisions
of Ch. 1013, seeks to purchase real property for educational purposes, all appraisals, offers, or
counteroffers are exempt from s. 119.07(1) until an option contract is executed or, if no option
contract is executed, until 30 days before a contract or agreement for purchase is considered for
approval by the board. If a contract or agreement for purchase is not submitted to the board for
approval, then the exemption from s. 119.07(1) expires 30 days after the negotiations end.
E. SECTION 11.0431, FLORIDA STATUTES - LEGISLATIVE RECORDS;
EXEMPTIONS FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE.
11.0431 Legislative records; intent of legislation; exemption from public disclosure. --
(1) It is the policy of the Legislature that every person has the right to inspect and copy records
of the Senate and the House of Representatives received in connection with the official
business of the Legislature as provided for by the constitution of this state. To that end,
public records shall be open to personal inspection and copying at reasonable times except
when specific public necessity justifies that public records be exempt from such inspection
and copying.
(2) The following public records are exempt from inspection and copying:
(a) Records, or information contained therein, held by the legislative branch of government
which, if held by an agency as defined in s. 119.011, or any other unit of government,
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