HB 397 — Public Records/Crime Stoppers Organizations

F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S HBCS/HB 397 2025 A bill to be entitled An act relating to public records;

providing an exemption from public records requirements for specified personal identifying and location information of employeescurrent of crime stoppers organizations and theformer employees, board membersmembers, and volunteers of such crime stoppers organizations;

hb397-00hb397-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S HBCS/HB 397 2025 property information that may reveal the home address.

hb397-00hb397-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S HBCS/HB 397 2025 b.

hb397-00hb397-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S HBCS/HB 397 2025 compliance with s.

hb397-00hb397-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S HBCS/HB 397 2025 photographs, dates of birth, and places of employment of the spouses and children of current or former state attorneys, assistant state attorneys, statewide prosecutors, or assistant statewide prosecutors;

hb397-00hb397-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S HBCS/HB 397 2025 and photographs of current or former human resource, labor relations, or employee relations directors, assistant directors, managers, or assistant managers of any local government agency or water management district whose duties include hiring and firing employees, labor contract negotiation, administration, or other personnel-related duties;

hb397-00hb397-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S HBCS/HB 397 2025 by the children of such persons are exempt from s.

hb397-00hb397-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S HBCS/HB 397 2025 former public defenders, assistant public defenders, criminal conflict and civil regional counsel, and assistant criminal conflict and civil regional counsel;

hb397-00hb397-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S HBCS/HB 397 2025 o.

hb397-00hb397-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S HBCS/HB 397 2025 q.

hb397-00hb397-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S HBCS/HB 397 2025 treatment facility;

hb397-00hb397-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S HBCS/HB 397 2025 119.07(1) and s.

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hb397-00hb397-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S HBCS/HB 397 2025 employment of the spouses and children of such current or former commissioners;

(z)z. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, Page 14 of 19 CODING:

The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, Page 14 of 19 CODING:

hb397-00hb397-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S HBCS/HB 397 2025 and photographs of current and former employees of crime stoppers organizations as defined in s.

16.557(1), and thecurrent and former board members and volunteers of such crime stoppers organizations;

the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of the spouses and children of thecurrent and former employees, board members, and volunteers of such crime stoppers organizations;

and the names and locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the children of thecurrent and former employees, board members, and volunteers of such crime stoppers organizations are exempt from s.

The request must state under oath the statutory basis for the individual's exemption request and confirm the individual's status as a party eligible for exempt status.Page 15 of 19 CODING:

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hb397-00hb397-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S HBCS/HB 397 2025 4.a.status.

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may submit a written request for the release of his or her exempt information to the custodialPage agency.16 of 19 CODING:

The written request must be notarized and must Page 16 of 19 CODING:

hb397-00hb397-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S HBCS/HB 397 2025 specifycustodial theagency. information to be released and the party authorized to receive the information.

The written request must be notarized and must specify the information to be released and the party authorized to receive the information.

The written request to release the removed information must be notarized, must confirm that a protected party's request for release is pursuant to a conveyance of his or her dwelling location, and must specify the Page 17 of 19 CODING:

hb397-00hb397-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S HBCS/HB 397 2025 conveyance of his or her dwelling location, and must specify the Official Records book and page, instrument number, or clerk's file number for each document containing the information to be released.

The Legislature finds that it is a public necessity that the home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and photographs of current and former employees of crime stoppers organizations as defined in s.

16.557(1), Florida Statutes, and thecurrent and former board members and volunteers of such crime stoppers organizations;

the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of the spouses and children of such Page 18 of 19 CODING:

hb397-00hb397-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S HBCS/HB 397 2025 telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of the spouses and children of such employees, board members, and volunteers;

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