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FLORIDA - AN OPEN RECORD STATE
FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 119
CREATED FLORIDA’S PUBLIC RECORD ACT
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WHAT AGENCIES ARE SUBJECT TO FLORIDA’S PUBLIC RECORD ACT?
• ALL UNITS OF GOVERNMENT
• ANY PUBLIC OR PRIVATE ENTITY ACTING ON BEHALF OF ANY PUBLIC AGENCY
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WHAT MATERIALS ARE PUBLIC RECORDS?
• ALL MATERIALS MADE OR RECEIVED BY AN AGENCY IN CONNECTION WITH OFFICIAL BUSINESS USED TO PERPETUATE, COMMUNICATE OR FORMALIZE KNOWLEDGE.
• THE ONLY EXCEPTIONS MUST BE DEFINED BY STATUTE.
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WHAT ARE SOME OF THE LIMITATIONS ON DISCLOSURE?
• ACTIVE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS• INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION• PERSONAL INFORMATION ABOUT:
– LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS– STATEWIDE PROSECUTORS– STATE ATTORNEYS– CORRECTIONAL OR PROBATION
PERSONNEL
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FLORIDA’S CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS ARE AVAILABLE FOR
NON-CRIMINAL JUSTICE PURPOSES• FINGERPRINT BASED RECORD CHECKS
• STATE AND NATIONAL LICENSING AND EMPLOYMENT RECORD CHECKS
– INSTRUCTIONAL AND NON-INSTRUCTIONAL SCHOOL PERSONNEL
– CONCEALED WEAPON PERMIT HOLDERS
– CHILD CARE WORKERS
– PHYSICIANS
– OTHERS
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STATE LEVEL RECORD CHECKS - PRIMARILY NAME BASED CHECKS
• REQUIRED BY STATE STATUTE– SUMMER CAMP EMPLOYEES– NURSING HOME EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE LIVED IN
FLORIDA OVER 5 YEARS• REQUESTS FROM PRIVATE COMPANIES OR INDIVIDUALS
PURSUANT TO FLORIDA’S PUBLIC RECORD LAW– PRE-EMPLOYMENT CHECKS– CHECKING BABY SITTERS, NEIGHBORS, ETC.
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MECHANISMS FOR ACCESSING FLORIDA
CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS
• METHODS FOR SUBMISSION– STANDARD FBI CIVIL FINGERPRINTS– CORRESPONDENCE– MODEM– INTERNET - PILOT PROJECT
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MECHANISMS FOR ACCESSING FLORIDA
CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS
• METHODS FOR RETURNING RESULTS– PRINTED RESULTS– MODEM INTERFACE– INTERNET - PILOT PROJECT
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APPEALS REGARDING THE IDENTIFICATION OF RECORDS
• ALL RECORD REQUESTS THAT ARE NOT FINGERPRINT BASED INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING CAVEAT:– “IF YOU DID NOT SUBMIT FINGERPRINTS, THIS
RECORD IS PROVIDED AS A RESULT OF A NAME INQUIRY ONLY. POSITIVE IDENTIFICATION CAN ONLY BE VERIFIED BY SUBMISSION OF A FINGERPRINT CARD AND COMPARISON BY FDLE.”
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APPEALS REGARDING THE IDENTIFICATION OF
RECORDS
• CUSTOMERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT FINGERPRINT CARDS.
• FINGERPRINT COMPARISON PROCESSED AT NO ADDITIONAL FEE.
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APPEALS REGARDING THE IDENTIFICATION OF
RECORDS
• PERSONAL REVIEWS ARE PROVIDED AT NO COST.
• ONLY ABOUT 0.1% OF THE RECORD CHECKS PROCESSED REQUESTED ADDITIONAL FINGERPRINT COMPARISONS.
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FDLE INTERNET SEXUAL PREDATOR AND OFFENDER
DATA
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COMING SOON HOT FILES ON THE INTERNET
• STOLEN PROPERTY
• WANTED PERSONS
• MISSING PERSONS
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CONTACT INFORMATION
IRIS MORGAN
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT
(850)410-8193