Florida Statute 14.28 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

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Title IV
EXECUTIVE BRANCH

Chapter 14
GOVERNOR

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F.S. 14.28

14.28 Executive clemency.—All records developed or received by any state entity pursuant to a Board of Executive Clemency investigation shall be confidential and exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. However, such records may be released upon the approval of the Governor.

History.—s. 6, ch. 93-405; s. 1, ch. 95-356; s. 2, ch. 96-406.

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Cases Citing Statute 14.28

Total Results: 9

Metropolitan Dade Cty. v. Kelly

348 So. 2d 49, 1977 Fla. App. LEXIS 16284

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 30, 1977 | Docket: 1760283

Cited 9 times | Published

Federal Courts, § 76; 3 Moore, Federal Practice, § 14.28(2), Odette v. Shearson, Hammill and Co., 394 F

Roberts v. Butterworth

668 So. 2d 580, 1996 WL 72570

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Feb 21, 1996 | Docket: 1290226

Cited 8 times | Published

Roberts' clemency proceedings were exempt under section 14.28, Florida Statutes (1993).[3] In a separate order

King v. State

840 So. 2d 1047, 2003 WL 403065

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Feb 24, 2003 | Docket: 401212

Cited 5 times | Published

ruling that such records were exempt under section 14.28, Florida Statutes (2002). We affirm the circuit

Juan Carlos Chavez v. State of Florida

132 So. 3d 826, 39 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 73, 2014 WL 346026, 2014 Fla. LEXIS 436

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jan 31, 2014 | Docket: 401473

Cited 1 times | Published

Clemency — Finally, Chavez relies upon section 14.28, Florida Statutes, to contend that he is entitled

Edward J. Zakrzewski, II v. State of Florida

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jul 22, 2025 | Docket: 70881048

Published

and exempt from public records requests under section 14.28, Florida Statutes, and the Florida Rules of

Thomas Lee Gudinas v. State of Florida

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jun 17, 2025 | Docket: 70562418

Published

exempt from public records requests under section 14.28, Florida Statutes (2024)[,] and the Florida

Scott v. Butterworth

734 So. 2d 391, 24 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 195, 1999 Fla. LEXIS 665, 24 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 195

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Apr 29, 1999 | Docket: 64788567

Published

These documents were exempt from disclosure under § 14.28, Florida Statutes (1995), and Rule 16 of the Clemency

Flagship National Bank of Miami v. Commercial Bank & Trust Co.

428 So. 2d 361, 1983 Fla. App. LEXIS 18926

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 22, 1983 | Docket: 64595755

Published

(Fla. 3d DCA 1972); 3 J. Moore Federal Practice § 14.28(2) (1982); H. Trawick, Florida Practice and Procedure

Mosby & Russell Engineering Associates, Inc. v. Hudson Co.

299 So. 2d 53

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 30, 1974 | Docket: 64540688

Published

Section 1445 (1971); 3 Moore, Federal Practice, Section 14.28(2), (2nd ed. 1974). Affirmed. OWEN, C. J., and