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Fla. Stat. § 14.28 (2025)
Executive clemency.
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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.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11
cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1974–2026 · leading case: Juan Carlos Chavez v. State of Florida, 132 So. 3d 826 (Fla. 2014).
Juan Carlos Chavez v. State of Florida, 132 So. 3d 826 (Fla. 2014). “” § 14.28, Fla. Stat. (2013) (emphasis supplied).”
Roberts v. Butterworth, 668 So. 2d 580 (Fla. 1996). “1993); § 14.28, Fla.Stat. (1993). "[A]ll records and documents generated and gathered in the clemency process .”
Campus Commc'ns, Inc. v. Earnhardt, 821 So. 2d 388 (Fla. 5th DCA 2002). “, §§ 14.28, 39.202(5), 119.07(3), 240.2996(6), 288.”
King v. State, 840 So. 2d 1047 (Fla. 2003). “The third and last claim raised in King's appeal is that the circuit court erred in not granting King's request for records from the Office of the Governor by *1050 ruling that such records were exempt under section 14.28, Florida Statutes (2002). We affirm the circuit court's…”
Metro. Dade Cty. v. Kelly, 348 So. 2d 49 (Fla. 1st DCA 1977). “Given the facts that venue in Duval County is proper as to the principal action *50 and appellant Dade County is merely a third-party defendant in a proceeding ancillary to the principal action, appellees assert that the governmental venue privilege should not apply.”
Scott v. Butterworth, 734 So. 2d 391 (Fla. 1999). “These documents were exempt from disclosure under § 14.28, Florida Statutes (1995), and Rule 16 of the Clemency Board.”
Thomas Lee Gudinas v. State of Florida (Fla. 2025). “See § 14.28, Fla. Stat. (2024) (“[S]uch records may be released upon the approval of the Governor.”
Flagship Nat'l Bank of Miami v. Com. Bank & Trust Co., 428 So. 2d 361 (Fla. 3d DCA 1983). “Moore Federal Practice § 14.28(2) (1982); H. Trawick, Florida Practice and Procedure, *363 §§ 5-13,13-3 (1982); contra.”
Ronald Palmer Heath v. State of Florida & Ronald Palmer Heath v. Sec'y, Dep't of Corr. (Fla. 2026). “”); § 14.28, Fla. Stat. (2025) (“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.”
Mosby & Russell Eng'g Assocs., Inc. v. Hudson Co., 299 So. 2d 53 (Fla. 4th DCA 1974). “173 ; 6 Wright and Miller, Federal Practice and Procedure, Section 1445 (1971); 3 Moore, Federal Practice, Section 14.28(2), (2nd ed. 1974). Affirmed.”
Edward J. Zakrzewski, II v. State of Florida (Fla. 2025). “And clearly, records relating to the clemency process are confidential and exempt from public records requests under section 14.28, Florida Statutes, and the Florida Rules of Executive Clemency.”
— 14.28(2) — 3 cases
Metro. Dade Cty. v. Kelly, 348 So. 2d 49 (Fla. 1st DCA 1977). “Given the facts that venue in Duval County is proper as to the principal action *50 and appellant Dade County is merely a third-party defendant in a proceeding ancillary to the principal action, appellees assert that the governmental venue privilege should not apply.”
Flagship Nat'l Bank of Miami v. Com. Bank & Trust Co., 428 So. 2d 361 (Fla. 3d DCA 1983). “Moore Federal Practice § 14.28(2) (1982); H. Trawick, Florida Practice and Procedure, *363 §§ 5-13,13-3 (1982); contra.”
Mosby & Russell Eng'g Assocs., Inc. v. Hudson Co., 299 So. 2d 53 (Fla. 4th DCA 1974). “173 ; 6 Wright and Miller, Federal Practice and Procedure, Section 1445 (1971); 3 Moore, Federal Practice, Section 14.28(2), (2nd ed. 1974). Affirmed.”
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