Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 119.07 (2025)

Inspection and copying of records; photographing public records; fees; exemptions.

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119.07 Inspection and copying of records; photographing public records; fees; exemptions.
(1)(a) Every person who has custody of a public record shall permit the record to be inspected and copied by any person desiring to do so, at any reasonable time, under reasonable conditions, and under supervision by the custodian of the public records.
(b) A custodian of public records or a person having custody of public records may designate another officer or employee of the agency to permit the inspection and copying of public records, but must disclose the identity of the designee to the person requesting to inspect or copy public records.
(c) A custodian of public records and his or her designee must acknowledge requests to inspect or copy records promptly and respond to such requests in good faith. A good faith response includes making reasonable efforts to determine from other officers or employees within the agency whether such a record exists and, if so, the location at which the record can be accessed.
(d) A person who has custody of a public record who asserts that an exemption applies to a part of such record shall redact that portion of the record to which an exemption has been asserted and validly applies, and such person shall produce the remainder of such record for inspection and copying.
(e) If the person who has custody of a public record contends that all or part of the record is exempt from inspection and copying, he or she shall state the basis of the exemption that he or she contends is applicable to the record, including the statutory citation to an exemption created or afforded by statute.
(f) If requested by the person seeking to inspect or copy the record, the custodian of public records shall state in writing and with particularity the reasons for the conclusion that the record is exempt or confidential.
(g) In any civil action in which an exemption to this section is asserted, if the exemption is alleged to exist under or by virtue of s. 119.071(1)(d) or (f), (2)(d), (e), or (f), or (4)(c), the public record or part thereof in question shall be submitted to the court for an inspection in camera. If an exemption is alleged to exist under or by virtue of s. 119.071(2)(c), an inspection in camera is discretionary with the court. If the court finds that the asserted exemption is not applicable, it shall order the public record or part thereof in question to be immediately produced for inspection or copying as requested by the person seeking such access.
(h) Even if an assertion is made by the custodian of public records that a requested record is not a public record subject to public inspection or copying under this subsection, the requested record shall, nevertheless, not be disposed of for a period of 30 days after the date on which a written request to inspect or copy the record was served on or otherwise made to the custodian of public records by the person seeking access to the record. If a civil action is instituted within the 30-day period to enforce the provisions of this section with respect to the requested record, the custodian of public records may not dispose of the record except by order of a court of competent jurisdiction after notice to all affected parties.
(i) The absence of a civil action instituted for the purpose stated in paragraph (g) does not relieve the custodian of public records of the duty to maintain the record as a public record if the record is in fact a public record subject to public inspection and copying under this subsection and does not otherwise excuse or exonerate the custodian of public records from any unauthorized or unlawful disposition of such record.
(2)(a) As an additional means of inspecting or copying public records, a custodian of public records may provide access to public records by remote electronic means, provided exempt or confidential information is not disclosed.
(b) The custodian of public records shall provide safeguards to protect the contents of public records from unauthorized remote electronic access or alteration and to prevent the disclosure or modification of those portions of public records which are exempt or confidential from subsection (1) or s. 24, Art. I of the State Constitution.
(c) Unless otherwise required by law, the custodian of public records may charge a fee for remote electronic access, granted under a contractual arrangement with a user, which fee may include the direct and indirect costs of providing such access. Fees for remote electronic access provided to the general public shall be in accordance with the provisions of this section.
(3)(a) Any person shall have the right of access to public records for the purpose of making photographs of the record while such record is in the possession, custody, and control of the custodian of public records.
(b) This subsection applies to the making of photographs in the conventional sense by use of a camera device to capture images of public records but excludes the duplication of microfilm in the possession of the clerk of the circuit court where a copy of the microfilm may be made available by the clerk.
(c) Photographing public records shall be done under the supervision of the custodian of public records, who may adopt and enforce reasonable rules governing the photographing of such records.
(d) Photographing of public records shall be done in the room where the public records are kept. If, in the judgment of the custodian of public records, this is impossible or impracticable, photographing shall be done in another room or place, as nearly adjacent as possible to the room where the public records are kept, to be determined by the custodian of public records. Where provision of another room or place for photographing is required, the expense of providing the same shall be paid by the person desiring to photograph the public record pursuant to paragraph (4)(e).
(4) The custodian of public records shall furnish a copy or a certified copy of the record upon payment of the fee prescribed by law. If a fee is not prescribed by law, the following fees are authorized:
(a)1. Up to 15 cents per one-sided copy for duplicated copies of not more than 14 inches by 81/2 inches;
2. No more than an additional 5 cents for each two-sided copy; and
3. For all other copies, the actual cost of duplication of the public record.
(b) The charge for copies of county maps or aerial photographs supplied by county constitutional officers may also include a reasonable charge for the labor and overhead associated with their duplication.
(c) An agency may charge up to $1 per copy for a certified copy of a public record.
(d) If the nature or volume of public records requested to be inspected or copied pursuant to this subsection is such as to require extensive use of information technology resources or extensive clerical or supervisory assistance by personnel of the agency involved, or both, the agency may charge, in addition to the actual cost of duplication, a special service charge, which shall be reasonable and shall be based on the cost incurred for such extensive use of information technology resources or the labor cost of the personnel providing the service that is actually incurred by the agency or attributable to the agency for the clerical and supervisory assistance required, or both.
(e)1. Where provision of another room or place is necessary to photograph public records, the expense of providing the same shall be paid by the person desiring to photograph the public records.
2. The custodian of public records may charge the person making the photographs for supervision services at a rate of compensation to be agreed upon by the person desiring to make the photographs and the custodian of public records. If they fail to agree as to the appropriate charge, the charge shall be determined by the custodian of public records.
(5) When ballots are produced under this section for inspection or examination, no persons other than the supervisor of elections or the supervisor’s employees shall touch the ballots. If the ballots are being examined before the end of the contest period in s. 102.168, the supervisor of elections shall make a reasonable effort to notify all candidates by telephone or otherwise of the time and place of the inspection or examination. All such candidates, or their representatives, shall be allowed to be present during the inspection or examination.
(6) An exemption contained in this chapter or in any other general or special law shall not limit the access of the Auditor General, the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability, or any state, county, municipal, university, board of community college, school district, or special district internal auditor to public records when such person states in writing that such records are needed for a properly authorized audit, examination, or investigation. Such person shall maintain the exempt or confidential status of that public record and shall be subject to the same penalties as the custodian of that record for public disclosure of such record.
(7) An exemption from this section does not imply an exemption from s. 286.011. The exemption from s. 286.011 must be expressly provided.
(8) The provisions of this section are not intended to expand or limit the provisions of Rule 3.220, Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure, regarding the right and extent of discovery by the state or by a defendant in a criminal prosecution or in collateral postconviction proceedings. This section may not be used by any inmate as the basis for failing to timely litigate any postconviction action.
(9) After receiving a request to inspect or copy a record, an agency may not respond to that request by filing an action for declaratory relief against the requester to determine whether the record is a public record as defined by s. 119.011, or the status of the record as confidential or exempt from the provisions of subsection (1).
History.s. 7, ch. 67-125; s. 4, ch. 75-225; s. 2, ch. 77-60; s. 2, ch. 77-75; s. 2, ch. 77-94; s. 2, ch. 77-156; s. 2, ch. 78-81; ss. 2, 4, 6, ch. 79-187; s. 2, ch. 80-273; s. 1, ch. 81-245; s. 1, ch. 82-95; s. 36, ch. 82-243; s. 6, ch. 83-215; s. 2, ch. 83-269; s. 1, ch. 83-286; s. 5, ch. 84-298; s. 1, ch. 85-18; s. 1, ch. 85-45; s. 1, ch. 85-73; s. 1, ch. 85-86; s. 7, ch. 85-152; s. 1, ch. 85-177; s. 4, ch. 85-301; s. 2, ch. 86-11; s. 1, ch. 86-21; s. 1, ch. 86-109; s. 2, ch. 87-399; s. 2, ch. 88-188; s. 1, ch. 88-384; s. 1, ch. 89-29; s. 7, ch. 89-55; s. 1, ch. 89-80; s. 1, ch. 89-275; s. 2, ch. 89-283; s. 2, ch. 89-350; s. 1, ch. 89-531; s. 1, ch. 90-43; s. 63, ch. 90-136; s. 2, ch. 90-196; s. 4, ch. 90-211; s. 24, ch. 90-306; ss. 22, 26, ch. 90-344; s. 116, ch. 90-360; s. 78, ch. 91-45; s. 11, ch. 91-57; s. 1, ch. 91-71; s. 1, ch. 91-96; s. 1, ch. 91-130; s. 1, ch. 91-149; s. 1, ch. 91-219; s. 1, ch. 91-288; ss. 43, 45, ch. 92-58; s. 90, ch. 92-152; s. 59, ch. 92-289; s. 217, ch. 92-303; s. 1, ch. 93-87; s. 2, ch. 93-232; s. 3, ch. 93-404; s. 4, ch. 93-405; s. 4, ch. 94-73; s. 1, ch. 94-128; s. 3, ch. 94-130; s. 67, ch. 94-164; s. 1, ch. 94-176; s. 1419, ch. 95-147; ss. 1, 3, ch. 95-170; s. 4, ch. 95-207; s. 1, ch. 95-320; ss. 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, ch. 95-398; s. 1, ch. 95-399; s. 121, ch. 95-418; s. 3, ch. 96-178; s. 1, ch. 96-230; s. 5, ch. 96-268; s. 4, ch. 96-290; s. 41, ch. 96-406; s. 18, ch. 96-410; s. 1, ch. 97-185; s. 1, ch. 98-9; s. 7, ch. 98-137; s. 1, ch. 98-255; s. 1, ch. 98-259; s. 128, ch. 98-403; s. 2, ch. 99-201; s. 27, ch. 2000-164; s. 54, ch. 2000-349; s. 1, ch. 2001-87; s. 1, ch. 2001-108; s. 1, ch. 2001-249; s. 29, ch. 2001-261; s. 33, ch. 2001-266; s. 1, ch. 2001-364; s. 1, ch. 2002-67; ss. 1, 3, ch. 2002-257; s. 2, ch. 2002-391; s. 11, ch. 2003-1; s. 1, ch. 2003-100; ss. 1, 2, ch. 2003-110; s. 1, ch. 2003-137; ss. 1, 2, ch. 2003-157; ss. 1, 2, ch. 2004-9; ss. 1, 2, ch. 2004-32; ss. 1, 2, ch. 2004-62; ss. 1, 3, ch. 2004-95; s. 7, ch. 2004-335; ss. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 38, ch. 2005-251; s. 74, ch. 2005-277; s. 1, ch. 2007-39; ss. 2, 4, ch. 2007-251; s. 1, ch. 2021-173.

Arrestable Offenses under F.S. 119.07

M = misdemeanor · F = felony · degree: F=1st S=2nd T=3rd
§119.07PUBLIC ORDER CRIMESPUBLIC RECORDS INSPECT COPYING PHOTOGRAPH VIOLM · 1st
§119.07(1)PUBLIC ORDER CRIMESPUBLIC OFFICER VIOL PUBLIC RECORDS LAWM · 1st
§119.07(1a)PUBLIC ORDER CRIMESVIOL PUBLIC REC TIME CONDITIONS INSPECT SUPERVM · 1st
§119.07(1b)PUBLIC ORDER CRIMESVIOL PUBLIC REC CUSTODIAN DESIGNEE DISCLOSUREM · 1st
§119.07(1c)PUBLIC ORDER CRIMESVIOL PUBLIC RECORD ACKNOWLEDGE REQUEST RECORDSM · 1st
§119.07(1d)PUBLIC ORDER CRIMESFAIL REDACT EXEMPT INFO PRODUCE PUBLIC RECORDM · 1st
§119.07(1e)PUBLIC ORDER CRIMESFAIL TO CITE STATUTORY EXEMPTION PUBLIC RECORDM · 1st
§119.07(1f)PUBLIC ORDER CRIMESCUSTODIAN FAIL PROV WRITTEN REAS EXEMPT PUBRECM · 1st
§119.07(1g)PUBLIC ORDER CRIMESVIOLATE COURT REQ TO PROVIDE PUBLIC RECORDSM · 1st
§119.07(1h)PUBLIC ORDER CRIMESDISPOSE NON PUBREC 30DAYS AFTR REQUEST INSPECTM · 1st
§119.07(1i)PUBLIC ORDER CRIMESFAIL TO RETAIN PUBLIC RECORDSM · 1st
§119.07(3s)PUBLIC ORDER CRIMESRENUMBERED. SEE REC # 5786M · 1st
§119.07(6s)PUBLIC ORDER CRIMESRENUMBERED. SEE REC # 5963M · 1st
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 365 cases (29 in the last 5 years), 1968–2026 · leading case: Bd. of Trs., Jacksonville Police & Fire Pension Fund, etc. v. Curtis W. Lee, 189 So. 3d 120 (Fla. 2016).
Bd. of Trs., Jacksonville Police & Fire Pension Fund, etc. v. Curtis W. Lee, 189 So. 3d 120 (Fla. 2016). · cites it 38× “(2009) (listing general exemptions); § 119.07, Fla. Stat. (describing various “reasonable conditions” to which the availability of public records are subject).”
Florida Dep't of Child. & Families v. Sun-Sentinel, Inc., 865 So. 2d 1278 (Fla. 2004). · cites it 22× “§ 119.07(7)(a), Fla. Stat. (2002). Sun-Sentinel filed the petition in the Palm Beach County Circuit Court and faxed a copy of the petition to DCF.”
Wait v. Florida Power & Light Co., 372 So. 2d 420 (Fla. 1979). · cites it 12× “Another argument presented by New Smyrna is that section 119.07(1) should be construed to provide for reciprocal disclosure by Florida Power & Light.”
WFTV, Inc. v. Sch. Bd. of Seminole, 874 So. 2d 48 (Fla. 5th DCA 2004). · cites it 16× “I, section 24(a), Florida Constitution and section 119.07( l ) and (2), or whether those records and reports and any information contained therein are exempt under section 228.”
Henderson v. State, 745 So. 2d 319 (Fla. 1999). · cites it 22× “Among several claims raised on review, New Smyrna argued that section 119.07(1) should be interpreted as requiring reciprocal disclosure by FPL.”
Florida Star v. B. J. F., 491 U.S. 524 (1989). · cites it 4× “Brief for Appellee 17-18, citing Fla. Stat. § 119.07 (3)(h) (1983). But the fact that state officials are not required to disclose such reports does not make it unlawful for a newspaper to receive them when furnished by the government.”
Tribune Co. v. Cannella, 438 So. 2d 516 (Fla. 2d DCA 1983). · cites it 12× “§ 119.07(1)(a). However, if no remedy is available, a party's access to requested information could be delayed indefinitely by repeated transfers between different state agencies.”
Tribune Co. v. Cannella, 458 So. 2d 1075 (Fla. 1984). · cites it 7× “While there are certain statutory exemptions from this initial disclosure, section 119.07 and the statutes cross-referenced therein, the public disclosure of the content of all nonexempt records occurs at the moment they become records.”
Amendments to Florida Rules of Crim. Procedure 3.851, 3.852 & 3.993, 772 So. 2d 488 (Fla. 2000). · cites it 9× “(1) Any public records delivered to the records — repository—pursuantsubject to these rules that are confidential or exempt from the requirements of section 119.07(1), Florida Statutes, or article I, section 24(a), Florida Constitution, must be separately contained, without…”
Denise DeMartini v. Town of Gulf Stream, 942 F.3d 1277 (11th Cir. 2019). · cites it 2× “First Step: Public Records Requests As its first step, CAFI would issue public records requests “on a grand scale” to the Town, pursuant to Florida’s Public Records Act, Fla. Stat. § 119.07 . Id. at 444 . Specifically, § 119.”
Woolling v. Lámar, 764 So. 2d 765 (Fla. 5th DCA 2000). · cites it 14× “In May 1998, Woolling sent a letter to the State Attorney requesting a written response identifying the specific exemptions pursuant to section 119.07 that the State Attorney claimed applied.”
Chandler v. City of Greenacres, 140 So. 3d 1080 (Fla. 4th DCA 2014). · cites it 10× “The petition alleged that appellant had sent the e-mails and that he was a “person” as used in the Act, section 119.07(1), Florida Statutes (2012).”
— 119.07(1) — 74 cases
WFTV, Inc. v. Sch. Bd. of Seminole, 874 So. 2d 48 (Fla. 5th DCA 2004). “I, section 24(a), Florida Constitution and section 119.07( l ) and (2), or whether those records and reports and any information contained therein are exempt under section 228.”
Wait v. Florida Power & Light Co., 372 So. 2d 420 (Fla. 1979). “Another argument presented by New Smyrna is that section 119.07(1) should be construed to provide for reciprocal disclosure by Florida Power & Light.”
Amendments to Florida Rules of Crim. Procedure 3.851, 3.852 & 3.993, 772 So. 2d 488 (Fla. 2000). “(1) Any public records delivered to the records — repository—pursuantsubject to these rules that are confidential or exempt from the requirements of section 119.07(1), Florida Statutes, or article I, section 24(a), Florida Constitution, must be separately contained, without…”
Satz v. Blankenship, 407 So. 2d 396 (Fla. 4th DCA 1981).
Chandler v. City of Greenacres, 140 So. 3d 1080 (Fla. 4th DCA 2014). “The petition alleged that appellant had sent the e-mails and that he was a “person” as used in the Act, section 119.07(1), Florida Statutes (2012).”
— 119.07(1)(a) — 46 cases
Bd. of Trs., Jacksonville Police & Fire Pension Fund, etc. v. Curtis W. Lee, 189 So. 3d 120 (Fla. 2016). “(2009) (listing general exemptions); § 119.07, Fla. Stat. (describing various “reasonable conditions” to which the availability of public records are subject).”
Roesch v. State, 633 So. 2d 1 (Fla. 1993).
Tribune Co. v. Cannella, 438 So. 2d 516 (Fla. 2d DCA 1983). “§ 119.07(1)(a). However, if no remedy is available, a party's access to requested information could be delayed indefinitely by repeated transfers between different state agencies.”
WFTV, Inc. v. Wilken, 675 So. 2d 674 (Fla. 4th DCA 1996).
Tribune Co. v. Cannella, 458 So. 2d 1075 (Fla. 1984). “While there are certain statutory exemptions from this initial disclosure, section 119.07 and the statutes cross-referenced therein, the public disclosure of the content of all nonexempt records occurs at the moment they become records.”
— 119.07(1)(b) — 3 cases
Florida Inst. Legal Servs., Inc. v. Fla. Doc, 579 So. 2d 267 (Fla. 1st DCA 1991).
Palm Beach Newspapers, Inc. v. Burk, 504 So. 2d 378 (Fla. 1987).
Sunbeam v. Town of Bay Harbor Islands, 5 Fla. Supp. 2d 61 (Fla. Cir. Ct. 1981).
— 119.07(1)(c) — 5 cases
Bd. of Trs., Jacksonville Police & Fire Pension Fund, etc. v. Curtis W. Lee, 189 So. 3d 120 (Fla. 2016). “(2009) (listing general exemptions); § 119.07, Fla. Stat. (describing various “reasonable conditions” to which the availability of public records are subject).”
Armey v. Sec'y, Dep't of Corr. (M.D. Fla. 2022).
— 119.07(1)(d) — 4 cases
AgroSource, Inc. v. Florida Dep't of Citrus, 148 So. 3d 138 (Fla. 2d DCA 2014).
Holton (M.D. Fla. 2025).
— 119.07(1)(f) — 1 case
— 119.07(1)(g) — 2 cases
AgroSource, Inc. v. Florida Dep't of Citrus, 148 So. 3d 138 (Fla. 2d DCA 2014).
Dep't of Health v. Rehab. Ctr. at Hollywood Hills, LLC, 259 So. 3d 979 (Fla. 1st DCA 2018).
— 119.07(1)(h) — 1 case
Bd. of Trs., Jacksonville Police & Fire Pension Fund, etc. v. Curtis W. Lee, 189 So. 3d 120 (Fla. 2016). “(2009) (listing general exemptions); § 119.07, Fla. Stat. (describing various “reasonable conditions” to which the availability of public records are subject).”
— 119.07(2) — 12 cases
Wait v. Florida Power & Light Co., 372 So. 2d 420 (Fla. 1979). “Another argument presented by New Smyrna is that section 119.07(1) should be construed to provide for reciprocal disclosure by Florida Power & Light.”
Lewis v. Bank of Pasco Cnty., 346 So. 2d 53 (Fla. 1977).
Browning v. Walton, 351 So. 2d 380 (Fla. 4th DCA 1977).
Henderson v. State, 745 So. 2d 319 (Fla. 1999). “Among several claims raised on review, New Smyrna argued that section 119.07(1) should be interpreted as requiring reciprocal disclosure by FPL.”
WFTV, Inc. v. Sch. Bd. of Seminole, 874 So. 2d 48 (Fla. 5th DCA 2004). “I, section 24(a), Florida Constitution and section 119.07( l ) and (2), or whether those records and reports and any information contained therein are exempt under section 228.”
— 119.07(2)(a) — 29 cases
Wait v. Florida Power & Light Co., 372 So. 2d 420 (Fla. 1979). “Another argument presented by New Smyrna is that section 119.07(1) should be construed to provide for reciprocal disclosure by Florida Power & Light.”
Valle v. State, 778 So. 2d 960 (Fla. 2001).
Tribune Co. v. Cannella, 458 So. 2d 1075 (Fla. 1984). “While there are certain statutory exemptions from this initial disclosure, section 119.07 and the statutes cross-referenced therein, the public disclosure of the content of all nonexempt records occurs at the moment they become records.”
Valle v. State, 705 So. 2d 1331 (Fla. 1997).
Weeks v. Golden, 764 So. 2d 633 (Fla. 1st DCA 2000).
— 119.07(2)(b) — 16 cases
Seminole Cnty. v. Wood, 512 So. 2d 1000 (Fla. 5th DCA 1987).
City of Orlando v. Desjardins, 493 So. 2d 1027 (Fla. 1986).
Wait v. Florida Power & Light Co., 372 So. 2d 420 (Fla. 1979). “Another argument presented by New Smyrna is that section 119.07(1) should be construed to provide for reciprocal disclosure by Florida Power & Light.”
Tribune Co. v. Pub. Records, 493 So. 2d 480 (Fla. 2d DCA 1986).
Fla. Freedom Newspapers Inc. v. Dempsey, 478 So. 2d 1128 (Fla. 1st DCA 1985).
— 119.07(2)(c) — 2 cases
Times Publ'g Co. v. City of Clearwater, 830 So. 2d 844 (Fla. 2d DCA 2002).
Dade Aviation Consultants v. KNIGHT RIDDER INC., 800 So. 2d 302 (Fla. 3d DCA 2001).
— 119.07(2)(d) — 1 case
Bludworth v. Palm Beach Newspapers, Inc., 476 So. 2d 775 (Fla. 4th DCA 1985).
— 119.07(3) — 39 cases
City of North Miami v. Miami Herald Pub. Co., 468 So. 2d 218 (Fla. 1985).
Johnson v. Butterworth, 713 So. 2d 985 (Fla. 1998).
Roberts v. Butterworth, 668 So. 2d 580 (Fla. 1996).
City of Orlando v. Desjardins, 493 So. 2d 1027 (Fla. 1986).
Williams v. City of Minneola, 575 So. 2d 683 (Fla. 5th DCA 1991).
— 119.07(3)(0) — 1 case
Barry v. Fletcher, 11 Fla. Supp. 2d 83 (Fla. Cir. Ct. 1985).
— 119.07(3)(1) — 1 case
Bryan v. Butterworth, 692 So. 2d 878 (Fla. 1997).
— 119.07(3)(Z) — 3 cases
— 119.07(3)(a) — 23 cases
City of North Miami v. Miami Herald Pub. Co., 468 So. 2d 218 (Fla. 1985).
Yeste v. Miami Herald Pub. Co., 451 So. 2d 491 (Fla. 3d DCA 1984).
Miami Herald Pub. Co. v. City of North Miami, 452 So. 2d 572 (Fla. 3d DCA 1984).
News-Press Publ'g Co., Inc. v. Gadd, 388 So. 2d 276 (Fla. 2d DCA 1980).
Douglas v. Michel, 410 So. 2d 936 (Fla. 5th DCA 1982).
— 119.07(3)(b) — 17 cases
Woolling v. Lámar, 764 So. 2d 765 (Fla. 5th DCA 2000). “In May 1998, Woolling sent a letter to the State Attorney requesting a written response identifying the specific exemptions pursuant to section 119.07 that the State Attorney claimed applied.”
Henderson v. State, 745 So. 2d 319 (Fla. 1999). “Among several claims raised on review, New Smyrna argued that section 119.07(1) should be interpreted as requiring reciprocal disclosure by FPL.”
Allen v. Butterworth, 756 So. 2d 52 (Fla. 2000).
Amendments to Florida Rules of Crim. Procedure 3.851, 3.852 & 3.993, 772 So. 2d 488 (Fla. 2000). “(1) Any public records delivered to the records — repository—pursuantsubject to these rules that are confidential or exempt from the requirements of section 119.07(1), Florida Statutes, or article I, section 24(a), Florida Constitution, must be separately contained, without…”
— 119.07(3)(bb) — 1 case
Rios v. Direct Mail Express, Inc., 435 F. Supp. 2d 1199 (S.D. Fla. 2006).
— 119.07(3)(c) — 7 cases
Christy v. Palm Beach Cty. Sheriff's Off., 698 So. 2d 1365 (Fla. 4th DCA 1997).
City of St. Petersburg v. Romine Ex Rel. Dillinger, 719 So. 2d 19 (Fla. 2d DCA 1998).
Post-Newsweek Stations v. Doe, 612 So. 2d 549 (Fla. 1992).
Dickerson v. Hayes, 543 So. 2d 836 (Fla. 1st DCA 1989).
Roberts v. News-press Pub. Co. Inc., 409 So. 2d 1089 (Fla. 2d DCA 1982).
— 119.07(3)(d) — 26 cases
Provenzano v. Dugger, 561 So. 2d 541 (Fla. 1990).
State v. Kokal, 562 So. 2d 324 (Fla. 1990).
City of Riviera Beach v. Barfield, 642 So. 2d 1135 (Fla. 4th DCA 1994).
Tribune Co. v. Cannella, 438 So. 2d 516 (Fla. 2d DCA 1983). “§ 119.07(1)(a). However, if no remedy is available, a party's access to requested information could be delayed indefinitely by repeated transfers between different state agencies.”
Tribune Co. v. Pub. Records, 493 So. 2d 480 (Fla. 2d DCA 1986).
— 119.07(3)(e) — 4 cases
Salcines v. Tampa Television, 454 So. 2d 639 (Fla. 2d DCA 1984).
City of St. Petersburg v. Romine Ex Rel. Dillinger, 719 So. 2d 19 (Fla. 2d DCA 1998).
Rameses, Inc. v. Demings, 29 So. 3d 418 (Fla. 5th DCA 2010).
In re Pub. Records, 12 Fla. Supp. 2d 128 (Fla. Cir. Ct. 1985).
— 119.07(3)(f) — 6 cases
Douglas v. Michel, 410 So. 2d 936 (Fla. 5th DCA 1982).
Weeks v. Golden, 764 So. 2d 633 (Fla. 1st DCA 2000).
Weeks v. Golden, 798 So. 2d 848 (Fla. 1st DCA 2001).
In re Pub. Records, 12 Fla. Supp. 2d 128 (Fla. Cir. Ct. 1985).
Palm Beach Cnty. Police Benevolent Ass'n v. Neumann, 796 So. 2d 1278 (Fla. 4th DCA 2001).
— 119.07(3)(g) — 1 case
In re Pub. Records, 12 Fla. Supp. 2d 128 (Fla. Cir. Ct. 1985).
— 119.07(3)(h) — 2 cases
Post-Newsweek Stations v. Doe, 612 So. 2d 549 (Fla. 1992).
In re Pub. Records, 12 Fla. Supp. 2d 128 (Fla. Cir. Ct. 1985).
— 119.07(3)(i) — 6 cases
Alterra Healthcare Corp. v. Est. of Shelley, 827 So. 2d 936 (Fla. 2002).
Bd. of Co. Com'rs of Palm Beach v. Db, 784 So. 2d 585 (Fla. 4th DCA 2001).
Amendments to Florida Rules of Crim. Procedure 3.851, 3.852 & 3.993, 772 So. 2d 488 (Fla. 2000). “(1) Any public records delivered to the records — repository—pursuantsubject to these rules that are confidential or exempt from the requirements of section 119.07(1), Florida Statutes, or article I, section 24(a), Florida Constitution, must be separately contained, without…”
Concerned Parents v. Hous. Auth. of St. Petersburg, 934 F. Supp. 406 (M.D. Fla. 1996).
Media Gen. Operation, Inc. v. Feeney, 849 So. 2d 3 (Fla. 1st DCA 2003).
— 119.07(3)(j) — 4 cases
Downs v. Austin, 522 So. 2d 931 (Fla. 1st DCA 1988).
Satz ex rel. Broward Cnty. v. Gore Newspapers Co., 395 So. 2d 1274 (Fla. 4th DCA 1981).
Sirmans v. City of South Miami, 86 F.R.D. 492 (S.D. Fla. 1980).
In re Pub. Records, 12 Fla. Supp. 2d 128 (Fla. Cir. Ct. 1985).
— 119.07(3)(k) — 2 cases
Times Pub. Co. v. State, 827 So. 2d 1040 (Fla. 2d DCA 2002).
Tribune Co. v. Cannella, 438 So. 2d 516 (Fla. 2d DCA 1983). “§ 119.07(1)(a). However, if no remedy is available, a party's access to requested information could be delayed indefinitely by repeated transfers between different state agencies.”
— 119.07(3)(l) — 1 case
Scott v. Butterworth, 734 So. 2d 391 (Fla. 1999).
— 119.07(3)(m) — 3 cases
Post-Newsweek Stations v. Doe, 612 So. 2d 549 (Fla. 1992).
State ex rel. Times Publ'g Co. v. Patterson, 451 So. 2d 888 (Fla. 2d DCA 1984).
In re Pub. Records, 12 Fla. Supp. 2d 128 (Fla. Cir. Ct. 1985).
— 119.07(3)(n) — 6 cases
Sch. Bd. of Duval Cty. v. Fla. Pub. Co., 670 So. 2d 99 (Fla. 1st DCA 1996).
City of Boynton Beach v. Janots, 929 So. 2d 1099 (Fla. 4th DCA 2006).
Post-Newsweek Stations v. Doe, 612 So. 2d 549 (Fla. 1992).
State, Dep't of Transp. v. Lakepointe Assocs., 745 So. 2d 364 (Fla. 1st DCA 1999).
— 119.07(3)(o) — 3 cases
Jordan v. Sch. Bd. of Broward Cnty., 531 So. 2d 976 (Fla. 4th DCA 1988).
City of Orlando v. Desjardins, 469 So. 2d 831 (Fla. 5th DCA 1985).
Vo v. Scottsdale Ins. Co. (Fla. 1st DCA 2025).
— 119.07(3)(p) — 1 case
— 119.07(3)(q) — 1 case
Barrington v. Florida Dep't of Health, 112 F. Supp. 2d 1299 (M.D. Fla. 2000).
— 119.07(3)(s) — 2 cases
Kuschnitzky v. Marasco (Fla. 1st DCA 2023).
— 119.07(3)(u) — 1 case
— 119.07(3)(y) — 1 case
Nicolai v. Baldwin, 715 So. 2d 1161 (Fla. 2d DCA 1998).
— 119.07(3)(z) — 1 case
State, Dept. of High. Saf. & Motor Vehs. v. Krejci Co., 570 So. 2d 1322 (Fla. 2d DCA 1990).
— 119.07(4) — 20 cases
Tribune Co. v. Pub. Records, 493 So. 2d 480 (Fla. 2d DCA 1986).
Chandler v. City of Greenacres, 140 So. 3d 1080 (Fla. 4th DCA 2014). “The petition alleged that appellant had sent the e-mails and that he was a “person” as used in the Act, section 119.07(1), Florida Statutes (2012).”
Bd. of Cnty. Com'rs v. Colby, 976 So. 2d 31 (Fla. 2d DCA 2008).
Staton v. McMillan, 597 So. 2d 940 (Fla. 1st DCA 1992).
— 119.07(4)(a) — 2 cases
O'Boyle v. Town of Gulf Stream, 201 So. 3d 677 (Fla. 4th DCA 2016).
— 119.07(4)(d) — 10 cases
Bd. of Cnty. Com'rs v. Colby, 976 So. 2d 31 (Fla. 2d DCA 2008).
Chandler v. City of Greenacres, 140 So. 3d 1080 (Fla. 4th DCA 2014). “The petition alleged that appellant had sent the e-mails and that he was a “person” as used in the Act, section 119.07(1), Florida Statutes (2012).”
Trout v. Bucher, 205 So. 3d 876 (Fla. 4th DCA 2016).
— 119.07(5) — 4 cases
Ivester v. State, 398 So. 2d 926 (Fla. 1st DCA 1981).
Fla. Soc of Newspaper Editors, Inc. v. Fla., Psc, 543 So. 2d 1262 (Fla. 1st DCA 1989).
WESH Television, Inc. v. Freeman, 691 So. 2d 532 (Fla. 5th DCA 1997).
Trout v. Bucher, 205 So. 3d 876 (Fla. 4th DCA 2016).
— 119.07(6) — 2 cases
Sarasota Herald-Tribune v. State, 924 So. 2d 8 (Fla. 2d DCA 2005).
In re Pub. Records, 12 Fla. Supp. 2d 128 (Fla. Cir. Ct. 1985).
— 119.07(6)(aa) — 1 case
Collier v. State, Dept. of High., 943 So. 2d 945 (Fla. 4th DCA 2006).
— 119.07(6)(b) — 1 case
Times Pub. Co. v. State, 903 So. 2d 322 (Fla. 2d DCA 2005).
— 119.07(6)(d) — 2 cases
Timoney v. Miami Civil. Investigative Panel, 917 So. 2d 885 (Fla. 3d DCA 2005).
Mastrapa v. South Florida Money Laundering Strike Force, 928 So. 2d 421 (Fla. 3d DCA 2006).
— 119.07(6)(f) — 2 cases
Womancare of Orlando, Inc. v. Agwunobi, 448 F. Supp. 2d 1293 (N.D. Fla. 2005).
Womancare of Orlando, Inc. v. Agwunobi, 448 F. Supp. 2d 1309 (N.D. Fla. 2006).
— 119.07(7) — 3 cases
DHRS v. Gainesville Sun Pub. Co., 582 So. 2d 725 (Fla. 1st DCA 1991).
Dep't of Child. & Families v. Sun-Sentinel, Inc., 839 So. 2d 790 (Fla. 4th DCA 2003).
Sarasota Herald-Tribune v. Dep't of Child. & Fam. Servs., 873 So. 2d 506 (Fla. 2d DCA 2004).
— 119.07(7)(a) — 8 cases
Florida Dep't of Child. & Families v. Sun-Sentinel, Inc., 865 So. 2d 1278 (Fla. 2004). “§ 119.07(7)(a), Fla. Stat. (2002). Sun-Sentinel filed the petition in the Palm Beach County Circuit Court and faxed a copy of the petition to DCF.”
Campus Commc'ns, Inc. v. Earnhardt, 821 So. 2d 388 (Fla. 5th DCA 2002).
Sarasota Herald-Tribune v. Dep't of Child. & Fam. Servs., 873 So. 2d 506 (Fla. 2d DCA 2004).
DHRS v. Gainesville Sun Pub. Co., 582 So. 2d 725 (Fla. 1st DCA 1991).
Cebrian by & Through Cebrian v. Klein, 614 So. 2d 1209 (Fla. 4th DCA 1993).
— 119.07(7)(b) — 2 cases
Florida Dep't of Child. & Families v. Sun-Sentinel, Inc., 865 So. 2d 1278 (Fla. 2004). “§ 119.07(7)(a), Fla. Stat. (2002). Sun-Sentinel filed the petition in the Palm Beach County Circuit Court and faxed a copy of the petition to DCF.”
Sarasota Herald-Tribune v. Dep't of Child. & Fam. Servs., 873 So. 2d 506 (Fla. 2d DCA 2004).
— 119.07(7)(b)(2) — 1 case
Sarasota Herald-Tribune v. Dep't of Child. & Fam. Servs., 873 So. 2d 506 (Fla. 2d DCA 2004).
— 119.07(8) — 4 cases
Henderson v. State, 745 So. 2d 319 (Fla. 1999). “Among several claims raised on review, New Smyrna argued that section 119.07(1) should be interpreted as requiring reciprocal disclosure by FPL.”
Henderson v. State, 708 So. 2d 642 (Fla. 1st DCA 1998).
Bb v. Dept. of Child. & Fam., 731 So. 2d 30 (Fla. 4th DCA 1999).
Armey v. Sec'y, Dep't of Corr. (M.D. Fla. 2022).
— 119.07(9) — 1 case
Hill v. Butterworth, 941 F. Supp. 1129 (N.D. Fla. 1996).
— 119.07(l)(a) — 31 cases
Bd. of Trs., Jacksonville Police & Fire Pension Fund, etc. v. Curtis W. Lee, 189 So. 3d 120 (Fla. 2016). “(2009) (listing general exemptions); § 119.07, Fla. Stat. (describing various “reasonable conditions” to which the availability of public records are subject).”
Promenade D'Iberville, LLC v. Sundy, 145 So. 3d 980 (Fla. 1st DCA 2014).
Consum. Rights, LLC v. Union Cnty., 159 So. 3d 882 (Fla. 1st DCA 2015).
Nat'l Collegiate Athletic Ass'n v. Associated Press, 18 So. 3d 1201 (Fla. 1st DCA 2009).
Amendments to Florida Rules of Crim. Procedure 3.851, 3.852 & 3.993, 772 So. 2d 488 (Fla. 2000). “(1) Any public records delivered to the records — repository—pursuantsubject to these rules that are confidential or exempt from the requirements of section 119.07(1), Florida Statutes, or article I, section 24(a), Florida Constitution, must be separately contained, without…”
— 119.07(l)(b) — 2 cases
Carden v. Chief of Police, City of Clewiston Police Dep't, 696 So. 2d 772 (Fla. 2d DCA 1996).
Sunbeam v. Town of Bay Harbor Islands, 5 Fla. Supp. 2d 61 (Fla. Cir. Ct. 1981).
— 119.07(l)(c) — 7 cases
Bd. of Trs., Jacksonville Police & Fire Pension Fund, etc. v. Curtis W. Lee, 189 So. 3d 120 (Fla. 2016). “(2009) (listing general exemptions); § 119.07, Fla. Stat. (describing various “reasonable conditions” to which the availability of public records are subject).”
Promenade D'Iberville, LLC v. Sundy, 145 So. 3d 980 (Fla. 1st DCA 2014).
Citizens Awareness Found., Inc. v. Wantman Grp., Inc., 195 So. 3d 396 (Fla. 4th DCA 2016).
Consum. Rights, LLC v. Union Cnty., 159 So. 3d 882 (Fla. 1st DCA 2015).
Consum. Rights, LLC v. Bradford Cnty., 153 So. 3d 394 (Fla. 1st DCA 2014).
— 119.07(l)(d) — 7 cases
Ingram v. State, 164 So. 3d 676 (Fla. 5th DCA 2014).
Agency for Health Care Admin. v. South Broward Hosp. Dist., 206 So. 3d 826 (Fla. 1st DCA 2016).
Herbits v. City of Miami, 197 So. 3d 575 (Fla. 3d DCA 2016).
Jones v. Miami Herald Media Co., 198 So. 3d 1143 (Fla. 1st DCA 2016).
Promenade D'Iberville, LLC v. Sundy, 145 So. 3d 980 (Fla. 1st DCA 2014).
— 119.07(l)(e) — 4 cases
Jones v. Miami Herald Media Co., 198 So. 3d 1143 (Fla. 1st DCA 2016).
Greater Orlando Aviation Auth. v. Nejame, 4 So. 3d 41 (Fla. 5th DCA 2009).
Crapo v. Palmer, 187 So. 3d 953 (Fla. 1st DCA 2016).
Langlois v. City of Deerfield Beach, Florida, 370 F. Supp. 2d 1233 (S.D. Fla. 2005).
— 119.07(l)(f) — 2 cases
Ingram v. State, 164 So. 3d 676 (Fla. 5th DCA 2014).
Jones v. Miami Herald Media Co., 198 So. 3d 1143 (Fla. 1st DCA 2016).
— 119.07(l)(g) — 1 case
AgroSource, Inc. v. Florida Dep't of Citrus, 148 So. 3d 138 (Fla. 2d DCA 2014).
— 119.07(l)(h) — 1 case
Bd. of Trs., Jacksonville Police & Fire Pension Fund, etc. v. Curtis W. Lee, 189 So. 3d 120 (Fla. 2016). “(2009) (listing general exemptions); § 119.07, Fla. Stat. (describing various “reasonable conditions” to which the availability of public records are subject).”
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