Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 390.01116 (2025)

Public records exemptions; minors seeking waiver of notice requirements.

✓ 2025 Florida Statutes — current through the 2025 Regular Session
Find cases: SyfertCases citing this section FL-LEGleg.state.fl.us JustiaFla. Statutes CornellLII Search CasesGoogle Scholar
390.01116 Public records exemptions; minors seeking waiver of notice requirements.Any information that can be used to identify a minor petitioning a circuit court for a judicial waiver, as provided in s. 390.01114, of the notice requirements under the Parental Notice of Abortion Act is:
(1) Confidential and exempt from s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution if held by a circuit court or an appellate court.
(2) Confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution if held by the office of criminal conflict and civil regional counsel or the Justice Administrative Commission.
History.s. 1, ch. 99-321; ss. 1, 2, ch. 2005-104; ss. 1, 3, ch. 2010-41; s. 1, ch. 2015-74.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 13 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2005–2025 · leading case: In Re Amendments to Fl Rules of Juv. Proc., 907 So. 2d 1161 (Fla. 2005).
In Re Amendments to Fl Rules of Juv. Proc., 907 So. 2d 1161 (Fla. 2005). · cites it 6× “Confidentiality of Records (a) As provided by section 390.01116, Florida Statutes, any information including the petition, documents, transcripts, recordings of cases, and any other information that could be used to identify a minor who has petitioned the court for a judicial…”
In Re Amendments to Florida Rule of Jud. Admin. 2.420, 31 So. 3d 756 (Fla. 2010). · cites it 3× “§ 390.01116, Fla. Stat. (If the document is filed within a Ch.”
In Re Doe, 932 So. 2d 278 (Fla. 2d DCA 2005). “To better ensure her anonymity, see § 390.01116, we are giving only general descriptions of this and other more detailed aspects of her testimony.”
In Re Amendments to Florida Rule of Jud. Admin. 2.420, 68 So. 3d 228 (Fla. 2011). · cites it 2× “§ 390.01116, Fla. Stat. (If the document is filed within a Ch.”
In Re Doe, 948 So. 2d 30 (Fla. 1st DCA 2006). · cites it 2× “(2006) (requesting that the Florida Supreme Court adopt rules to protect confidentiality of minor and proceedings); § 390.01116, Fla. Stat. (2006) (making "any information in a record held by the circuit court or an appellate court which could be used to identify the minor .”
Amendments to Rules of Juv. Procedure-Forms, 934 So. 2d 438 (Fla. 2006). · cites it 2× “The clerk shall keep and maintain a confidential record of these proceedings as provided by section 390.01116, Florida Statutes, and shall seal the record.”
In re Amendments to Florida Rule of Jud. Admin. 2.420, 124 So. 3d 819 (Fla. 2013). · cites it 3× “§ 390.01116, Fla. Stat. (viii) Identifying — information—in eClinical mental health records under the Baker Act.”
In Re: Amendments to Florida Rule of Jud. Admin. 2.420, the Florida Rules of Juv. Procedure, & Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure Form 9.900(f) – 2020 Jt. Fast-Track Report (Fla. 2020). · cites it 6× “CONFIDENTIALITY OF RECORDS (a) As provided by section 390.01116, Florida Statuteslaw, any information including the petition, documents, transcripts, recordings of cases, and any other information that could be used to identify a minor who has petitioned the court for a judicial…”
Jane Doe v. James Uthmeier, Attorney Gen. (Fla. 5th DCA 2025). · cites it 3× “5th DCA 2023) (“Consistent with section 390.01116, Florida Statutes (2023), and Rule 9.”
Womancare of Orlando, Inc. v. Agwunobi, 448 F. Supp. 2d 1293 (N.D. Fla. 2005). “Under section 390.01116, all records that could be used to identify a minor seeking a bypass are confidential and exempt from Florida’s public records laws.”
In Re: Jane Doe Vs (Fla. 5th DCA 2023). · cites it 2× “1 1 Consistent with section 390.01116, Florida Statutes (2023), and Rule 9.”
In Re Amendments to Florida Rule of Jud. Admin. 2.420, 156 So. 3d 499 (Fla. 2015). · cites it 2× “§ 390.01116, Fla. Stat. (viii) Clinical records under the Baker Act.”
Annotations are extracted automatically from the opinions in the Syfert caselaw corpus and ranked by authority, recency, and treatment. Dots show Syfertize treatment of the citing case itself.

This Florida statute resource is curated by the attorney maintaining this site, a Jacksonville, Florida personal injury and workers' compensation attorney (Florida Bar No. 39104). For legal consultation, call 904-383-7448.