Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 392.545 (2025)

Naming of persons subject to proceedings.

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392.545 Naming of persons subject to proceedings.
(1) When requesting an order from a circuit court under the provisions of s. 392.55, s. 392.56, or s. 392.57, the department shall substitute a pseudonym for the true name of the person to whom the order pertains. The actual name of the person shall be revealed to the court only in camera, and the court shall seal such name from further revelation.
(2) All court decisions, orders, petitions, and other formal documents shall be styled in a manner to protect the name of the person from public disclosure.
(3) The department, its authorized representatives, the court, and other parties to the lawsuit shall not reveal the name of any person subject to these proceedings except as permitted in s. 392.65. Such information is exempt from s. 119.07(1).
History.s. 1, ch. 88-389; s. 1, ch. 88-398; s. 12, ch. 90-344; s. 204, ch. 96-406.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 2010–2015 · leading case: In Re Amendments to Florida Rule of Jud. Admin. 2.420, 31 So. 3d 756 (Fla. 2010).
In Re Amendments to Florida Rule of Jud. Admin. 2.420, 31 So. 3d 756 (Fla. 2010). · cites it 2× “§§ 392.545, 392.65, Fla. Stat. (2)Any person filing any document containing confidential information shall, at the time of filing, file with the clerk a “Notice of Confidential Information within Court Filing” in order to: (A) indicate that confidential information described in…”
In Re Amendments to Florida Rule of Jud. Admin. 2.420, 68 So. 3d 228 (Fla. 2011). “§§ 392.545, 392.65, Fla. Stat. Presentence investigation reports and attached psychological or psychiatric evaluations.”
In re Amendments to Florida Rule of Jud. Admin. 2.420, 124 So. 3d 819 (Fla. 2013). · cites it 2× “§§ 392.545, 392.65, Fla. Stat. (xx) Complete Rpresentence investigation reportsand attached -psychological — or—psychiatric evaluations.”
In Re Amendments to Florida Rule of Jud. Admin. 2.420, 156 So. 3d 499 (Fla. 2015). “§§ 392.545, 392.65, Fla. Stat. (xx) Complete presentence investigation reports.”
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