Florida Statute 455.232 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

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Title XXXII
REGULATION OF PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

Chapter 455
BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION: GENERAL PROVISIONS

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F.S. 455.232

455.232 Disclosure of confidential information.—

(1) No officer, employee, or person under contract with the department, or any board therein, or any subject of an investigation shall convey knowledge or information to any person who is not lawfully entitled to such knowledge or information about any public meeting or public record, which at the time such knowledge or information is conveyed is exempt from the provisions of s. 119.01, s. 119.07(1), or s. 286.011.

(2) Any person who willfully violates any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, and may be subject to discipline pursuant to s. 455.227, and, if applicable, shall be removed from office, employment, or the contractual relationship.

History.—s. 2, ch. 85-311; s. 5, ch. 91-140; s. 83, ch. 91-224; s. 61, ch. 92-33; s. 30, ch. 92-149; s. 23, ch. 93-129; s. 10, ch. 94-119; s. 88, ch. 94-218; s. 28, ch. 97-261.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 455.232

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

S455.232 - INVADE PRIVACY - DISCLOSE CONFID PROFESSIONAL REGS MEETINGS - M: F

Cases Citing Statute 455.232

Total Results: 4

In Re Grand Jury Matter

762 F. Supp. 333, 1991 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 5712

District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: Apr 19, 1991 | Docket: 1186274

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See 89 Op.Atty. Gen. 12. [4] Florida Statutes § 455.232 provides in pertinent part: (1) No officer, employee

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Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Mar 24, 2004 | Docket: 3256001

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law while in the custody of the department." Section 455.232(2), Florida Statutes, makes it a misdemeanor

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Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Dec 13, 1996 | Docket: 3257571

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fide need to know such information." (e.s.) Section 455.232, Fla. Stat., makes it a misdemeanor of the

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Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Mar 1, 1989 | Docket: 3256753

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employment or the contractual relationship. Section 455.232(2), F.S. 4 See generally, Pioneer Oil Company