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Fla. Stat. § 455.232 (2025)
Disclosure of confidential information.
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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.
Arrestable Offenses under F.S. 455.232
M = misdemeanor · F = felony · degree: F=1st S=2nd T=3rd§455.232INVADE PRIVACYDISCLOSE CONFID PROFESSIONAL REGS MEETINGS
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 1991–1991 · leading case: In Re Grand Jury Matter, 762 F. Supp. 333 (S.D. Fla. 1991).
In Re Grand Jury Matter, 762 F. Supp. 333 (S.D. Fla. 1991). “shall convey knowledge or information to any person who is not lawfully entitled to such knowledge or information about any ... public record, which at the time such knowledge or information is conveyed is exempt from [disclosure by] the provisions of § 119.”
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