Florida Statute 943.046 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

943.046 Notification of criminal offender information.—

(1) Any state or local law enforcement agency may release to the public any criminal history information and other information regarding a criminal offender, including, but not limited to, public notification by the agency of the information, unless the information is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. However, this section does not contravene any provision of s. 943.053 which relates to the method by which an agency or individual may obtain a copy of an offender’s criminal history record.

(2) A state or local law enforcement agency and its personnel are immune from civil liability for the release of criminal history information or other information regarding a criminal offender, as provided by this section.

History.—s. 6, ch. 97-299; s. 8, ch. 2016-78.

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·Bowden v. State, 402 So. 2d 1173 (Fla. 1981).
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Cases Citing F.S. 943.046

·Bowden v. State, 402 So. 2d 1173 (Fla. 1981).