Title: Court Records

Summary: Provides exemption from liability for release of certain information by clerk of court.

Full Text:
An act relating to court records; amending s. 119.0714, F.S.; providing an exemption from liability for the release of certain information by the clerk of court; deleting obsolete language; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Paragraph (e) of subsection (2) of section 119.0714, Florida Statutes, is amended, and paragraph (g) is added to that subsection, to read: 119.0714 Court files; court records; official records.-(2) COURT RECORDS.-(e)1. On January 1, 2012, and thereafter, The clerk of the court must keep social security numbers confidential and exempt as provided for in s..071(5)(a), and bank account, debit, charge, and credit card numbers exempt as provided for in s. 119.071(5)(b), without any person having to request redaction. 2. Section 119.071(5)(a)7. and 8. does not apply to the clerks of the court with respect to court records. (g) The clerk of the court is not liable for the release of information that is required by the Florida Rules of Judicial Administration to be identified by the filer as confidential if the filer fails to make the required identification of the ENROLLED CS/HB 2017 Legislature confidential information to the clerk of the court. Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2017.