Title: Public Records

Summary: Prohibits agency that receives request to inspect or copy record from responding to such request by filing civil action against individual or entity making request.

Full Text:
An act relating to public records; amending s. 119.07, F.S.; prohibiting an agency that receives a request to inspect or copy a record from responding to such request by filing a civil action against the individual or entity making the request; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Paragraph (j) is added to subsection (1) of section 119.07, Fl orida Statutes, to read: 119.07 Inspection and copying of records; photographing public records; fees; exemptions.-(1) (j) An agency that receives a request to inspect or copy a record is prohibited from responding to such request by filing a civil action against the individual or entity making the request. Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2018.