Case Name: STATE of Florida, Petitioner, v. Christine B. URF, Respondent
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1988-05-11
Citations: 524 So. 2d 1118
Docket Number: Nos. 87-1721, 88-797
Parties: STATE of Florida, Petitioner, v. Christine B. URF, Respondent.
Judges: RYDER, A.C.J., and CAMPBELL and PARKER, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 524
Pages: 1118–1118

Head Matter:
STATE of Florida, Petitioner, v. Christine B. URF, Respondent.
Nos. 87-1721, 88-797.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
May 11, 1988.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Davis G. Anderson, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for petitioner.
Herbert P. Sterling, Tampa, for respondent.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
The state seeks certiorari review of an order of the circuit court granting Christine Urf's motion to seal records. We find no departure from the essential requirements of law in the court's agreement to seal its own records. See, e.g., Johnson v. State, 336 So.2d 93 (Fla.1976). However, we do agree that the court exceeded its authority in ordering the sealing by law enforcement agencies of arrest and criminal history records, because Urf, having been adjudged guilty of the offenses in question, did not qualify for such extraordinary relief. § 943.058(2) and 943.058(3), Fla.Stat. (1987). Accordingly the petition for writ of certiorari is granted in part and denied in part, and the circuit court is directed to correct its order of June 3, 1987, consistent with this opinion.
RYDER, A.C.J., and CAMPBELL and PARKER, JJ., concur.