§ 943.046, Fla. Stat. · Chapter 943. DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT
Notification of criminal offender information.
Text — 2026 Florida Statutes
(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.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
s. 6, ch. 97-299; s. 8, ch. 2016-78.
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