1. Florida Department of Law Enforcement FLORIDA - AN OPEN RECORD STATE FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 119 CREATED FLORIDA’S PUBLIC RECORD ACT

2. Florida Department of Law Enforcement WHAT AGENCIES ARE SUBJECT TO FLORIDA’S PUBLIC RECORD ACT? ALL UNITS OF GOVERNMENT ANY PUBLIC OR PRIVATE ENTITY ACTING ON BEHALF OF ANY PUBLIC AGENCY

3. Florida Department of Law Enforcement WHAT MATERIALS ARE PUBLIC RECORDS? ALL MATERIALS MADE OR RECEIVED BY AN AGENCY IN CONNECTION WITH OFFICIAL BUSINESS USED TO PERPETUATE, COMMUNICATE OR FORMALIZE KNOWLEDGE. THE ONLY EXCEPTIONS MUST BE DEFINED BY STATUTE.

4. Florida Department of Law Enforcement WHAT ARE SOME OF THE LIMITATIONS ON DISCLOSURE? ACTIVE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION PERSONAL INFORMATION ABOUT: –LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS –STATEWIDE PROSECUTORS –STATE ATTORNEYS –CORRECTIONAL OR PROBATION PERSONNEL

5. Florida Department of Law Enforcement FLORIDA’S CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS ARE AVAILABLE FOR NON-CRIMINAL JUSTICE PURPOSES FINGERPRINT BASED RECORD CHECKS STATE AND NATIONAL LICENSING AND EMPLOYMENT RECORD CHECKS –INSTRUCTIONAL AND NON-INSTRUCTIONAL SCHOOL PERSONNEL –CONCEALED WEAPON PERMIT HOLDERS –CHILD CARE WORKERS –PHYSICIANS –OTHERS

6. Florida Department of Law Enforcement STATE LEVEL RECORD CHECKS - PRIMARILY NAME BASED CHECKS REQUIRED BY STATE STATUTE –SUMMER CAMP EMPLOYEES –NURSING HOME EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE LIVED IN FLORIDA OVER 5 YEARS REQUESTS FROM PRIVATE COMPANIES OR INDIVIDUALS PURSUANT TO FLORIDA’S PUBLIC RECORD LAW –PRE-EMPLOYMENT CHECKS –CHECKING BABY SITTERS, NEIGHBORS, ETC.

7. Florida Department of Law Enforcement MECHANISMS FOR ACCESSING FLORIDA CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS METHODS FOR SUBMISSION –STANDARD FBI CIVIL FINGERPRINTS –CORRESPONDENCE –MODEM –INTERNET - PILOT PROJECT

8. Florida Department of Law Enforcement MECHANISMS FOR ACCESSING FLORIDA CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS METHODS FOR RETURNING RESULTS –PRINTED RESULTS –MODEM INTERFACE –INTERNET - PILOT PROJECT

9. Florida Department of Law Enforcement APPEALS REGARDING THE IDENTIFICATION OF RECORDS ALL RECORD REQUESTS THAT ARE NOT FINGERPRINT BASED INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING CAVEAT: –“IF YOU DID NOT SUBMIT FINGERPRINTS, THIS RECORD IS PROVIDED AS A RESULT OF A NAME INQUIRY ONLY. POSITIVE IDENTIFICATION CAN ONLY BE VERIFIED BY SUBMISSION OF A FINGERPRINT CARD AND COMPARISON BY FDLE.”

10. Florida Department of Law Enforcement APPEALS REGARDING THE IDENTIFICATION OF RECORDS CUSTOMERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT FINGERPRINT CARDS. FINGERPRINT COMPARISON PROCESSED AT NO ADDITIONAL FEE.

11. Florida Department of Law Enforcement APPEALS REGARDING THE IDENTIFICATION OF RECORDS PERSONAL REVIEWS ARE PROVIDED AT NO COST. ONLY ABOUT 0.1% OF THE RECORD CHECKS PROCESSED REQUESTED ADDITIONAL FINGERPRINT COMPARISONS.

12. Florida Department of Law Enforcement FDLE INTERNET SEXUAL PREDATOR AND OFFENDER DATA

13. Florida Department of Law Enforcement COMING SOON HOT FILES ON THE INTERNET STOLEN PROPERTY WANTED PERSONS MISSING PERSONS

14. Florida Department of Law Enforcement CONTACT INFORMATION IRIS MORGAN FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT (850)410-8193 irismorgan@fdle.state.fl.us