Tallahassee Democrat by Jeffrey Schweers January 3, 2018 The City Commission unanimously approved a landmark settlement agreement with the Tallahassee Democrat Wednesday over a lawsuit alleging public records law violations related to deleted text messages. As part of the agreement, the city admits it violated the Florida Public Records Act when it failed to produce text messages of former […]
2017 Florida Statutes: Title X > Chapter 119 > Section 0701
2017 Florida Statutes: Title X > Chapter 119 > Section 0701 119.0701 Contracts; public records; request for contractor records; civil action.— (1) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section, the term: (a) “Contractor” means an individual, partnership, corporation, or business entity that enters into a contract for services with a public agency and is acting on behalf of the public […]
Sunshine Lost: Florida’s Public Records Act Lacks Effective Enforcement Mechanism
A statewide investigation of compliance with Chapter 119 of the Florida Public Records Act has revealed that the state lacks a uniform system to enforce the public records law. WUFT News investigated compliance with the state public records law in all 20 Florida district state attorney’s offices. WUFT News by Andrew Briz, Laura Cardona, TJ […]
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