No. HB 1361
Filed under Local Government.
Public Records Requests Pertaining to Law Enforcement Officers; Requires certain identification from person requesting to inspect or copy public record relating to law enforcement officer; requires custodian of public records to retain copy of such identification.
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDAnyone who wants to inspect or copy a public record relating to a law enforcement officer must first hand the records custodian a valid driver license or state identification card, from Florida or any other state.
The custodian must keep a copy of that license or ID card together with the request, creating a permanent record of who asked to see information touching that officer.
A law enforcement officer requesting a record in their own official capacity is exempt from showing ID. No other requester -- not the press, not an attorney, not the public -- gets that exemption.
The requirement is not limited to personnel files or complaints. As written, it reaches any public record that relates to a specific officer, which could include ordinary incident and arrest reports.
AIAnyone requesting to inspect or copy a public record relating to a law enforcement officer must give the records custodian a valid driver license or identification card issued by Florida or any other state before the request can proceed.
AIThe records custodian must keep a copy of the requester's driver license or identification card attached to that specific request, permanently linking a requester's identity to the officer-related record they sought.
AIA law enforcement officer who is requesting the record while acting in his or her official capacity does not have to provide identification under this paragraph, unlike every other category of requester.