No. SB 292
Filed under Legal.
Public Records/Appellate Court Clerks; Defining the term “appellate court clerk”; providing an exemption from public records requirements for the personal identifying and location information of current appellate court clerks and the spouses and children of such appellate court clerks; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemption; providing a statement of public necessity, etc.
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDAppellate court clerks are newly defined and folded into an existing exemption that already shields the address, birth date, and phone number of judges and judicial assistants.
The new definition covers the Florida Supreme Court clerk, a district court of appeal clerk, or any court employee in class code 2610 or 2620.
Unlike judges, whose protection covers both current and former officeholders, appellate court clerks and judicial assistants are shielded only while they currently hold the position.
As part of this change, the entire exemption's expiration date moves from 2028 to 2031, extending protection for judges and judicial assistants as well as clerks.
AIAppellate court clerks join judges, justices, and judicial assistants as covered categories: their home addresses, telephone numbers, and dates of birth become exempt, along with the same information plus place of employment for their spouses and children, and their children's school and day care locations.
AIThe exemption defines appellate court clerk to mean the appointed clerk of the Florida Supreme Court, the appointed clerk of a district court of appeal, or a court employee assigned to class code 2610 or 2620.
AIThis sub-subparagraph's Open Government Sunset Review Act repeal date is reset three years later, from October 2, 2028 to October 2, 2031, before the whole exemption would otherwise have automatically expired.