(1) If the Governor provides in an executive order issued pursuant to s. 27.14 or s. 27.15 that the order or a portion thereof is confidential, the order or portion so designated, the application of the Governor to the Supreme Court and all proceedings thereon, and the order of the Supreme Court shall be confidential and exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1).
(2) The Governor shall base his or her decision to make an executive order confidential on the criteria set forth in 1s. 119.14.
(3) To maintain the confidentiality of the executive order, the state attorney, upon entering the circuit of assignment, shall immediately have the executive order sealed by the court prior to filing it with the clerk of the circuit court. The Governor may make public any executive order issued pursuant to s. 27.14 or s. 27.15 by a subsequent executive order, and at the expiration of a confidential executive order or any extensions thereof, the executive order and all associated orders and reports shall be open to the public pursuant to chapter 119 unless the information contained in the executive order is confidential pursuant to the provisions of chapter 39, chapter 415, chapter 984, or chapter 985.
History.—s. 2, ch. 75-193; s. 1, ch. 86-76; s. 7, ch. 90-360; s. 12, ch. 91-57; s. 125, ch. 95-147; s. 5, ch. 95-196; s. 10, ch. 96-406; s. 5, ch. 98-280.
1Note.—Repealed by s. 1, ch. 95-217.
Structure Florida Statutes
Chapter 27 - State Attorneys; Public Defenders; Related Offices
Part II - State Attorneys (Ss. 27.01-27.367)
27.01 - State attorneys; number, election, terms.
27.015 - Private practice prohibited.
27.03 - Duties before grand jury.
27.04 - Summoning and examining witnesses for state.
27.05 - Assisting Attorney General.
27.06 - Habeas corpus and preliminary trials.
27.08 - State claims; surrender of papers to successor.
27.10 - Obligation as to claims; how discharged.
27.11 - Report upon claims committed to state attorney.
27.13 - Completion of compromise.
27.14 - Assigning state attorneys to other circuits.
27.15 - State attorneys to assist in other circuits.
27.151 - Confidentiality of specified executive orders; criteria.
27.16 - Appointment of acting state attorney.
27.18 - Assistant to state attorney.
27.181 - Assistant state attorneys; appointment; powers and duties; compensation.
27.182 - Salary discrimination based on gender or race; review within the office of state attorney.
27.25 - State attorney authorized to employ personnel; funding formula.
27.251 - Special investigators.
27.255 - Investigators; authority to arrest, qualifications, rights, immunities, bond, and oath.
27.341 - Electronic filing and receipt of court documents.
27.345 - State Attorney RICO Trust Fund; authorized use of funds; reporting.
27.3451 - State Attorney’s Forfeiture and Investigative Support Trust Fund.
27.35 - Salaries of state attorneys.
27.366 - Legislative intent and policy in cases meeting criteria of s. 775.087(2) and (3).