(1) Payment instrument transaction information held by the office pursuant to s. 560.310 which identifies a licensee, payor, payee, or conductor is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.
(2)(a) A licensee may access information that it submits to the office for inclusion in the database.
(b) The office, to the extent permitted by state and federal law, may enter into information-sharing agreements with the department, law enforcement agencies, and other governmental agencies and, in accordance with such agreements, may provide the department, law enforcement agencies, and other governmental agencies with access to information contained in the database for use in detecting and deterring financial crimes and workers’ compensation violations, pursuant to chapter 440. Any department or agency that receives confidential information from the office under this paragraph must maintain the confidentiality of the information, unless, and only to the extent that, a court order compels production of the information to a specific party or parties.
(3) The office may release payment instrument transaction information in the aggregate, so long as the information released does not reveal information that identifies a licensee, payor, payee, or conductor.
History.—s. 1, ch. 2013-155; s. 1, ch. 2018-116; s. 1, ch. 2020-169.
Structure Florida Statutes
Title XXXIII - Regulation of Trade, Commerce, Investments, and Solicitations
Chapter 560 - Money Services Businesses
Part III - Check Cashing and Foreign Currency Exchange (Ss. 560.303-560.312)
560.304 - Exemption from licensure.
560.309 - Conduct of business.
560.310 - Records of check cashers and foreign currency exchangers.
560.312 - Database of payment instrument transactions; confidentiality.