HomeMy Public PortalAboutState of Florida New Public Records LawState of Florida, Florida Statutes, Public Records Law, Chapter 2013-154
Section 1. Section 119.0701, Florida Statutes, is created effective 7/1/2013 to read:
119.0701 Contracts; public records.—
(1) 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 agency as provided
under s. 119.011(2).
(b) “Public agency” means a state, county, district, authority, or municipal officer, or department,
division, board, bureau, commission, or other separate unit of government created or established
by law.
(2) In addition to other contract requirements provided by law, each public agency contract for
services must include a provision that requires the contractor to comply with public records laws,
specifically to:
(a) Keep and maintain public records that ordinarily and necessarily would be required by the
public agency in order to perform the service.
(b) Provide the public with access to public records on the same terms and conditions that the
public agency would provide the records and at a cost that does not exceed the cost provided in
this chapter or as otherwise provided by law.
(c) Ensure that public records that are exempt or confidential and exempt from public records
disclosure requirements are not disclosed except as authorized by law.
(d) Meet all requirements for retaining public records and transfer, at no cost, to the public agency
all public records in possession of the contractor upon termination of the contract and destroy any
duplicate public records that are exempt or confidential and exempt from public records is closure
requirements. All records stored electronically must be provided to the public agency in a format
that is compatible with the information technology systems of the public agency.
(3) If a contractor does not comply with a public records request, the public agency shall enforce
the contract provisions in accordance with the contract.