§2-C-5 | DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND STALKING RECORDS
A petitioner seeking an injunction for protection against domestic violence may furnish the petitioner’s address to the court in a separate confidential filing for safety reasons. Section 741.30(3)(b), F.S. And see ss.784.046 (4) (b) (repeat violence, sexual violence or dating violence) and s. 784.0485(3)(b) (stalking). In addition, a petition for an injunction for protection against domestic violence, repeat violence, dating violence, sexual violence, stalking, or cyberstalking that is dismissed without a hearing, dismissed at an ex parte hearing due to a failure to state a claim or lack of jurisdiction, or dismissed for any reason having to do with the sufficiency of the petition itself without an injunction being issued on or after July 1, 2017, is exempt from disclosure. Section 119.0714(1)(k)1., F.S. Prior to July 1, 2017, the petition is exempt only upon request by an individual named in the petition as a respondent. Section 119.0714(1)(k)2., F.S. And see s. 119.0714(1)(k)3., F.S., providing confidentiality for information that can be used to identify the petitioner or respondent until the respondent has been personally served with a copy of the petition for injunction, affidavits, notice of hearing, and temporary injunction.
A victim of domestic violence or aggravated stalking may file a written request, accompanied by official verification that a crime has occurred, to have his or her home or employment address, home or employment telephone number, or personal assets exempted from disclosure. Section 119.071(2)(j)1., F.S. For more information on this exemption, please refer to the discussion on page 122. And see s. 741.313(7), F.S. (personal identifying information contained in records documenting an act of domestic violence or sexual violence that is submitted to an agency by an employee seeking to take leave under the requirements of s. 741.313, F.S., is confidential and exempt; a written request for leave submitted by an employee and an agency time sheet reflecting such request are confidential and exempt until 1 year after the leave has been taken). See also s. 787.03(6)(c), F.S. (current address and telephone number of the person taking the minor or incompetent person when fleeing from domestic violence and the current address and telephone number of the minor or incompetent person which are contained in the report made to a sheriff or state attorney under s. 787.03[6][b], F.S., are confidential and exempt from disclosure).
The addresses, telephone numbers, and social security numbers of participants in the Address Confidentiality Program for Victims of Domestic Violence Program [Program] are exempt from disclosure, except as provided in the exemption. Section 741.465(1), F.S. A similar exemption is provided for the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of program participants contained in voter registration and voting records. Section 741.465(2), F.S. And see s. 741.4651, F.S. (names, addresses, and telephone numbers of persons who are victims of stalking or aggravated stalking are exempt from public disclosure requirements in the same manner that the names, addresses and telephone numbers of participants in the Program which are held by the Attorney General under s. 741.465, F.S, are exempt, provided that the victim files a sworn statement of stalking with the Office of the Attorney General and otherwise complies with the procedures in ss. 741.401-741.409. F.S.).
Any information in a record created by a domestic violence fatality review team that reveals the identity of a domestic violence victim or the identity of the victim’s children is confidential and exempt from disclosure. Section 741.3165, F.S. (Florida Office of the Attorney General // © )
