Florida Senate - 2025                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 1266
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  04/01/2025           .                                
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       The Committee on Criminal Justice (Gruters) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment to Amendment (542628) 
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    3         Delete lines 157 - 162
    4  and insert:
    5  victims be made confidential and exempt under s. 119.07(1),
    6  Florida Statutes, and s. 24(a), Article I of the State
    7  Constitution. The Legislature finds that the release of such
    8  records or documents may deter crime victims or the families of
    9  crime victims from cooperating with law enforcement and
   10  reporting criminal acts. Additionally, the Legislature finds it
   11  is a public necessity that information or records that may be
   12  used to locate, intimidate, harass, or abuse officers involved
   13  in use of force incidents be made confidential and exempt for up
   14  to 72 hours, unless an extension is found necessary, under s.
   15  119.07(1), Florida Statutes, and s. 24(a), Article I of the
   16  State Constitution. The Legislature finds that officers involved
   17  in use of force incidents may be victimized as a result of such
   18  incident, and that the immediate release of such records or
   19  documents may place such officer at risk. The Legislature
   20  further finds that