FL H0411

Photographs, videos, and audio recordings depicting or recording a person's death are made confidential and exempt from public records requirements, with limited exceptions.

Immediate family members (surviving spouse, then parents, then adult children) may view, copy, or listen to recordings of the deceased's killing.

Local governmental entities and state or federal agencies may access such records for official duties upon written request, with the deceased's identity remaining confidential unless required.

A court may authorize access to these records upon showing of good cause, considering whether disclosure is necessary for public evaluation of government performance, the severity of privacy intrusion, and availability of similar information in other public records.

Willfully and knowingly violating the exemption or court orders issued under this section constitutes a third-degree felony; criminal and administrative proceedings are exempt from this restriction; the exemption applies retroactively to all killings before, on, or after July 1, 2011, and is subject to repeal on October 2, 2016 unless reenacted.