FL H7079

Criminal history records that have been court-ordered expunged (related to not-guilty verdicts) become confidential and exempt from public records requirements, accessible only by court order

Criminal history records that have been court-ordered sealed (related to withheld adjudications or nonviolent misdemeanor convictions) become confidential and exempt, with limited disclosure allowed to criminal justice agencies, judges, and specified licensing/employment entities

Records approved for nonjudicial sealing receive the same confidential and exempt status as court-sealed records, except they cannot be shared with the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles

Unauthorized disclosure of sealed or expunged record information by employees of authorized entities constitutes a first-degree misdemeanor

All exemptions are subject to the Open Government Sunset Review Act and scheduled for automatic repeal on October 2, 2021, unless reenacted by the Legislature