FL S7022

Narrows the public records exemption in section 406.136, Florida Statutes to apply only to photographs, videos, or audio recordings depicting or recording the killing of a law enforcement officer acting in accordance with official duties, rather than any person.

Restricts access to such recordings to the deceased officer's surviving spouse, or if none exists, to surviving parents or adult children, with authority to designate an agent to obtain records.

Permits governmental entities to access recordings pursuant to written requests for official duties, and allows courts to authorize access to any person upon a showing of good cause while considering public evaluation of government performance and privacy intrusions.

Establishes criminal penalties of third-degree felonies for custodians who willfully and knowingly violate the exemption and for persons who violate court orders regarding access to the recordings.

Removes the scheduled repeal of the exemption under the Open Government Sunset Review Act, making the exemption permanent, and provides retroactive application to all qualifying recordings regardless of when the killing occurred.