FL H0273

Photographs, video recordings, and audio recordings depicting the killing of a minor (victim under age 18) are made confidential and exempt from public records requirements, with surviving parents allowed to view, copy, or listen to such records and to share them publicly if they choose.

Autopsy reports of minors whose deaths were related to acts of domestic violence are made confidential and exempt from public records requirements; surviving parents may access the report only if they did not commit the act of domestic violence that led to the minor's death (cited as the "Rex and Brody Act").

Access to these exempt records by any other person requires a court order upon a showing of good cause, with the court weighing factors such as necessity for evaluating government performance, the family's privacy rights, and availability of similar information elsewhere; all handling must occur under direct supervision of the records custodian.

Willful and knowing violations by a records custodian or any person who violates a court order related to these exemptions constitute a third-degree felony under ss. 775.082, 775.083, or 775.084.

Both exemptions apply retroactively regardless of when the killing occurred, are subject to the Open Government Sunset Review Act, and stand repealed on October 2, 2028, unless reenacted by the Legislature.