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· 1/17/1980

Shevin v. Byron, Harless, Schaffer, Reid & Associates, Inc.

Citations

  • 379 So. 2d 633
  • 1980 Fla. LEXIS 4104

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  • holding that materials made or received by a consultant in the course of his contract with a public agency, that were intended to formalize the information contained in them, constituted public records within the meaning of ch. 119 , F.S.
  • definition encompasses all materials made or received by an agency in connection with official business that is used to perpetuate, communicate, or formalize knowledge
  • no federal or state disclosural right of privacy prevents a member of the public from seeing public records
  • comprehensive definition of public records includes material prepared in connection with transaction of official agency business which is intended to perpetuate, communicate, or formalize knowledge of some type
  • every public record is subject to the examination and inspection provisions of s. 119.07 [1], F.S., unless a specific statutory provision can be found which exempts those records from disclosure

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Judges: Alderman

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