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The bar on copyright extends to any "public record made or received in connection with the official business of any public body, officer, or employee of the state, or persons acting on their behalf, except with respect to records exempted [specifically by statute or specifically made exempt or] confidential by the Constitution. [It ...
[27] The State Library of North Carolina considers state documents within its collection to be in the public domain according to U.S. copyright law. [28] Though state law in general describes state and local records as "property of the people", it describes some specific types of records that may have copyright held by the state.
Thus, works created by a state or local government may be subject to copyright. Some states have placed much of their work into the public domain by waiving some or all of their rights under copyright law. For example, the constitution and laws of Florida [18] have placed its government's works in the public domain.
The Florida Statutes are the codified, statutory laws of Florida; it currently has 49 titles. A chapter in the Florida Statutes represents all relevant statutory laws on a particular subject. [1] The statutes are the selected reproduction of the portions of each session law, which are published in the Laws of Florida, that have general ...
State agencies publish regulations (sometimes called administrative law) in the Florida Administrative Register (FAR), which are in turn codified in the Florida Administrative Code (FAC). Florida's legal system is based on common law, which is interpreted by case law through the decisions of the Supreme Court, District Courts of Appeal, and ...
Earlier this year, a Florida trial judge upheld DeSantis' assertion of “executive privilege” in refusing to turn over information requested under the state's public-records law about his ...
The Florida Legislature specifically designed the state’s HOA law to limit government’s ability to regulate HOAs, explaining, “It is not in the best interest of homeowners’ associations or ...
Florida Freedom Newspapers v. McCrary. [4] The exact number of statutory exemptions to the open records law is hard to assess, but estimates exceed 200. [5] In response to criticisms that Florida's public records law had been undermined by the many exemptions, the Florida Legislature enacted the Open Government Sunset Review Act of 1995. Fla.