Florida Statute 390.01116 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

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Title XXIX
PUBLIC HEALTH

Chapter 390
TERMINATION OF PREGNANCIES

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390.01116 Public records exemptions; minors seeking waiver of notice requirements.—Any information that can be used to identify a minor petitioning a circuit court for a judicial waiver, as provided in s. 390.01114, of the notice requirements under the Parental Notice of Abortion Act is:

(1) Confidential and exempt from s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution if held by a circuit court or an appellate court.

(2) Confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution if held by the office of criminal conflict and civil regional counsel or the Justice Administrative Commission.

History.—s. 1, ch. 99-321; ss. 1, 2, ch. 2005-104; ss. 1, 3, ch. 2010-41; s. 1, ch. 2015-74.

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In Re Doe, 932 So. 2d 278 (Fla. 2d DCA 2005).

Cited 17 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 2005 WL 3007102

...the statutorily required standard for the separate issues. Based on my review of the record, I agree and would affirm the trial court's dismissal of the petition. NOTES [1] Doe gave the exact date of her birthday. To better ensure her anonymity, see § 390.01116, we are giving only general descriptions of this and other more detailed aspects of her testimony....

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In Re Amendments to Florida Rule of Jud. Admin. 2.420, 31 So. 3d 756 (Fla. 2010).

Cited 5 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 35 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 180, 2010 Fla. LEXIS 405, 2010 WL 958075

...(vi) Birth and death certificates, including court-issued delayed birth certificates and fetal death certificates. §§ 382.008(6), 382.025(1)(a), Fla. Stat. (vii) Identifying information in a petition by a minor for waiver of parental notice when seeking to terminate pregnancy. § 390.01116, Fla....

..._____ Birth and death certificates, including court-issued delayed birth certificates and fetal death certificates. §§ 382.008(6), 382.025(1)(a), Fla. Stat. _____ Identifying information in petition by minor for waiver of parental notice when seeking to terminate pregnancy. § 390.01116, Fla....

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In Re Amendments to Fl Rules of Juv. Proc., 907 So. 2d 1161 (Fla. 2005).

Cited 4 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 2005 WL 1529690

...the petition shall be deemed granted and an order shall be issued. (e) Confidentiality of Hearings. Hearings under this part shall be closed to the public and all records thereof shall remain confidential as provided by sections 390.01114(4)(e) and 390.01116, Florida Statutes....

...Transcripts. A court that conducts proceedings pursuant to these rules shall provide for a written transcript of all testimony and proceedings as provided by section 390.01114(4)(e), Florida Statutes. Rule 8.835. Confidentiality of Records (a) As provided by section 390.01116, Florida Statutes, any information including the petition, documents, transcripts, recordings of cases, and any other information that could be used to identify a minor who has petitioned the court for a judicial waiver of parental...

...The petition for judicial waiver of parental notice of termination of pregnancy is GRANTED. 2. The minor may consent to the performance or inducement of a termination of pregnancy without notice to a parent or guardian. *1168 3. The clerk shall keep and maintain a confidential record of these proceedings as provided by section 390.01116, Florida Statutes, and shall seal the record....

..._____________ THEREFORE, it is ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that: 1. The petition for judicial waiver of parental notice of termination of pregnancy is DISMISSED. 2. The clerk shall keep and maintain a confidential record of these proceedings as provided by section 390.01116, Florida Statutes, and shall seal the record....

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In Re Doe, 948 So. 2d 30 (Fla. 1st DCA 2006).

Cited 3 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 2006 WL 3589066

...Fla. Stat. (2006) (mandating that the record be confidential and that hearings be closed to the public); § 390.01114(5), Fla. Stat. (2006) (requesting that the Florida Supreme Court adopt rules to protect confidentiality of minor and proceedings); § 390.01116, Fla....

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In Re Amendments to Florida Rule of Jud. Admin. 2.420, 68 So. 3d 228 (Fla. 2011).

Cited 2 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 36 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 414, 2011 Fla. LEXIS 1573, 2011 WL 2637473

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Amendments to Rules of Juv. Procedure-Forms, 934 So. 2d 438 (Fla. 2006).

Cited 2 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 2006 WL 1838942

...equirement is waived pursuant to 390.01114(4)(b), Florida Statutes. (e) Confidentiality of Hearings. Hearings under this part shall be closed to the public and all records thereof shall remain confidential as provided by sections 390.01114(4)(e) and 390.01116, Florida Statutes....

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Womancare of Orlando, Inc. v. Agwunobi, 448 F. Supp. 2d 1293 (N.D. Fla. 2005).

Cited 1 times | Published | District Court, N.D. Florida | 2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 35527, 2005 WL 1684402

...ublic, as provided by court rule," § 390.01114(4)(e); and (c) that circuit court records pertaining to a bypass proceeding, including written transcripts, factual findings and legal conclusions, be maintained as confidential records "as required by s. 390.01116." § 390.01114(4)(e). Under section 390.01116, all records that could be used to identify a minor seeking a bypass are confidential and exempt from Florida's public records laws....

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In Re: Jane Doe Vs (Fla. 5th DCA 2023).

Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal

...vacate it and remand for a new hearing. I. On August 29, 2023, the minor filed her petition in the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit. That same day, the court set the petition for a hearing and appointed counsel for her. 1 1 Consistent with section 390.01116, Florida Statutes (2023), and Rule 9.147(f) of the Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure, we The court held the hearing on August 31, 2023....

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Jane Doe v. James Uthmeier, Attorney Gen. (Fla. 5th DCA 2025).

Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal

n.1 (Fla. 5th DCA 2023) (“Consistent with section 390.01116, Florida Statutes (2023), and Rule 9.147(f)

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In re Amendments to Florida Rule of Jud. Admin. 2.420, 124 So. 3d 819 (Fla. 2013).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 38 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 199, 2013 WL 1234993, 2013 Fla. LEXIS 543

...fetal death (eer-tifieatesre-cords. §§ 382.008(6), 382.025(l)(a), Fla. Stat. (vii) Identifying Information in — a petition ⅛-ythat can be used to identify a minor petitioning for a waiver of parental notice when seeking to terminate pregnancy. § 390.01116, Fla....

...:-Birth and death-eertifieates;-including-court issued delayed birth certificates and fetal donth-certificates.--§£-382-.008(6), 382.025(l)(a)-Fla. Stat-. :-Identifying information in-petition by minor-for-waiver of parental-notice when seeking-to-terminote pregnancy. § 390.01116,-Fla....

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In Re: Amendments to Florida Rule of Jud. Admin. 2.420, the Florida Rules of Juv. Procedure, & Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure Form 9.900(f) – 2020 Jt. Fast-Track Report (Fla. 2020).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida

when seeking to terminate pregnancy” under section 390.01116 as one of the categories of court records

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In Re Amendments to Florida Rule of Jud. Admin. 2.420, 156 So. 3d 499 (Fla. 2015).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 40 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 29, 43 Media L. Rep. (BNA) 1199, 2015 Fla. LEXIS 113, 2015 WL 263902

...and portions of death and fetal death records. §§ 382.008(6), 382.025(1), Fla. Stat. (vii) Information that can be used to identify a minor petitioning for a waiver of parental notice when seeking to terminate pregnancy. § 390.01116, Fla....

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Womancare of Orlando, Inc. v. Agwunobi, 448 F. Supp. 2d 1309 (N.D. Fla. 2006).

Published | District Court, N.D. Florida | 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 65293, 2006 WL 2528765

...as provided by court rule," § 390.01114(4)(e); and (c) that circuit court records pertaining to a bypass proceeding, including written transcripts, factual findings and legal conclusions, be maintained as confidential records "as required *1326 by s. 390.01116." § 390.01114(4)(e). Under section 390.01116, all records that could be used to identify a minor seeking a bypass are confidential and exempt from Florida's public records laws....