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Fla. Stat. § 383.51

Confidentiality; identification of parent leaving infant at hospital, emergency medical services station, or fire station

Redline — January 1, 2011 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2025
As of January 1, 2011
The identity of a parent who leaves a newborn infant at a hospital, emergency medical services station, or fire station in accordance with s. 383.50 is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. The identity of a parent leaving a child shall be disclosed to a person claiming to be a parent of the newborn infant.
The identity of a parent who surrenders an infant at a hospital, an emergency medical services station, or a fire station in accordance with s. 383.50 is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. The identity of a parent leaving a child shall be disclosed to a person claiming to be a parent of the infant.

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