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Fla. Stat. § 63.0541

Public records exemption for the Florida Putative Father Registry

Known as the Florida Adoption Act

The act spans §§ 63–63 (51 sections).

History.--ss. 1, 2, ch. 2003-56; ss. 1, 2, ch. 2008-168.

(1) All information contained in the Florida Putative Father Registry is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.

(2) Information made confidential and exempt by this section shall be disclosed to:

(a) An adoption entity, upon the filing of a request for a diligent search of the Florida Putative Father Registry in connection with the planned adoption of a child.

(b) The registrant unmarried biological father, upon receipt of a notarized request for a copy of his registry entry only.

(c) The birth mother, upon receipt of a notarized request for a copy of any registry entry in which she is identified as the birth mother.

(d) The court, upon issuance of a court order concerning a petitioner acting pro se in an action under this chapter.

(3) The database comprising the Florida Putative Father Registry shall remain separate from all other databases.

Official source: Online Sunshine (Florida Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Florida statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.