QUICK AND EASY REFERENCES FOR FLORIDA PUBLIC OFFICERS

QUICK AND EASY REFERENCES FOR FLORIDA PUBLIC OFFICERS

     Managing Attorney, Grady H. Williams, Jr. LL.M., created this resource as an interactive guide of links to basic reference materials for his clients who are Florida public officers and public employees.  Grady has included web links with each reference for Sunshine Law and Open Government research and training materials.

FLORIDA STATUTES (2015) ONLINE.

WEB LINK:

http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/

FLORIDA CONSTITUTION (1968, AS AMENDED) ONLINE.

WEB LINK:

http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?Mode=Constitution&Submenu=3&Tab=statutes&CFID=24862706&CFTOKEN=ca1b84b524ff7abc-514356FD-EFDA-B8D4-914BF850322D78EE

FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE (2015) ONLINE.

WEB LINK:

https://www.flrules.org/

FLORIDA’S CODE OF ETHICS FOR PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES.  CHAPTER 112, PART III, ss. 112.311 – 112.3261, FLORIDA STATUTES (2015).

WEB LINK:

http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0100-0199/0112/0112PartIIIContentsIndex.html&StatuteYear=2015&Title=-%3E2015-%3EChapter%20112-%3EPart%20III

FLORIDA COMMISSION ON ETHICS.  ONLINE GUIDANCE ON FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE AND ETHICS REQUIREMENTS AND COMPLIANCE, FORMS, FAQS, AND MORE.

WEB LINK:

http://www.ethics.state.fl.us/

WEB LINK TO CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICER AND ELECTED MUNICIPAL OFFICER ETHICS, SUNSHINE & PUBLIC RECORDS ONLINE TRAINING:

http://iog.fsu.edu/events/online_training/index.html

FLORIDA’S GOVERNMENT IN THE SUNSHINE LAW.  THE “HOW TO” ON NOTICING AND CONDUCTING PUBLIC MEETINGS.  CHAPTER 286, ss. 286.001 – 286.29, FLORIDA STATUTES (2015).

WEB LINK:

http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0200-0299/0286/0286ContentsIndex.html&StatuteYear=2015&Title=-%3E2015-%3EChapter%20286

WEB LINK TO ONLINE OPEN GOVERNMENT RESEARCH & TRAINING:

http://myfloridalegal.com/pages.nsf/Main/A142321A365C83168525791B006A54E5

WEB LINK TO FLORIDA FIRST AMENDMENT FOUNDATION:

http://floridafaf.org/

WEB LINK TO 2015 ONLINE GOVERNMENT IN THE SUNSHINE MANUAL:

http://myfloridalegal.com/webfiles.nsf/WF/RMAS-9UPM53/$file/2015SunshineLawManual.pdf

FLORIDA’S PUBLIC RECORDS ACT.  THE PUBLIC HAS THE RIGHT ACCESS, INSPECT, AND RECEIVE COPIES OF PUBLIC RECORDS.  THE PUBLIC AGENCY OR ENTITY HAS A DUTY TO MAINTAIN PUBLIC RECORDS AND TO ALLOW FOR SUCH PUBLIC ACCESS.  CHAPTER 119, ss. 119.01 – 119.15, FLORIDA STATUTES (2015).

WEB LINK:

http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0100-0199/0119/0119ContentsIndex.html&StatuteYear=2015&Title=-%3E2015-%3EChapter%20119

WEB LINK TO STATE PUBLIC RECORDS MANAGEMENT GUIDELINES:

http://dos.myflorida.com/library-archives/records-management/

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