An audit by the Florida Society of Newspaper Editors showed that many school districts, sheriff's offices and county administrative offices in Florida don't understand public records laws:
"Under Florida law, anyone can request a public record for any reason and expect to get it, no questions asked. But in reality, what residents face are confused public employees and questions: Who are you? Why do you want this? Can you put your request in writing?" And:
"Almost 43 percent of the offices failed to comply with the law either because they required a name, reason or written request or because they weren't able to reasonably produce a record."
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