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The 1998 Florida Statutes

Title X
PUBLIC OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AND RECORDS
Chapter 119
Public Records
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119.06  Demanding custody.--Whoever is entitled to the custody of public records shall demand them from any person having illegal possession of them, who shall forthwith deliver the same to him or her. Any person unlawfully possessing public records shall upon demand of any person and within 10 days deliver such records to their lawful custodian unless just cause exists for failing to deliver such records.

History.--s. 6, ch. 67-125; s. 755, ch. 95-147.