The Freedom of Information Act, which was enacted in 1966, paved the way for the full or partial disclosure of Florida Court Records records controlled by the government. Prior to this, Florida has started giving people access to public records due to the passing of the Florida Public Records Act in 1909 in Chapter 119 of the Florida Statutes. The law contains policies, definition of terms, exemptions, general information on records access, inspection, and copying of records.

The act states that the government has the responsibility to make county, state and municipal records available to the public. The records should be allowed to be inspected and copied by any individual, provided that all prerequisites are obliged to. Also, the records are to be enco