STATE v. CITY OF CLEARWATER

Nos. SC02-1694, SC02-1753.

863 So.2d 149 (2003)

STATE of Florida, Petitioner, v. CITY OF CLEARWATER, Respondent. Times Publishing Company, Petitioner, v. City of Clearwater, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

September 11, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher M. Kise, Solicitor General, and Louis F. Hubener, Chief Deputy Solicitor General, Tallahassee, Florida; and David F. Chester, Assistant Attorney General, on behalf of Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, Florida, for Petitioner, State of Florida.

Pamela K. Akin, City Attorney, and Leslie K. Dougall Sides, Assistant City Attorney, Clearwater, Florida, for Respondent, City of Clearwater.

Carole Sanzeri, Senior Assistant County Attorney, and Michael A. Zas, Senior Assistant County Attorney, Clearwater, Florida, Amicus Curiae, Pinellas County on behalf of Florida Association of County Attorneys.

George K. Rahdert, Alison M. Steele, Penelope T. Bryan, and Thomas E. Reynolds of Rahdert, Steele, Bryan & Bole, P.A., St. Petersburg, Florida, for Petitioners, Times Publishing Company.


PARIENTE, J.

We have for review a decision of the Second District Court of Appeal, which certified the following question of great public importance:

WHETHER ALL E-MAILS TRANSMITTED OR RECEIVED BY PUBLIC EMPLOYEES OF A GOVERNMENT AGENCY ARE PUBLIC RECORDS PURSUANT TO SECTION 119.011(1), FLORIDA STATUTES (2000), AND ARTICLE I, SECTION 24(A), OF THE FLORIDA CONSTITUTION BY VIRTUE OF THEIR PLACEMENT ON A GOVERNMENT-OWNED COMPUTER SYSTEM IF THE AGENCY HAS A WRITTEN...

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