PALM BEACH COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE and RIC L. BRADSHAW v. SUN-SENTINEL COMPANY, LLC

Hanzman, Michael A., Associate Judge.

Introduction

Appellants, Palm Beach County Sheriffs Office and Ric L. Bradshaw (collectively PBSO), appeal the trial court’s final judg ment ordering that they disclose the identity of witnesses to a murder pursuant to a public records request made by Appellee, Sun Sentinel Company, LLC (Sun-Sentinel). While we conclude that the trial court properly applied the relevant provisions of Florida’s Public Records Act (Act) in force at the time of its decision, we nevertheless reverse because a recent statutory amendment to Chapter 119 now dictates that the…