Florida § 916.1065 - Confidentiality of forensic behavioral health evaluations.
Full text of Florida Florida Statutes § 916.1065 — Confidentiality of forensic behavioral health evaluations., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 916.1065. Confidentiality of forensic behavioral health evaluations.
(1) A forensic behavioral health evaluation filed with the court under this chapter is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. (2) As used in this section, the term “forensic behavioral health evaluation” means any record, including supporting documentation, derived from a competency, substance abuse, psychosexual, psychological, psychiatric, psychosocial, cognitive impairment, sanity, or other mental health evaluation of an individual. (3) The exemption under subsection (1) applies to forensic behavioral health evaluations filed with a court before, on, or after July 1, 2014.
Source: official Florida text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 916.1065 ("Confidentiality of forensic behavioral health evaluations.") is part of the Florida Statutes, the codified statutory law of Florida. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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