Public Records Request

Public Records Notice Per Florida Statute Section 119.12:

The Town of Howey-in-the-Hills custodians of public records are the Chief of Police (or designee) for all Law Enforcement public records requests or the Town Clerk (or designee) for all other public records requests.

Public record requests to inspect public records may be made to the Town’s custodians of public records at:

• Law Enforcement requests:  111 N. Palm Avenue, Howey-in-the-Hills, FL 34737, via email to: rthomas@howey.org, via telephone (352) 324-2030
• Non-law enforcement requests:  101 N. Palm Ave. Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida 34737, via email to: publicrecords@howey.org, via telephone at: (352) 324-2290 

Per Florida Statute 119.12, if you wish to assert that you were denied access to inspect or copy a public record, you must provide a written notice to the Town’s custodian of records, identifying it as a public records request, at least five business days before filing a civil action.  The notice period begins on the day the written notice of the request is received by the custodian of public records, excluding Saturday, Sunday, and legal holidays, and runs until 5 business days have elapsed.

The contact information for the agency’s custodians of public records is posted in the agency’s primary administrative buildings in which public records are routinely created, sent, received, maintained, and requested and on the agency’s website.