Florida Sheriff's Office Wants $314K From Family To Review "Public" Records

A Florida sheriff's office is asking the family of a man killed by a police cruiser to pay $314,000 for access to public records related to the officer who was driving the vehicle.

The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office allegedly returned the huge bill after an attorney for the family of Blane Land requested records related to the officer's personnel history.

Sheriff's spokeswoman Lauri-Ellen Smith says the office is reviewing the matter. 

Sheriff's officer Tim James fatally hit Land in May and was arrested in June.

Barbara Peterson of the Florida First Amendment Foundation says the high estimate is likely a violation of Florida's public records law because it denies the constitutional right to access records.


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