Section 497.172(1), F.S.
Portions of meetings of the Board of Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services at which licensure examination questions or answers are discussed are exempt from open meetings requirements; however, the closed meetings must be recorded. Such recordings are exempt from disclosure.
Section 497.172(2), F.S.
Meetings of the probable cause panel of the Board of Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services, pursuant to s. 497.153 are exempt from open meeting requirements although such meetings must be recorded. Records of exempt meetings of the probable cause panel are exempt from disclosure requirements until 10 days after a determination regarding probable cause is made.
Section 497.172(3) and (4), F.S.
Except as provided therein, information held by the Department of Financial Services pursuant to a financial examination or inspection under Ch. 497 are confidential and exempt until the examination or inspection is completed or ceases to be active. Information held by the department relating to an investigation of a violation of Ch. 497 is confidential and exempt until the investigation is completed or ceases to be active or until 10 days after a determination regarding probable cause is made. Trade secrets are confidential and exempt.
