The fact that a particular record is also maintained by another agency does not relieve the custodian of the obligation to permit inspection and copying in the absence of an applicable statutory exemption. AGO 86-69. If information contained in the public record is available from other sources, a person seeking access to the record is not required to make an unsuccessful attempt to obtain the information from those sources as a condition precedent to gaining access to the public records. Warden v. Bennett, 340 So. 2d 977, 979 (Fla. 2d DCA 1976). (Florida Office of the Attorney General // © March 9, 2023)
