Florida Statutes 397.486 – Lawyer assistance programs; confidentiality of records, proceedings, and communications
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Terms Used In Florida Statutes 397.486
- Court: means the court of legal jurisdiction in the context in which the term is used in this chapter. See Florida Statutes 397.311
- disclosure: means a communication of identifying information, the affirmative verification of another person's communication of identifying information, or the communication of any information regarding an individual who has received services. See Florida Statutes 397.311
- Individual: means a person who receives alcohol or other drug abuse treatment services delivered by a service provider. See Florida Statutes 397.311
- Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
The records, proceedings, and all communications by and between an individual seeking assistance and the lawyer assistance program shall be deemed confidential and shall not be subject to disclosure or available for court subpoena. This section does not prevent the subpoena of business records that are otherwise available through subpoena, nor does this section preclude release or disclosure of information or communications by the lawyer assistance program when such disclosure is mandated or required as a condition or precondition for entry in the program. Such records are not to be construed as privileged merely because they have been maintained by a lawyer assistance program.