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01/14/2027 | 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM EST

Overview

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PRI invites Florida law enforcement agencies to a one-day training on Chapter 119 public records law.

January 14, 2027

8:30am – 4:00pm

Pasco Sheriff’s Office

10370 Charles Bo Harrison Way, Land O Lakes, FL 34637

A one day course covering the application of Florida Chapter 119 to law enforcement records. This seminar focuses on public records held specifically by law enforcement agencies and understanding what should or should not be released to the public according to Florida law and corresponding legal opinions.

Who should attend

Records personnel or others within the agency who are responsible for reviewing, redacting, and releasing law enforcement records.

Topics include

Overview of Florida Public Records Law
Exempt vs confidential records
Understanding and identifying criminal investigative and intelligence information
Handling victim and witness information
Redacting law enforcement reports (includes hands-on exercises)
Releasing law enforcement training and personnel file information
Discovery vs public records requests

Meet Your Hosts

Ed Claughton- Law enforcement veteran Ed Claughton, founder and President of PRI, is a former police lieutenant who once managed the records and technology unit for the Coral Gables, FL PD. As the UCR program manager, systems administrator and custodian of records, he became quite passionate about information management in law enforcement. Ed’s mantra is…”keep it accurate, error-free and well-written.” Ed holds a Master of Criminal Justice degree and has instructed agencies in UCR/NIBRS, records management, and public records for over 20 years,

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Checks, credit cards, and POs accepted. Payment information is provided during the registration process.

$299/person.

ALL LIVE COURSES

RECORDS MANAGEMENT

Creating an Agency-Specific Retention Schedule

Intro to Law Enforcement Records Mgmt.

Conducting a Records Inventory & Purge

Eliminating Risk & Liability in Records

CAD/RMS Procurement & Project Management

Going Paperless: Why & How

Managing Police Records

PUBLIC RECORDS and COMPLIANCE

Redacting Law Enforcement Records

Intro to Sealing/Expunging Records

Florida Public Records for LE

California Public Records

CJIS

How To Do Validations Right

CJIS SECPOL in Plain English

Introduction to CJIS

PROPERTY/EVIDENCE

Property and Evidence Management

Digital Evidence Management

Supervising a Property/Evidence Unit

CRIME REPORTING&NIBRS

Criminal Law vs. NIBRS: Coding Reports

Report Writing 102: What the Academy Doesn't Teach

Reviewing and Approving Reports: Who Should Do It and How

Crime Stats & NIBRS for the Police Executive

Writing Reports NIBRS Style

Hate Crime Reporting

LEOKA and Cargo Theft Reporting

Transitioning to NIBRS: What You Need To Know

Case Management

LEADERSHIP

First-level Leadership in Records

Middle-management for Records

Executive Leadership for Records

Florida 1-Day Public Records Training

Name: Florida 1-Day Public Records Training
SKU: 109207
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Florida Chapter 119 Training

Learn what should or should not be released to the public according to Florida law and corresponding legal opinions.

$299.00

DISCOUNTED PRICING

One person $299.00
2nd person 25% off $224.25
3rd person 35% off $194.35
4th person (or more) 50% off $149.50

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Case Management On-demand Course

Receive a discounted on-demand version of our Case Management course to provide case management training to anyone in your department. This is a self-paced course with interactive scenarios, downloadable case management guides, and information about managing case status and disposition correctly, ensuring the proper change of RMS status options, and the procedures needed to correctly update cases. Learn how status and disposition fields in RMS function, how they impact NIBRS, and who should be authorized to change case statuses.

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Case Management Guide

This is a very helpful written guide to ensuring Case Status and Disposition is selected correctly in police reports/cases. These fields determine if the report is counted for NIBRS correctly, and if the case is eligible purging once the retention period has been met. Distribute to your personnel. Preview it here.

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NIBRS Offense Cheat Sheet

A great NIBRS coding, lesser included offense, and mutually exclusive offense cheat sheet and matrix. Share with your personnel. Preview it here.

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NIBRS Report Writing Manual

Designed for officers, supervisors and records personnel, this NIBRS report writing manual will guide your agency through writing, reviewing and approving NIBRS based police reports. Upon registering for the seminar, this manual will be emailed to you automatically. It is an editable MS Word document designed to be edited according to your department's procedures. Preview the manual here.

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Report Writing Guide

Get better quality, more consistent police reports with fewer mistakes. Great for new officers and FTO programs. Includes how to write a chronological, fact-based report with sufficient investigative details using proper grammar and sentence structure. Also includes sample report narratives, use of acronyms vs. names, and the importance of quality reporting. Preview the manual here.

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Records Unit SOP

Written for today’s modern operations, our policies actually represent how business is done today. This is a customizable policy that should be edited further to align with your departmental protocols. What’s inside: retention and destruction policy, report review and correction policy, release policy, duties and responsibilities, definitions, security of records. Upon registering, the policy will be emailed to you as a MS Word document which can be customized to your department's protocols. Preview the policy here.

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Records Management SOP

Reduce agency risk and get everyone on the same page with our comprehensive Records Management SOP. Upon registering, the policy will be emailed to you as a MS Word document which can be customized to your department's protocols. It includes policy governing records retention, release, security, access, and systems that can be customized to your department's protocols. Preview the policy here.

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