Florida Senate - 2021 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 844
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
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The Committee on Governmental Oversight and Accountability
(Hooper) recommended the following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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3 Delete everything after the enacting clause
4 and insert:
5 Section 1. Subsection (7) of section 28.222, Florida
6 Statutes, is amended to read:
7 28.222 Clerk to be county recorder.—
8 (7)All instruments recorded in the Official Records are
9 shall always be open to the public, under the supervision of the
10 clerk, for the purpose of inspection thereof and of making
11 copies extracts therefrom; but the clerk is shall not be
12 required to perform any service in connection with such
13 inspection or making of copies extracts without payment of
14 service charges as provided in s. 28.24.
15 Section 2. Subsection (2) and paragraphs (a) and (c) of
16 subsection (5) of section 28.2221, Florida Statutes, are amended
17 and subsections (6) and (7) are added to that section, to read:
18 28.2221 Electronic access to official records.—
19 (2)(a) No later than January 1, 2002, The county recorder
20 in each county must shall provide a current index of documents
21 recorded in the official records of the county for the period
22 beginning no later than January 1, 1990, on a publicly available
23 Internet website which must shall also contain a document
24 requisition point for obtaining images or copies of the
25 documents reflected in the index and which has the capability of
26 electronically providing the index data to a central statewide
27 search site. The index must shall be limited to grantor and
28 grantee names, party names, date, book and page number,
29 comments, and type of record.
30 (b) Unless otherwise required by the court, no county
31 recorder may remove grantor name, grantee name, or party name
32 from the index on the publicly available website on the basis of
33 an exemption as defined in s. 119.011(8), unless the name of the
34 grantor or grantee includes the street address portion of the
35 home address as defined in s. 119.071(4)(d). Home addresses, as
36 defined in s. 119.071(4)(d), that are exempt from inspection or
37 copying under s. 119.071(4) must not be included within the
38 index or otherwise displayed on the county recorder’s publicly
39 available website on which images or copies of the county’s
40 official records are placed.
41 (5)(a) A No county recorder or clerk of the court may not
42 place on a publicly available website for general public display
43 information made exempt from inspection or copying under s.
44 119.071, or any an image or copy of a public record, including
45 an official record, on a publicly available Internet website for
46 general public display if that image or copy is of a military
47 discharge; death certificate; or a court file, record, or paper
48 relating to matters or cases governed by the Florida Rules of
49 Family Law, the Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure, or the
50 Florida Probate Rules.
51 (c) No later than 30 days after June 5, 2002, Notice of the
52 right of any affected party to request removal of information or
53 records pursuant to this subsection must shall be conspicuously
54 and clearly displayed by the county recorder or clerk of the
55 court on the publicly available Internet website on which images
56 or copies of the county’s public records are placed and in the
57 office of each county recorder or clerk of the court. In
58 addition, no later than 30 days after June 5, 2002, the county
59 recorder or the clerk of the court must have published, on two
60 separate dates, a notice of such right in a newspaper of general
61 circulation in the county where the county recorder’s office is
62 located as provided for in chapter 50. Such notice must contain
63 appropriate instructions for making the removal request in
64 person, by mail, by facsimile, or by electronic transmission.
65 The notice must shall state, in substantially similar form, that
66 any person has a right to request that a county recorder or
67 clerk of the court remove from a publicly available website
68 information made exempt from inspection or copying under s.
69 119.071 or an image or copy of a public record, including an
70 official record, from a publicly available Internet website if
71 that image or copy is of a military discharge; death
72 certificate; or a court file, record, or paper relating to
73 matters or cases governed by the Florida Rules of Family Law,
74 the Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure, or the Florida Probate
75 Rules. Such request must be made in writing and delivered in
76 person, by mail, facsimile, or electronic transmission, or in
77 person to the county recorder or clerk of the court. The request
78 must identify the Official Records book and page number,
79 instrument number, or clerk's file number for any document
80 identification page number of the information or document to be
81 removed. For requests for removal from a person claiming a
82 public records exemption pursuant to s. 119.971, the request
83 must be written, be notarized, and state under oath the basis
84 statutory basis for removal of the information, image, or copy
85 that is restricted from general public display, and confirm the
86 individual’s eligibility for exempt status. A party making a
87 false attestation is subject to the penalty of perjury under s.
88 837.012. A No fee may not will be charged for the removal of a
89 document pursuant to such request.
90 (6)(a) Any information restricted from public display,
91 inspection or copying under paragraph (5)(a) pursuant to a
92 request for removal made under s. 119.071 must be provided to
93 the individual whose information was removed, at any time. The
94 written request for the restricted information must be
95 notarized, must state under oath the statutory basis for the
96 individual’s claimed exemption and confirm the individual’s
97 status as a party eligible for exempt status. A party making a
98 false attestation is subject to the penalty of perjury under s.
99 837.012. A fee may not be charged for the restoration of any
100 document pursuant to such request.
101 (b)1. For the purpose of conducting a title search, as
102 defined by s. 627.7722(4), perfecting or enforcing a lien or
103 other interest in real or personal property, or purchasing,
104 leasing, or lending involving real or personal property, and
105 upon presentation of photo identification and affirmation via
106 sworn affidavit to the county recorder, information restricted
107 from public display or copying under paragraph (5)(a) pursuant
108 to a request for removal made under s. 119.071(4)(d) may be
109 disclosed to:
110 a. An authorized title insurer as defined in s. 624.09, and
111 their affiliates, as defined in s. 624.10;
112 b. A title insurance agent or title insurance agencies, as
113 defined in s. 626.841;
114 c. An attorney duly admitted to practice law in this state
115 and in good standing with The Florida Bar; or
116 d. A financial institution as defined in s. 655.005.
117 2. The photo identification and affirmation via sworn
118 affidavit may be delivered in person, by mail or electronic
119 transmission to the county recorder.
120 3. The affiant requestor must attest to his or her
121 authority and the authorized purpose to access exempt
122 information pursuant to this section for the property specified
123 within the sworn affidavit.
124 4. Affidavits submitted by a financial institution, title
125 insurer, title insurance agent or title insurance agency must
126 include the Florida Company Code or the license number, as
127 applicable, and an attestation to the affiant requestor's
128 authorization to transact business in this state. Affidavits
129 submitted by an attorney authorized under this section must
130 include the affiant requestor's Florida Bar number and a
131 statement that the affiant requestor has an agency agreement
132 with a title insurer, directly, or through his or her law firm.
133 5. The county recorder must record such affidavit in the
134 official record but must not place the image or copy of the
135 affidavit on a publicly available website for general public
136 display.
137 6. The affiant requestor, upon receipt of a property
138 address from the county recorder under this section, must
139 provide a copy of the previously submitted affidavit to each
140 affected party at the disclosed address.
141 7. A party making a false attestation under this section is
142 subject to the penalty of perjury under s. 837.012.
143 (c) The county recorder may enter into a limited access
144 license agreement granting access through electronic means, not
145 subject to general public display, to information restricted
146 from public display or copying under paragraph (5)(a) pursuant
147 to a request for removal made under s. 119.071(4)(d) to the
148 entities and for the purposes as specified in subparagraph 1.
149 (7) A person who uses any Official Record in a manner not
150 authorized in this section commits a misdemeanor of the second
151 degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. A
152 person who unlawfully uses any Official Record with intent to
153 cause bodily harm or with intent to threaten to cause bodily
154 harm commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as
155 provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
156 Section 3. Paragraph (d) of subsection (4) of section
157 119.071, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
158 119.071 General exemptions from inspection or copying of
159 public records.—
160 (4) AGENCY PERSONNEL INFORMATION.—
161 (d)1. For purposes of this paragraph, the term:
162 a. “Home addresses” means the dwelling location at which an
163 individual resides and includes the physical address, mailing
164 address, street address, parcel identification number, plot
165 identification number, legal property description, neighborhood
166 name and lot number, GPS coordinates, and any other descriptive
167 property information that may reveal the home address.
168 b. “Telephone numbers” includes home telephone numbers,
169 personal cellular telephone numbers, personal pager telephone
170 numbers, and telephone numbers associated with personal
171 communications devices.
172 2.a. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
173 and photographs of active or former sworn law enforcement
174 personnel or of active or former civilian personnel employed by
175 a law enforcement agency, including correctional and
176 correctional probation officers, personnel of the Department of
177 Children and Families whose duties include the investigation of
178 abuse, neglect, exploitation, fraud, theft, or other criminal
179 activities, personnel of the Department of Health whose duties
180 are to support the investigation of child abuse or neglect, and
181 personnel of the Department of Revenue or local governments
182 whose responsibilities include revenue collection and
183 enforcement or child support enforcement; the names, home
184 addresses, telephone numbers, photographs, dates of birth, and
185 places of employment of the spouses and children of such
186 personnel; and the names and locations of schools and day care
187 facilities attended by the children of such personnel are exempt
188 from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
189 Constitution.
190 b. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
191 and photographs of current or former nonsworn investigative
192 personnel of the Department of Financial Services whose duties
193 include the investigation of fraud, theft, workers’ compensation
194 coverage requirements and compliance, other related criminal
195 activities, or state regulatory requirement violations; the
196 names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and
197 places of employment of the spouses and children of such
198 personnel; and the names and locations of schools and day care
199 facilities attended by the children of such personnel are exempt
200 from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
201 Constitution.
202 c. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
203 and photographs of current or former nonsworn investigative
204 personnel of the Office of Financial Regulation’s Bureau of
205 Financial Investigations whose duties include the investigation
206 of fraud, theft, other related criminal activities, or state
207 regulatory requirement violations; the names, home addresses,
208 telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of
209 the spouses and children of such personnel; and the names and
210 locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the
211 children of such personnel are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s.
212 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.
213 d. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
214 and photographs of current or former firefighters certified in
215 compliance with s. 633.408; the names, home addresses, telephone
216 numbers, photographs, dates of birth, and places of employment
217 of the spouses and children of such firefighters; and the names
218 and locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the
219 children of such firefighters are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and
220 s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.
221 e. The home addresses, dates of birth, and telephone
222 numbers of current or former justices of the Supreme Court,
223 district court of appeal judges, circuit court judges, and
224 county court judges; the names, home addresses, telephone
225 numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of the spouses
226 and children of current or former justices and judges; and the
227 names and locations of schools and day care facilities attended
228 by the children of current or former justices and judges are
229 exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
230 Constitution.
231 f. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
232 and photographs of current or former state attorneys, assistant
233 state attorneys, statewide prosecutors, or assistant statewide
234 prosecutors; the names, home addresses, telephone numbers,
235 photographs, dates of birth, and places of employment of the
236 spouses and children of current or former state attorneys,
237 assistant state attorneys, statewide prosecutors, or assistant
238 statewide prosecutors; and the names and locations of schools
239 and day care facilities attended by the children of current or
240 former state attorneys, assistant state attorneys, statewide
241 prosecutors, or assistant statewide prosecutors are exempt from
242 s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.
243 g. The home addresses, dates of birth, and telephone
244 numbers of general magistrates, special magistrates, judges of
245 compensation claims, administrative law judges of the Division
246 of Administrative Hearings, and child support enforcement
247 hearing officers; the names, home addresses, telephone numbers,
248 dates of birth, and places of employment of the spouses and
249 children of general magistrates, special magistrates, judges of
250 compensation claims, administrative law judges of the Division
251 of Administrative Hearings, and child support enforcement
252 hearing officers; and the names and locations of schools and day
253 care facilities attended by the children of general magistrates,
254 special magistrates, judges of compensation claims,
255 administrative law judges of the Division of Administrative
256 Hearings, and child support enforcement hearing officers are
257 exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
258 Constitution.
259 h. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
260 and photographs of current or former human resource, labor
261 relations, or employee relations directors, assistant directors,
262 managers, or assistant managers of any local government agency
263 or water management district whose duties include hiring and
264 firing employees, labor contract negotiation, administration, or
265 other personnel-related duties; the names, home addresses,
266 telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of
267 the spouses and children of such personnel; and the names and
268 locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the
269 children of such personnel are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s.
270 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.
271 i. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
272 and photographs of current or former code enforcement officers;
273 the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
274 and places of employment of the spouses and children of such
275 personnel; and the names and locations of schools and day care
276 facilities attended by the children of such personnel are exempt
277 from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
278 Constitution.
279 j. The home addresses, telephone numbers, places of
280 employment, dates of birth, and photographs of current or former
281 guardians ad litem, as defined in s. 39.820; the names, home
282 addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of
283 employment of the spouses and children of such persons; and the
284 names and locations of schools and day care facilities attended
285 by the children of such persons are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and
286 s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.
287 k. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
288 and photographs of current or former juvenile probation
289 officers, juvenile probation supervisors, detention
290 superintendents, assistant detention superintendents, juvenile
291 justice detention officers I and II, juvenile justice detention
292 officer supervisors, juvenile justice residential officers,
293 juvenile justice residential officer supervisors I and II,
294 juvenile justice counselors, juvenile justice counselor
295 supervisors, human services counselor administrators, senior
296 human services counselor administrators, rehabilitation
297 therapists, and social services counselors of the Department of
298 Juvenile Justice; the names, home addresses, telephone numbers,
299 dates of birth, and places of employment of spouses and children
300 of such personnel; and the names and locations of schools and
301 day care facilities attended by the children of such personnel
302 are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
303 Constitution.
304 l. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
305 and photographs of current or former public defenders, assistant
306 public defenders, criminal conflict and civil regional counsel,
307 and assistant criminal conflict and civil regional counsel; the
308 names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and
309 places of employment of the spouses and children of current or
310 former public defenders, assistant public defenders, criminal
311 conflict and civil regional counsel, and assistant criminal
312 conflict and civil regional counsel; and the names and locations
313 of schools and day care facilities attended by the children of
314 current or former public defenders, assistant public defenders,
315 criminal conflict and civil regional counsel, and assistant
316 criminal conflict and civil regional counsel are exempt from s.
317 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.
318 m. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
319 and photographs of current or former investigators or inspectors
320 of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation; the
321 names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and
322 places of employment of the spouses and children of such current
323 or former investigators and inspectors; and the names and
324 locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the
325 children of such current or former investigators and inspectors
326 are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
327 Constitution.
328 n. The home addresses, telephone numbers, and dates of
329 birth of county tax collectors; the names, home addresses,
330 telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of
331 the spouses and children of such tax collectors; and the names
332 and locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the
333 children of such tax collectors are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and
334 s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.
335 o. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
336 and photographs of current or former personnel of the Department
337 of Health whose duties include, or result in, the determination
338 or adjudication of eligibility for social security disability
339 benefits, the investigation or prosecution of complaints filed
340 against health care practitioners, or the inspection of health
341 care practitioners or health care facilities licensed by the
342 Department of Health; the names, home addresses, telephone
343 numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of the spouses
344 and children of such personnel; and the names and locations of
345 schools and day care facilities attended by the children of such
346 personnel are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of
347 the State Constitution.
348 p. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
349 and photographs of current or former impaired practitioner
350 consultants who are retained by an agency or current or former
351 employees of an impaired practitioner consultant whose duties
352 result in a determination of a person’s skill and safety to
353 practice a licensed profession; the names, home addresses,
354 telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of
355 the spouses and children of such consultants or their employees;
356 and the names and locations of schools and day care facilities
357 attended by the children of such consultants or employees are
358 exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
359 Constitution.
360 q. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
361 and photographs of current or former emergency medical
362 technicians or paramedics certified under chapter 401; the
363 names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and
364 places of employment of the spouses and children of such
365 emergency medical technicians or paramedics; and the names and
366 locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the
367 children of such emergency medical technicians or paramedics are
368 exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
369 Constitution.
370 r. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
371 and photographs of current or former personnel employed in an
372 agency’s office of inspector general or internal audit
373 department whose duties include auditing or investigating waste,
374 fraud, abuse, theft, exploitation, or other activities that
375 could lead to criminal prosecution or administrative discipline;
376 the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
377 and places of employment of spouses and children of such
378 personnel; and the names and locations of schools and day care
379 facilities attended by the children of such personnel are exempt
380 from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
381 Constitution.
382 s. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
383 and photographs of current or former directors, managers,
384 supervisors, nurses, and clinical employees of an addiction
385 treatment facility; the home addresses, telephone numbers,
386 photographs, dates of birth, and places of employment of the
387 spouses and children of such personnel; and the names and
388 locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the
389 children of such personnel are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s.
390 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. For purposes of this
391 sub-subparagraph, the term “addiction treatment facility” means
392 a county government, or agency thereof, that is licensed
393 pursuant to s. 397.401 and provides substance abuse prevention,
394 intervention, or clinical treatment, including any licensed
395 service component described in s. 397.311(26).
396 t. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
397 and photographs of current or former directors, managers,
398 supervisors, and clinical employees of a child advocacy center
399 that meets the standards of s. 39.3035(1) and fulfills the
400 screening requirement of s. 39.3035(2), and the members of a
401 Child Protection Team as described in s. 39.303 whose duties
402 include supporting the investigation of child abuse or sexual
403 abuse, child abandonment, child neglect, and child exploitation
404 or to provide services as part of a multidisciplinary case
405 review team; the names, home addresses, telephone numbers,
406 photographs, dates of birth, and places of employment of the
407 spouses and children of such personnel and members; and the
408 names and locations of schools and day care facilities attended
409 by the children of such personnel and members are exempt from s.
410 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.
411 3. An agency that is the custodian of the information
412 specified in subparagraph 2. and that is not the employer of the
413 officer, employee, justice, judge, or other person specified in
414 subparagraph 2. must shall maintain the exempt status of that
415 information only if the officer, employee, justice, judge, other
416 person, or employing agency of the designated employee submits a
417 written and notarized request for maintenance of the exemption
418 to the custodial agency. The request must state under oath the
419 statutory basis for the individual's exemption request and
420 confirm the individual's status as a party eligible for exempt
421 status.
422 4.a. A county property appraiser or county tax collector,
423 as defined in s. 192.001, who receives a written request for
424 maintenance of the exemption pursuant to s. 119.071(4)(d)3.,
425 must comply by removing the name of the individual with exempt
426 status and the instrument number and/or Official Records book
427 and page number identifying the property with the exempt status
428 from all publicly available records maintained by the property
429 appraiser or tax collector. For written requests received prior
430 to July 1, 2021, a county property appraiser or county tax
431 collector must comply with this section by October 1, 2021. A
432 county property appraiser or county tax collector must not
433 remove the street address, legal description, or other
434 information identifying real property within the agency’s
435 records so long as name or personal information otherwise exempt
436 from inspection and copying pursuant to this section are not
437 associated with the property or otherwise displayed in the
438 public records of the agency.
439 b. Any information restricted from public display,
440 inspection or copying under subparagraph a. must be provided to
441 the individual the individual whose information was removed.
442 5. 4. An officer, an employee, a justice, a judge, or other
443 person specified in subparagraph 2. may submit a written request
444 for the release of his or her exempt information to the
445 custodial agency. The written request must be notarized and must
446 specify the information to be released and the party that is
447 authorized to receive the information. Upon receipt of the
448 written request, the custodial agency must shall release the
449 specified information to the party authorized to receive such
450 information.
451 6. 5. The exemptions in this paragraph apply to information
452 held by an agency before, on, or after the effective date of the
453 exemption.
454 7. 6. Information made exempt under this paragraph may be
455 disclosed pursuant to s. 28.2221 to an authorized title insurer
456 as defined in s. 624.09, and their affiliates, as defined in s.
457 624.10; a title insurance agent or title insurance agencies, as
458 defined in s. 626.841; an attorney duly admitted to practice law
459 in this state and in good standing with The Florida Bar; or a
460 financial institution as defined in s. 655.005.
461 8. The exempt status of a home address contained in the
462 Official Records is maintained only during the period which the
463 employee resides at the dwelling location. Upon conveyance of
464 the dwelling location, the employee must submit a written
465 request to release the removed information to the county
466 recorder. The written request to release the removed information
467 must be notarized, confirm the employee's request for release is
468 pursuant to a conveyance of his or her dwelling location, and
469 specify the identification page number of the document
470 containing the information to be released. A fee may not be
471 charged for the release of any document pursuant to such
472 request.
473 9. This paragraph is subject to the Open Government Sunset
474 Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand repealed
475 on October 2, 2024, unless reviewed and saved from repeal
476 through reenactment by the Legislature.
477 Section 4. Section 695.22, Florida Statutes, is amended to
478 read:
479 695.22 Daily schedule of deeds and conveyances filed for
480 record to be furnished property appraiser.—After October 1,
481 1945, the several county recorders clerks of the circuit courts
482 must shall keep and furnish to the respective county property
483 appraisers in the counties where such instruments are recorded a
484 daily schedule of the aforesaid deeds and conveyances so filed
485 for recordation, in which schedule must shall be set forth the
486 name of the grantor or grantors, the names and addresses of each
487 grantee and a description of the land as specified in each
488 instrument so filed. Said schedule must include notification of
489 any information therein that is subject to a request for removal
490 on file with the county recorder.
491 Section 5. This act shall take effect July 1, 2021.
492
493
494 ================= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ================
495 And the title is amended as follows:
496 Delete everything before the enacting clause
497 and insert:
498 A bill to be entitled
499 An act relating to public records; amending s. 28.222,
500 F.S.; deleting obsolete language; amending s. 28.2221,
501 F.S.; deleting obsolete language; prohibiting a county
502 recorder from removing a grantor name, grantee name,
503 or party name from the index on the publicly available
504 website unless the information is subject to a
505 specified public records exemption; prescribing
506 requirements for a person claiming a public records
507 exemption to request removal of information from a
508 publicly available website; prescribing for the
509 release of restricted information to the individual
510 whose information was removed, subject to penalty of
511 perjury; authorizing specified parties to access
512 information recorded in the Official Records of a
513 county which is otherwise exempt pursuant to a
514 specified public records exemption, for a specific
515 purpose, if specified conditions are met; Requiring
516 sworn affidavit; subject to the penalty of perjury;
517 authorizing the county recorder to enter into a
518 limited access license agreement to allow electronic
519 access to official records for specified parties and
520 limited purposes; providing criminal penalties for the
521 unlawful use of any official record; amending s.
522 119.071, F.S.; requiring a request for maintenance of
523 an exemption be notarized and confirm the individual's
524 status; prescribing procedures for the removal of
525 exempt information for a county property appraiser and
526 county tax collector; authorizing the release of
527 information restricted from public display to the
528 individual whose information was removed; providing
529 notice of disclosure of exempt information under
530 specified circumstances to specified entities;
531 providing that the exempt status of a home address
532 contained in the Official Records is maintained only
533 during a certain period; requiring the employee to
534 submit a written request to release removed
535 information upon the conveyance of his or her dwelling
536 location; subject to the penalty of perjury; amending
537 s. 695.22, F.S.; deleting obsolete language; requiring
538 the daily schedule of deeds and conveyances to include
539 notification of any information therein that is
540 subject to a request for removal; providing an
541 effective date.