Florida Senate - 2021 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for SB 844
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
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The Committee on Community Affairs (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
17 amended, and subsections (6) and (7) are added to that section,
18 to read:
19 28.2221 Electronic access to official records.—
20 (2)(a) No later than January 1, 2002, The county recorder
21 in each county must shall provide a current index of documents
22 recorded in the official records of the county for the period
23 beginning no later than January 1, 1990, on a publicly available
24 Internet website which must shall also contain a document
25 requisition point for obtaining images or copies of the
26 documents reflected in the index and which has the capability of
27 electronically providing the index data to a central statewide
28 search site. The index must shall be limited to grantor and
29 grantee names, party names, date, book and page number,
30 comments, and type of record.
31 (b) Unless otherwise required by the court, a county
32 recorder may not remove the grantor name, grantee name, or party
33 name from the index on the publicly available website on the
34 basis of an exemption as defined in s. 119.011 unless the name
35 of the grantor or grantee includes the street address portion of
36 the home address as defined in s. 119.071(4)(d). Home addresses,
37 as defined in s. 119.071(4)(d), which are exempt from inspection
38 or copying under s. 119.071 may not be included within the index
39 or otherwise displayed on the county recorder’s publicly
40 available website on which images or copies of the county’s
41 official records are placed.
42 (5)(a) A No county recorder or clerk of the court may not
43 place on a publicly available website for general public display
44 information made exempt from inspection or copying under s.
45 119.071, or any an image or copy of a public record, including
46 an official record, on a publicly available Internet website for
47 general public display if that image or copy is of a military
48 discharge; death certificate; or a court file, record, or paper
49 relating to matters or cases governed by the Florida Rules of
50 Family Law, the Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure, or the
51 Florida Probate Rules.
52 (c) No later than 30 days after June 5, 2002, Notice of the
53 right of any affected party to request removal of information or
54 records pursuant to this subsection must shall be conspicuously
55 and clearly displayed by the county recorder or clerk of the
56 court on the publicly available Internet website on which images
57 or copies of the county’s public records are placed and in the
58 office of each county recorder or clerk of the court. In
59 addition, no later than 30 days after June 5, 2002, the county
60 recorder or the clerk of the court must have published, on two
61 separate dates, a notice of such right in a newspaper of general
62 circulation in the county where the county recorder’s office is
63 located as provided for in chapter 50. Such notice must contain
64 appropriate instructions for making the removal request in
65 person, by mail, by facsimile, or by electronic transmission.
66 The notice must shall state, in substantially similar form, that
67 any person has a right to request that a county recorder or
68 clerk of the court remove from a publicly available website
69 information made exempt from inspection or copying under s.
70 119.071 or an image or copy of a public record, including an
71 official record, from a publicly available Internet website if
72 that image or copy is of a military discharge; death
73 certificate; or a court file, record, or paper relating to
74 matters or cases governed by the Florida Rules of Family Law,
75 the Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure, or the Florida Probate
76 Rules. Such request must be made in writing and delivered in
77 person, by mail, facsimile, or by electronic transmission, or in
78 person to the county recorder or clerk of the court. The request
79 must identify the Official Records book and page number,
80 instrument number, or clerk’s file number for any document
81 identification page number of the information or document to be
82 removed. For requests for removal from a person claiming a
83 public records exemption pursuant to s. 119.071, the request
84 must be written, be notarized, and state under oath the
85 statutory basis for removal of the information, image, or copy
86 that is restricted from general public display, and confirm the
87 individual’s eligibility for exempt status. A party making a
88 false attestation is subject to the penalty of perjury under s.
89 837.012. A No fee may not will be charged for the removal of a
90 document pursuant to such request.
91 (6)(a) Any information restricted from public display,
92 inspection, or copying under paragraph (5)(a) pursuant to a
93 request for removal made under s. 119.071 must be provided at
94 any time to the individual whose information was removed. The
95 written request for the restricted information must be by sworn
96 affidavit consistent with s. 92.50 and must include the Official
97 Records book and page number, instrument number, or clerk’s file
98 number for any information or document to be released. Any party
99 making a false attestation is subject to the penalty of perjury
100 under s. 837.012. A fee may not be charged for the production of
101 any document pursuant to such request.
102 (b)1. For the purpose of conducting a title search as
103 defined by s. 627.7711 and upon presentation of photo
104 identification and affirmation by sworn affidavit consistent
105 with s. 92.50 to the county recorder, information restricted
106 from public display, inspection, or copying under paragraph
107 (5)(a) pursuant to a request for removal made under s. 119.071
108 may be disclosed to:
109 a. A title insurer authorized pursuant to s. 624.401 and
110 its affiliates as defined in s. 624.10;
111 b. A title insurance agent or title insurance agency as
112 defined in s. 626.841(1) and (2), respectively; or
113 c. An attorney duly admitted to practice law in this state
114 and in good standing with The Florida Bar.
115 2. The photo identification and affirmation by sworn
116 affidavit may be delivered in person, by mail, or by electronic
117 transmission to the county recorder.
118 3. The affiant requestor must attest to his or her
119 authority and the authorized purpose to access exempt
120 information pursuant to this section for the property specified
121 within the sworn affidavit.
122 4. The affiant requestor must identify the Official Records
123 book and page number, instrument number, or clerk’s file number
124 for each document requested within the sworn affidavit.
125 5. Affidavits submitted by a title insurer, title insurance
126 agent, or title insurance agency must include the Florida
127 Company Code or the license number, as applicable, and an
128 attestation to the affiant requestor’s authorization to transact
129 business in this state. Affidavits submitted by an attorney
130 authorized under this section must include the affiant
131 requestor’s Florida Bar number and a statement that the affiant
132 requestor has an agency agreement with a title insurer directly
133 or through his or her law firm.
134 6. The county recorder must record such affidavit in the
135 official records but may not place the image or copy of the
136 affidavit on a publicly available website for general public
137 display.
138 7. Upon providing a document disclosing redacted
139 information to an affiant requestor under this section, the
140 county recorder must provide a copy of the affidavit requesting
141 disclosure of the redacted information to each affected party at
142 the address listed on the document or on the request for removal
143 made by the affected party under s. 119.071. The county recorder
144 must prepare a certificate of mailing to be affixed to the
145 affidavit and must receive the statutory service charges as
146 prescribed by s. 28.24 from the affiant requestor.
147 8. Any party making a false attestation under this section
148 is subject to the penalty of perjury under s. 837.012.
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 as defined in s.
423 192.001(3) or a county tax collector as defined in s. 192.001(4)
424 who receives a written and notarized request for maintenance of
425 the exemption pursuant to subparagraph 3. must comply by
426 removing the name of the individual with exempt status and the
427 instrument number or Official Records book and page number
428 identifying the property with the exempt status from all
429 publicly available records maintained by the property appraiser
430 or tax collector. For written requests received on or before
431 July 1, 2021, a county property appraiser or county tax
432 collector must comply with this section by October 1, 2021. A
433 county property appraiser or county tax collector may not remove
434 the street address, legal description, or other information
435 identifying real property within the agency’s records so long as
436 a name or personal information otherwise exempt from inspection
437 and copying pursuant to this section are not associated with the
438 property or otherwise displayed in the public records of the
439 agency.
440 b. Any information restricted from public display,
441 inspection, or copying under sub-subparagraph a. must be
442 provided to the individual whose information was removed.
443 5.4. An officer, an employee, a justice, a judge, or other
444 person specified in subparagraph 2. may submit a written request
445 for the release of his or her exempt information to the
446 custodial agency. The written request must be notarized and must
447 specify the information to be released and the party that is
448 authorized to receive the information. Upon receipt of the
449 written request, the custodial agency must shall release the
450 specified information to the party authorized to receive such
451 information.
452 6.5. The exemptions in this paragraph apply to information
453 held by an agency before, on, or after the effective date of the
454 exemption.
455 7.6. Information made exempt under this paragraph may be
456 disclosed pursuant to s. 28.2221 to a title insurer authorized
457 pursuant to s. 624.401 and its affiliates as defined in s.
458 624.10; a title insurance agent or title insurance agency as
459 defined in s. 626.841(1) or (2), respectively; or an attorney
460 duly admitted to practice law in this state and in good standing
461 with The Florida Bar.
462 8. The exempt status of a home address contained in the
463 Official Records is maintained only during the period when the
464 protected party resides at the dwelling location. Upon
465 conveyance of the real property after October 1, 2021, and when
466 such real property no longer constitutes the protected party’s
467 home address as defined in subparagraph 1.a., the protected
468 party must submit a written request to release the removed
469 information to the county recorder. The written request to
470 release the removed information must be notarized, must confirm
471 that the protected party’s request for release is pursuant to a
472 conveyance of his or her dwelling location, and must specify the
473 Official Records book and page, instrument number, or clerk’s
474 file number for each document containing the information to be
475 released.
476 9. Upon the death of the protected party as verified by a
477 certified copy of a death certificate or court order, any party
478 can request the county recorder to release the protected
479 decedent’s removed information unless there is a related request
480 on file with the county recorder for continued removal of the
481 decedent’s information or unless such removal is otherwise
482 prohibited by statute or by court order. The written request to
483 release the removed information upon the death of a protected
484 party must attach the certified copy of a death certificate or
485 court order and must be notarized, must confirm the request for
486 release is due to the death of the protected party, and must
487 specify the Official Records book and page number, instrument
488 number, or clerk’s file number for each document containing the
489 information to be released. A fee may not be charged for the
490 release of any document pursuant to such request.
491 10. This paragraph is subject to the Open Government Sunset
492 Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand repealed
493 on October 2, 2024, unless reviewed and saved from repeal
494 through reenactment by the Legislature.
495 Section 4. Section 695.22, Florida Statutes, is amended to
496 read:
497 695.22 Daily schedule of deeds and conveyances filed for
498 record to be furnished property appraiser.—After October 1,
499 1945, the several county recorders must clerks of the circuit
500 courts shall keep and furnish to the respective county property
501 appraisers in the counties where such instruments are recorded a
502 daily schedule of the aforesaid deeds and conveyances so filed
503 for recordation, in which schedule must shall be set forth the
504 name of the grantor or grantors, the names and addresses of each
505 grantee, and a description of the land as specified in each
506 instrument so filed. The daily schedule must include
507 notification of any information therein which is subject to a
508 request for removal on file with the county recorder.
509 Section 5. This act shall take effect July 1, 2021.
510
511 ================= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ================
512 And the title is amended as follows:
513 Delete everything before the enacting clause
514 and insert:
515 A bill to be entitled
516 An act relating to public records; amending s. 28.222,
517 F.S.; deleting obsolete language; amending s. 28.2221,
518 F.S.; deleting obsolete language; prohibiting a county
519 recorder from removing a grantor name, grantee name,
520 or party name from the index on the publicly available
521 website unless the information is subject to a
522 specified public records exemption; prohibiting a
523 county recorder from placing certain information on
524 the publicly available website; prescribing
525 requirements for a person claiming a public records
526 exemption to request removal of information from a
527 publicly available website, subject to penalty of
528 perjury; prescribing the release of restricted
529 information to the individual whose information was
530 removed, subject to penalty of perjury; authorizing
531 specified parties to access information recorded in
532 the Official Records of a county which is otherwise
533 exempt pursuant to a specified public records
534 exemption, for a specific purpose, if specified
535 conditions are met; requiring a sworn affidavit,
536 subject to penalty of perjury; providing criminal
537 penalties for the unlawful use of any official record;
538 amending s. 119.071, F.S.; requiring that a request
539 for maintenance of an exemption be notarized and
540 confirm the individual’s status; prescribing
541 procedures for the removal of exempt information for a
542 county property appraiser and county tax collector;
543 requiring the release of information restricted from
544 public display to the individual whose information was
545 removed; providing disclosure of exempt information
546 under specified circumstances to specified entities;
547 providing that the exempt status of a home address
548 contained in the Official Records is maintained only
549 during a certain period; requiring the employee to
550 submit a written request to release removed
551 information upon the conveyance of his or her dwelling
552 location; prescribing procedures to release certain
553 information for a decedent under specified conditions;
554 specifying that such release is not subject to a fee;
555 amending s. 695.22, F.S.; deleting obsolete language;
556 requiring the daily schedule of deeds and conveyances
557 to include notification of any information therein
558 which is subject to a request for removal; providing
559 an effective date.