Florida Senate - 2021                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 844
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  03/31/2021           .                                
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       The Committee on Community Affairs (Hooper) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    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  
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  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.