Florida Senate - 2021 CS for SB 844
By the Committee on Governmental Oversight and Accountability;
and Senator Hooper
585-02376-21 2021844c1
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to public records; amending s. 28.222,
3 F.S.; deleting obsolete language; amending s. 28.2221,
4 F.S.; deleting obsolete language; prohibiting a county
5 recorder from removing a grantor name, grantee name,
6 or party name from the index on the publicly available
7 website unless the information is subject to a
8 specified public records exemption; prescribing
9 requirements for a person claiming a public records
10 exemption to request removal of information from a
11 publicly available website; prescribing for the
12 release of restricted information to the individual
13 whose information was removed, subject to penalty of
14 perjury; authorizing specified parties to access
15 information recorded in the Official Records of a
16 county which is otherwise exempt pursuant to a
17 specified public records exemption, for a specific
18 purpose, if specified conditions are met; requiring a
19 sworn affidavit, subject to penalty of perjury;
20 authorizing the county recorder to enter into a
21 limited access license agreement to allow electronic
22 access to official records for specified parties and
23 limited purposes; providing criminal penalties for the
24 unlawful use of any official record; amending s.
25 119.071, F.S.; requiring that a request for
26 maintenance of an exemption be notarized and confirm
27 the individual’s status; prescribing procedures for
28 the removal of exempt information for a county
29 property appraiser and county tax collector;
30 authorizing the release of information restricted from
31 public display to the individual whose information was
32 removed; providing notice of disclosure of exempt
33 information under specified circumstances to specified
34 entities; providing that the exempt status of a home
35 address contained in the Official Records is
36 maintained only during a certain period; requiring the
37 employee to submit a written request to release
38 removed information upon the conveyance of his or her
39 dwelling location and is not subject to a fee;
40 amending s. 695.22, F.S.; deleting obsolete language;
41 requiring the daily schedule of deeds and conveyances
42 to include notification of any information therein
43 which is subject to a request for removal; providing
44 an effective date.
45
46 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
47
48 Section 1. Subsection (7) of section 28.222, Florida
49 Statutes, is amended to read:
50 28.222 Clerk to be county recorder.—
51 (7) All instruments recorded in the Official Records are
52 shall always be open to the public, under the supervision of the
53 clerk, for the purpose of inspection thereof and of making
54 copies extracts therefrom; but the clerk is shall not be
55 required to perform any service in connection with such
56 inspection or making of copies extracts without payment of
57 service charges as provided in s. 28.24.
58 Section 2. Subsection (2) and paragraphs (a) and (c) of
59 subsection (5) of section 28.2221, Florida Statutes, are
60 amended, and subsections (6) and (7) are added to that section,
61 to read:
62 28.2221 Electronic access to official records.—
63 (2)(a) No later than January 1, 2002, The county recorder
64 in each county must shall provide a current index of documents
65 recorded in the official records of the county for the period
66 beginning no later than January 1, 1990, on a publicly available
67 Internet website which must shall also contain a document
68 requisition point for obtaining images or copies of the
69 documents reflected in the index and which has the capability of
70 electronically providing the index data to a central statewide
71 search site. The index must shall be limited to grantor and
72 grantee names, party names, date, book and page number,
73 comments, and type of record.
74 (b) Unless otherwise required by the court, a county
75 recorder may not remove the grantor name, grantee name, or party
76 name from the index on the publicly available website on the
77 basis of an exemption as defined in s. 119.011 unless the name
78 of the grantor or grantee includes the street address portion of
79 the home address as defined in s. 119.071(4)(d). Home addresses,
80 as defined in s. 119.071(4)(d), which are exempt from inspection
81 or copying under s. 119.071 may not be included within the index
82 or otherwise displayed on the county recorder’s publicly
83 available website on which images or copies of the county’s
84 official records are placed.
85 (5)(a) A No county recorder or clerk of the court may not
86 place on a publicly available website for general public display
87 information made exempt from inspection or copying under s.
88 119.071, or any an image or copy of a public record, including
89 an official record, on a publicly available Internet website for
90 general public display if that image or copy is of a military
91 discharge; death certificate; or a court file, record, or paper
92 relating to matters or cases governed by the Florida Rules of
93 Family Law, the Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure, or the
94 Florida Probate Rules.
95 (c) No later than 30 days after June 5, 2002, Notice of the
96 right of any affected party to request removal of information or
97 records pursuant to this subsection must shall be conspicuously
98 and clearly displayed by the county recorder or clerk of the
99 court on the publicly available Internet website on which images
100 or copies of the county’s public records are placed and in the
101 office of each county recorder or clerk of the court. In
102 addition, no later than 30 days after June 5, 2002, the county
103 recorder or the clerk of the court must have published, on two
104 separate dates, a notice of such right in a newspaper of general
105 circulation in the county where the county recorder’s office is
106 located as provided for in chapter 50. Such notice must contain
107 appropriate instructions for making the removal request in
108 person, by mail, by facsimile, or by electronic transmission.
109 The notice must shall state, in substantially similar form, that
110 any person has a right to request that a county recorder or
111 clerk of the court remove from a publicly available website
112 information made exempt from inspection or copying under s.
113 119.071 or an image or copy of a public record, including an
114 official record, from a publicly available Internet website if
115 that image or copy is of a military discharge; death
116 certificate; or a court file, record, or paper relating to
117 matters or cases governed by the Florida Rules of Family Law,
118 the Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure, or the Florida Probate
119 Rules. Such request must be made in writing and delivered in
120 person, by mail, facsimile, or by electronic transmission, or in
121 person to the county recorder or clerk of the court. The request
122 must identify the Official Records book and page number,
123 instrument number, or clerk’s file number for any document
124 identification page number of the information or document to be
125 removed. For requests for removal from a person claiming a
126 public records exemption pursuant to s. 119.071, the request
127 must be written, be notarized, and state under oath the
128 statutory basis for removal of the information, image, or copy
129 that is restricted from general public display, and confirm the
130 individual’s eligibility for exempt status. A party making a
131 false attestation is subject to the penalty of perjury under s.
132 837.012. A No fee may not will be charged for the removal of a
133 document pursuant to such request.
134 (6)(a) Any information restricted from public display, or
135 inspection, or copying under paragraph (5)(a) pursuant to a
136 request for removal made under s. 119.071 must be provided to
137 the individual whose information was removed, at any time. The
138 written request for the restricted information must be
139 notarized, state under oath the statutory basis for the
140 individual’s claimed exemption, and confirm the individual’s
141 status as a party eligible for exempt status. A party making a
142 false attestation is subject to the penalty of perjury under s.
143 837.012. A fee may not be charged for the production of any
144 document pursuant to such request.
145 (b)1. For the purpose of conducting a title search, as
146 defined by s. 627.7711, perfecting or enforcing a lien or other
147 interest in real or personal property, or purchasing, leasing,
148 or lending involving real or personal property, and upon
149 presentation of photo identification and affirmation by sworn
150 affidavit to the county recorder, information restricted from
151 public display, inspection, or copying under paragraph (5)(a)
152 pursuant to a request for removal made under s. 119.071(4)(d)
153 may be disclosed to:
154 a. An authorized title insurer as defined in s. 624.09, and
155 their affiliates, as defined in s. 624.10;
156 b. A title insurance agent or title insurance agencies, as
157 defined in s. 626.841;
158 c. An attorney duly admitted to practice law in this state
159 and in good standing with The Florida Bar; or
160 d. A financial institution as defined in s. 655.005(1)(i).
161 2. The photo identification and affirmation by sworn
162 affidavit may be delivered in person, by mail, or by electronic
163 transmission to the county recorder.
164 3. The affiant requestor must attest to his or her
165 authority and the authorized purpose to access exempt
166 information pursuant to this section for the property specified
167 within the sworn affidavit.
168 4. Affidavits submitted by a financial institution, title
169 insurer, title insurance agent, or title insurance agency must
170 include the Florida Company Code or the license number, as
171 applicable, and an attestation to the affiant requestor’s
172 authorization to transact business in this state. Affidavits
173 submitted by an attorney authorized under this section must
174 include the affiant requestor’s Florida Bar number and a
175 statement that the affiant requestor has an agency agreement
176 with a title insurer directly, or through his or her law firm.
177 5. The county recorder must record such affidavit in the
178 official records but may not place the image or copy of the
179 affidavit on a publicly available website for general public
180 display.
181 6. The affiant requestor, upon receipt of a property
182 address from the county recorder under this section, must
183 provide a copy of the previously submitted affidavit to each
184 affected party at the disclosed address.
185 7. A party making a false attestation under this section is
186 subject to the penalty of perjury under s. 837.012.
187 (c) The county recorder may enter into a limited access
188 license agreement granting access through electronic means, not
189 subject to general public display, to information restricted
190 from public display, inspection, or copying under paragraph
191 (5)(a) pursuant to a request for removal made under s.
192 119.071(4)(d) to the entities and for the purposes as specified
193 in subparagraph (b)1.
194 (7) A person who uses any official record in a manner not
195 authorized in this section commits a misdemeanor of the second
196 degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. A
197 person who unlawfully uses any official record with intent to
198 cause bodily harm or with intent to threaten to cause bodily
199 harm commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as
200 provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
201 Section 3. Paragraph (d) of subsection (4) of section
202 119.071, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
203 119.071 General exemptions from inspection or copying of
204 public records.—
205 (4) AGENCY PERSONNEL INFORMATION.—
206 (d)1. For purposes of this paragraph, the term:
207 a. “Home addresses” means the dwelling location at which an
208 individual resides and includes the physical address, mailing
209 address, street address, parcel identification number, plot
210 identification number, legal property description, neighborhood
211 name and lot number, GPS coordinates, and any other descriptive
212 property information that may reveal the home address.
213 b. “Telephone numbers” includes home telephone numbers,
214 personal cellular telephone numbers, personal pager telephone
215 numbers, and telephone numbers associated with personal
216 communications devices.
217 2.a. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
218 and photographs of active or former sworn law enforcement
219 personnel or of active or former civilian personnel employed by
220 a law enforcement agency, including correctional and
221 correctional probation officers, personnel of the Department of
222 Children and Families whose duties include the investigation of
223 abuse, neglect, exploitation, fraud, theft, or other criminal
224 activities, personnel of the Department of Health whose duties
225 are to support the investigation of child abuse or neglect, and
226 personnel of the Department of Revenue or local governments
227 whose responsibilities include revenue collection and
228 enforcement or child support enforcement; the names, home
229 addresses, telephone numbers, photographs, dates of birth, and
230 places of employment of the spouses and children of such
231 personnel; and the names and locations of schools and day care
232 facilities attended by the children of such personnel are exempt
233 from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
234 Constitution.
235 b. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
236 and photographs of current or former nonsworn investigative
237 personnel of the Department of Financial Services whose duties
238 include the investigation of fraud, theft, workers’ compensation
239 coverage requirements and compliance, other related criminal
240 activities, or state regulatory requirement violations; the
241 names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and
242 places of employment of the spouses and children of such
243 personnel; and the names and locations of schools and day care
244 facilities attended by the children of such personnel are exempt
245 from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
246 Constitution.
247 c. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
248 and photographs of current or former nonsworn investigative
249 personnel of the Office of Financial Regulation’s Bureau of
250 Financial Investigations whose duties include the investigation
251 of fraud, theft, other related criminal activities, or state
252 regulatory requirement violations; the names, home addresses,
253 telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of
254 the spouses and children of such personnel; and the names and
255 locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the
256 children of such personnel are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s.
257 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.
258 d. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
259 and photographs of current or former firefighters certified in
260 compliance with s. 633.408; the names, home addresses, telephone
261 numbers, photographs, dates of birth, and places of employment
262 of the spouses and children of such firefighters; and the names
263 and locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the
264 children of such firefighters are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and
265 s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.
266 e. The home addresses, dates of birth, and telephone
267 numbers of current or former justices of the Supreme Court,
268 district court of appeal judges, circuit court judges, and
269 county court judges; the names, home addresses, telephone
270 numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of the spouses
271 and children of current or former justices and judges; and the
272 names and locations of schools and day care facilities attended
273 by the children of current or former justices and judges are
274 exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
275 Constitution.
276 f. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
277 and photographs of current or former state attorneys, assistant
278 state attorneys, statewide prosecutors, or assistant statewide
279 prosecutors; the names, home addresses, telephone numbers,
280 photographs, dates of birth, and places of employment of the
281 spouses and children of current or former state attorneys,
282 assistant state attorneys, statewide prosecutors, or assistant
283 statewide prosecutors; and the names and locations of schools
284 and day care facilities attended by the children of current or
285 former state attorneys, assistant state attorneys, statewide
286 prosecutors, or assistant statewide prosecutors are exempt from
287 s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.
288 g. The home addresses, dates of birth, and telephone
289 numbers of general magistrates, special magistrates, judges of
290 compensation claims, administrative law judges of the Division
291 of Administrative Hearings, and child support enforcement
292 hearing officers; the names, home addresses, telephone numbers,
293 dates of birth, and places of employment of the spouses and
294 children of general magistrates, special magistrates, judges of
295 compensation claims, administrative law judges of the Division
296 of Administrative Hearings, and child support enforcement
297 hearing officers; and the names and locations of schools and day
298 care facilities attended by the children of general magistrates,
299 special magistrates, judges of compensation claims,
300 administrative law judges of the Division of Administrative
301 Hearings, and child support enforcement hearing officers are
302 exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
303 Constitution.
304 h. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
305 and photographs of current or former human resource, labor
306 relations, or employee relations directors, assistant directors,
307 managers, or assistant managers of any local government agency
308 or water management district whose duties include hiring and
309 firing employees, labor contract negotiation, administration, or
310 other personnel-related duties; the names, home addresses,
311 telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of
312 the spouses and children of such personnel; and the names and
313 locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the
314 children of such personnel are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s.
315 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.
316 i. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
317 and photographs of current or former code enforcement officers;
318 the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
319 and places of employment of the spouses and children of such
320 personnel; and the names and locations of schools and day care
321 facilities attended by the children of such personnel are exempt
322 from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
323 Constitution.
324 j. The home addresses, telephone numbers, places of
325 employment, dates of birth, and photographs of current or former
326 guardians ad litem, as defined in s. 39.820; the names, home
327 addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of
328 employment of the spouses and children of such persons; and the
329 names and locations of schools and day care facilities attended
330 by the children of such persons are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and
331 s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.
332 k. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
333 and photographs of current or former juvenile probation
334 officers, juvenile probation supervisors, detention
335 superintendents, assistant detention superintendents, juvenile
336 justice detention officers I and II, juvenile justice detention
337 officer supervisors, juvenile justice residential officers,
338 juvenile justice residential officer supervisors I and II,
339 juvenile justice counselors, juvenile justice counselor
340 supervisors, human services counselor administrators, senior
341 human services counselor administrators, rehabilitation
342 therapists, and social services counselors of the Department of
343 Juvenile Justice; the names, home addresses, telephone numbers,
344 dates of birth, and places of employment of spouses and children
345 of such personnel; and the names and locations of schools and
346 day care facilities attended by the children of such personnel
347 are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
348 Constitution.
349 l. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
350 and photographs of current or former public defenders, assistant
351 public defenders, criminal conflict and civil regional counsel,
352 and assistant criminal conflict and civil regional counsel; the
353 names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and
354 places of employment of the spouses and children of current or
355 former public defenders, assistant public defenders, criminal
356 conflict and civil regional counsel, and assistant criminal
357 conflict and civil regional counsel; and the names and locations
358 of schools and day care facilities attended by the children of
359 current or former public defenders, assistant public defenders,
360 criminal conflict and civil regional counsel, and assistant
361 criminal conflict and civil regional counsel are exempt from s.
362 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.
363 m. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
364 and photographs of current or former investigators or inspectors
365 of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation; the
366 names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and
367 places of employment of the spouses and children of such current
368 or former investigators and inspectors; and the names and
369 locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the
370 children of such current or former investigators and inspectors
371 are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
372 Constitution.
373 n. The home addresses, telephone numbers, and dates of
374 birth of county tax collectors; the names, home addresses,
375 telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of
376 the spouses and children of such tax collectors; and the names
377 and locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the
378 children of such tax collectors are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and
379 s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.
380 o. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
381 and photographs of current or former personnel of the Department
382 of Health whose duties include, or result in, the determination
383 or adjudication of eligibility for social security disability
384 benefits, the investigation or prosecution of complaints filed
385 against health care practitioners, or the inspection of health
386 care practitioners or health care facilities licensed by the
387 Department of Health; the names, home addresses, telephone
388 numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of the spouses
389 and children of such personnel; and the names and locations of
390 schools and day care facilities attended by the children of such
391 personnel are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of
392 the State Constitution.
393 p. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
394 and photographs of current or former impaired practitioner
395 consultants who are retained by an agency or current or former
396 employees of an impaired practitioner consultant whose duties
397 result in a determination of a person’s skill and safety to
398 practice a licensed profession; the names, home addresses,
399 telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of
400 the spouses and children of such consultants or their employees;
401 and the names and locations of schools and day care facilities
402 attended by the children of such consultants or employees are
403 exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
404 Constitution.
405 q. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
406 and photographs of current or former emergency medical
407 technicians or paramedics certified under chapter 401; the
408 names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and
409 places of employment of the spouses and children of such
410 emergency medical technicians or paramedics; and the names and
411 locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the
412 children of such emergency medical technicians or paramedics are
413 exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
414 Constitution.
415 r. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
416 and photographs of current or former personnel employed in an
417 agency’s office of inspector general or internal audit
418 department whose duties include auditing or investigating waste,
419 fraud, abuse, theft, exploitation, or other activities that
420 could lead to criminal prosecution or administrative discipline;
421 the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
422 and places of employment of spouses and children of such
423 personnel; and the names and locations of schools and day care
424 facilities attended by the children of such personnel are exempt
425 from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
426 Constitution.
427 s. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
428 and photographs of current or former directors, managers,
429 supervisors, nurses, and clinical employees of an addiction
430 treatment facility; the home addresses, telephone numbers,
431 photographs, dates of birth, and places of employment of the
432 spouses and children of such personnel; and the names and
433 locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the
434 children of such personnel are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s.
435 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. For purposes of this
436 sub-subparagraph, the term “addiction treatment facility” means
437 a county government, or agency thereof, that is licensed
438 pursuant to s. 397.401 and provides substance abuse prevention,
439 intervention, or clinical treatment, including any licensed
440 service component described in s. 397.311(26).
441 t. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
442 and photographs of current or former directors, managers,
443 supervisors, and clinical employees of a child advocacy center
444 that meets the standards of s. 39.3035(1) and fulfills the
445 screening requirement of s. 39.3035(2), and the members of a
446 Child Protection Team as described in s. 39.303 whose duties
447 include supporting the investigation of child abuse or sexual
448 abuse, child abandonment, child neglect, and child exploitation
449 or to provide services as part of a multidisciplinary case
450 review team; the names, home addresses, telephone numbers,
451 photographs, dates of birth, and places of employment of the
452 spouses and children of such personnel and members; and the
453 names and locations of schools and day care facilities attended
454 by the children of such personnel and members are exempt from s.
455 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.
456 3. An agency that is the custodian of the information
457 specified in subparagraph 2. and that is not the employer of the
458 officer, employee, justice, judge, or other person specified in
459 subparagraph 2. must shall maintain the exempt status of that
460 information only if the officer, employee, justice, judge, other
461 person, or employing agency of the designated employee submits a
462 written and notarized request for maintenance of the exemption
463 to the custodial agency. The request must state under oath the
464 statutory basis for the individual’s exemption request and
465 confirm the individual’s status as a party eligible for exempt
466 status.
467 4.a. A county property appraiser as defined in s.
468 192.001(3) or a county tax collector as defined in s.
469 192.001(4), who receives a written and notarized request for
470 maintenance of the exemption pursuant to subparagraph 3., must
471 comply by removing the name of the individual with exempt status
472 and the instrument number or Official Records book and page
473 number identifying the property with the exempt status from all
474 publicly available records maintained by the property appraiser
475 or tax collector. For written requests received on or before
476 July 1, 2021, a county property appraiser or county tax
477 collector must comply with this section by October 1, 2021. A
478 county property appraiser or county tax collector may not remove
479 the street address, legal description, or other information
480 identifying real property within the agency’s records so long as
481 a name or personal information otherwise exempt from inspection
482 and copying pursuant to this section are not associated with the
483 property or otherwise displayed in the public records of the
484 agency.
485 b. Any information restricted from public display,
486 inspection, or copying under sub-subparagraph a. must be
487 provided to the individual whose information was removed.
488 5.4. An officer, an employee, a justice, a judge, or other
489 person specified in subparagraph 2. may submit a written request
490 for the release of his or her exempt information to the
491 custodial agency. The written request must be notarized and must
492 specify the information to be released and the party that is
493 authorized to receive the information. Upon receipt of the
494 written request, the custodial agency must shall release the
495 specified information to the party authorized to receive such
496 information.
497 6.5. The exemptions in this paragraph apply to information
498 held by an agency before, on, or after the effective date of the
499 exemption.
500 7.6. Information made exempt under this paragraph may be
501 disclosed pursuant to s. 28.2221 to an authorized title insurer
502 as defined in s. 624.09, and their affiliates, as defined in s.
503 624.10; a title insurance agent or title insurance agencies, as
504 defined in s. 626.841; an attorney duly admitted to practice law
505 in this state and in good standing with The Florida Bar; or a
506 financial institution as defined in s. 655.005(1)(i).
507 8. The exempt status of a home address contained in the
508 Official Records is maintained only during the period when the
509 employee resides at the dwelling location. Upon conveyance of
510 the dwelling location, the employee must submit a written
511 request to release the removed information to the county
512 recorder. The written request to release the removed information
513 must be notarized, confirm the employee’s request for release is
514 pursuant to a conveyance of his or her dwelling location, and
515 specify the identification page number of the document
516 containing the information to be released. A fee may not be
517 charged for the release of any document pursuant to such
518 request.
519 9. This paragraph is subject to the Open Government Sunset
520 Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand repealed
521 on October 2, 2024, unless reviewed and saved from repeal
522 through reenactment by the Legislature.
523 Section 4. Section 695.22, Florida Statutes, is amended to
524 read:
525 695.22 Daily schedule of deeds and conveyances filed for
526 record to be furnished property appraiser.—After October 1,
527 1945, the several county recorders clerks of the circuit courts
528 must shall keep and furnish to the respective county property
529 appraisers in the counties where such instruments are recorded a
530 daily schedule of the aforesaid deeds and conveyances so filed
531 for recordation, in which schedule must shall be set forth the
532 name of the grantor or grantors, the names and addresses of each
533 grantee, and a description of the land as specified in each
534 instrument so filed. The daily schedule must include
535 notification of any information therein which is subject to a
536 request for removal on file with the county recorder.
537 Section 5. This act shall take effect July 1, 2021.