Florida Senate - 2021 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for CS for SB 844
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
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The Committee on Rules (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 register of the Official Records, as described in
34 s. 28.222(2), and the index on the publicly available Internet
35 website on the basis of an exemption as defined in s. 119.011
36 unless the name of the grantor or grantee includes the street
37 address portion of the home address as defined in s.
38 119.071(4)(d), in which case the county recorder must remove the
39 street address portion from display. Home addresses, as defined
40 in s. 119.071(4)(d), which are exempt from inspection or copying
41 under s. 119.071 must be included within the Official Records as
42 described in s. 28.222(2) but may not be included within the
43 index or otherwise displayed on the county recorder’s publicly
44 available Internet website on which images or copies of the
45 county’s official records are placed.
46 (5)(a) A No county recorder or clerk of the court may not
47 place on a publicly available Internet website for general
48 public display information made exempt from inspection or
49 copying under s. 119.071 or any an image or copy of a public
50 record, including an official record, on a publicly available
51 Internet website for general public display if that image or
52 copy is of a military discharge; death certificate; or a court
53 file, record, or paper relating to matters or cases governed by
54 the Florida Rules of Family Law, the Florida Rules of Juvenile
55 Procedure, or the Florida Probate Rules.
56 (c) No later than 30 days after June 5, 2002, Notice of the
57 right of any affected party to request removal of information or
58 records pursuant to this subsection must shall be conspicuously
59 and clearly displayed by the county recorder or clerk of the
60 court on the publicly available Internet website on which images
61 or copies of the county’s public records are placed and in the
62 office of each county recorder or clerk of the court. In
63 addition, no later than 30 days after June 5, 2002, the county
64 recorder or the clerk of the court must have published, on two
65 separate dates, a notice of such right in a newspaper of general
66 circulation in the county where the county recorder’s office is
67 located as provided for in chapter 50. Such notice must contain
68 appropriate instructions for making the removal request in
69 person, by mail, by facsimile, or by electronic transmission.
70 The notice must shall state, in substantially similar form, that
71 any person has a right to request that a county recorder or
72 clerk of the court remove from a publicly available Internet
73 website information made exempt from inspection or copying under
74 s. 119.071 or an image or copy of a public record, including an
75 official record, from a publicly available Internet website if
76 that image or copy is of a military discharge; death
77 certificate; or a court file, record, or paper relating to
78 matters or cases governed by the Florida Rules of Family Law,
79 the Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure, or the Florida Probate
80 Rules. The notice must state that information removed as exempt
81 under s. 119.071 will not be removed from the Official Records
82 as described in s. 28.222(2). Such request must be made in
83 writing and delivered in person, by mail, facsimile, or by
84 electronic transmission, or in person to the county recorder or
85 clerk of the court. The request must identify the Official
86 Records book and page number, instrument number, or clerk’s file
87 number for any information or document identification page
88 number of the document to be removed. For requests for removal
89 from a person claiming a public records exemption pursuant to s.
90 119.071, the request must be written and notarized; state under
91 oath the statutory basis for removal of the information, image,
92 or copy that is restricted from general public display on the
93 county recorder’s publicly available Internet website; and
94 confirm the individual’s eligibility for exempt status. A party
95 making a false attestation is subject to the penalty of perjury
96 under s. 837.012. A No fee may not will be charged for the
97 removal of a document pursuant to such request.
98 (6)(a) Any information restricted from general public
99 display, inspection, or copying under paragraph (5)(a) pursuant
100 to a request for removal made under s. 119.071 must be provided
101 at any time to the individual whose information was removed. The
102 written request for the restricted information must be by sworn
103 affidavit consistent with s. 92.50 and must include the Official
104 Records book and page number, instrument number, or the clerk’s
105 file number for any information or document to be released and a
106 description of the lawful purpose and must identify the
107 individual or property that is the subject of the search. Any
108 party making a false attestation is subject to the penalty of
109 perjury under s. 837.012. A fee may not be charged for the
110 production of any document pursuant to such request.
111 (b)1. For the purpose of conducting a title search, as
112 defined in s. 627.7711, of the Official Records, as described in
113 s. 28.222(2), and upon presentation of photo identification and
114 affirmation by sworn affidavit consistent with s. 92.50 to the
115 county recorder, information restricted from public display,
116 inspection, or copying under paragraph (5)(a) pursuant to a
117 request for removal made under s. 119.071(4)(d) may be disclosed
118 to:
119 a. A title insurer authorized pursuant to s. 624.401 and
120 its affiliates as defined in s. 624.10;
121 b. A title insurance agent or title insurance agency as
122 defined in s. 626.841(1) and (2), respectively; or
123 c. An attorney duly admitted to practice law in this state
124 and in good standing with The Florida Bar.
125 2. The photo identification and affirmation by sworn
126 affidavit may be delivered in person, by mail, or by electronic
127 transmission to the county recorder.
128 3. The affiant requestor must attest to his or her
129 authority and the authorized purpose to access exempt
130 information pursuant to this section for the property specified
131 within the sworn affidavit.
132 4. The affiant requestor must include the Official Records
133 book and page number, instrument number, or the clerk’s file
134 number for each document requested within the sworn affidavit
135 and must include a description of the lawful purpose and
136 identify the individual or property that is the subject of the
137 search within the sworn affidavit.
138 5. Affidavits submitted by a title insurer, title insurance
139 agent, or title insurance agency must include the Florida
140 Company Code or the license number, as applicable, and an
141 attestation to the affiant requestor’s authorization to transact
142 business in this state. Affidavits submitted by an attorney
143 authorized under this section must include the affiant
144 requestor’s Florida Bar number and a statement that the affiant
145 requestor has an agency agreement with a title insurer directly
146 or through his or her law firm.
147 6. The county recorder must record such affidavit in the
148 Official Records, as described in s. 28.222(2), but may not
149 place the image or copy of the affidavit on a publicly available
150 Internet website for general public display.
151 7. Upon providing a document disclosing redacted
152 information to an affiant requestor under this section, the
153 county recorder must provide a copy of the affidavit requesting
154 disclosure of the redacted information to each affected party at
155 the address listed on the document or on the request for removal
156 made by the affected party under s. 119.071. The county recorder
157 must prepare a certificate of mailing to be affixed to the
158 affidavit and must receive the statutory service charges as
159 prescribed by s. 28.24 from the affiant requestor.
160 8. Any party making a false attestation under this section
161 is subject to the penalty of perjury under s. 837.012.
162 (7) A person who uses any official record in a manner not
163 authorized in this section commits a misdemeanor of the second
164 degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. A
165 person who unlawfully uses any official record with intent to
166 cause bodily harm or with intent to threaten to cause bodily
167 harm commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as
168 provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
169 Section 3. Paragraph (d) of subsection (4) of section
170 119.071, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
171 119.071 General exemptions from inspection or copying of
172 public records.—
173 (4) AGENCY PERSONNEL INFORMATION.—
174 (d)1. For purposes of this paragraph, the term:
175 a. “Home addresses” means the dwelling location at which an
176 individual resides and includes the physical address, mailing
177 address, street address, parcel identification number, plot
178 identification number, legal property description, neighborhood
179 name and lot number, GPS coordinates, and any other descriptive
180 property information that may reveal the home address.
181 b. “Telephone numbers” includes home telephone numbers,
182 personal cellular telephone numbers, personal pager telephone
183 numbers, and telephone numbers associated with personal
184 communications devices.
185 2.a. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
186 and photographs of active or former sworn law enforcement
187 personnel or of active or former civilian personnel employed by
188 a law enforcement agency, including correctional and
189 correctional probation officers, personnel of the Department of
190 Children and Families whose duties include the investigation of
191 abuse, neglect, exploitation, fraud, theft, or other criminal
192 activities, personnel of the Department of Health whose duties
193 are to support the investigation of child abuse or neglect, and
194 personnel of the Department of Revenue or local governments
195 whose responsibilities include revenue collection and
196 enforcement or child support enforcement; the names, home
197 addresses, telephone numbers, photographs, dates of birth, and
198 places of employment of the spouses and children of such
199 personnel; and the names and locations of schools and day care
200 facilities attended by the children of such personnel are exempt
201 from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
202 Constitution.
203 b. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
204 and photographs of current or former nonsworn investigative
205 personnel of the Department of Financial Services whose duties
206 include the investigation of fraud, theft, workers’ compensation
207 coverage requirements and compliance, other related criminal
208 activities, or state regulatory requirement violations; the
209 names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and
210 places of employment of the spouses and children of such
211 personnel; and the names and locations of schools and day care
212 facilities attended by the children of such personnel are exempt
213 from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
214 Constitution.
215 c. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
216 and photographs of current or former nonsworn investigative
217 personnel of the Office of Financial Regulation’s Bureau of
218 Financial Investigations whose duties include the investigation
219 of fraud, theft, other related criminal activities, or state
220 regulatory requirement violations; the names, home addresses,
221 telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of
222 the spouses and children of such personnel; and the names and
223 locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the
224 children of such personnel are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s.
225 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.
226 d. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
227 and photographs of current or former firefighters certified in
228 compliance with s. 633.408; the names, home addresses, telephone
229 numbers, photographs, dates of birth, and places of employment
230 of the spouses and children of such firefighters; and the names
231 and locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the
232 children of such firefighters are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and
233 s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.
234 e. The home addresses, dates of birth, and telephone
235 numbers of current or former justices of the Supreme Court,
236 district court of appeal judges, circuit court judges, and
237 county court judges; the names, home addresses, telephone
238 numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of the spouses
239 and children of current or former justices and judges; and the
240 names and locations of schools and day care facilities attended
241 by the children of current or former justices and judges are
242 exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
243 Constitution.
244 f. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
245 and photographs of current or former state attorneys, assistant
246 state attorneys, statewide prosecutors, or assistant statewide
247 prosecutors; the names, home addresses, telephone numbers,
248 photographs, dates of birth, and places of employment of the
249 spouses and children of current or former state attorneys,
250 assistant state attorneys, statewide prosecutors, or assistant
251 statewide prosecutors; and the names and locations of schools
252 and day care facilities attended by the children of current or
253 former state attorneys, assistant state attorneys, statewide
254 prosecutors, or assistant statewide prosecutors are exempt from
255 s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.
256 g. The home addresses, dates of birth, and telephone
257 numbers of general magistrates, special magistrates, judges of
258 compensation claims, administrative law judges of the Division
259 of Administrative Hearings, and child support enforcement
260 hearing officers; the names, home addresses, telephone numbers,
261 dates of birth, and places of employment of the spouses and
262 children of general magistrates, special magistrates, judges of
263 compensation claims, administrative law judges of the Division
264 of Administrative Hearings, and child support enforcement
265 hearing officers; and the names and locations of schools and day
266 care facilities attended by the children of general magistrates,
267 special magistrates, judges of compensation claims,
268 administrative law judges of the Division of Administrative
269 Hearings, and child support enforcement hearing officers are
270 exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
271 Constitution.
272 h. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
273 and photographs of current or former human resource, labor
274 relations, or employee relations directors, assistant directors,
275 managers, or assistant managers of any local government agency
276 or water management district whose duties include hiring and
277 firing employees, labor contract negotiation, administration, or
278 other personnel-related duties; the names, home addresses,
279 telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of
280 the spouses and children of such personnel; and the names and
281 locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the
282 children of such personnel are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s.
283 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.
284 i. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
285 and photographs of current or former code enforcement officers;
286 the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
287 and places of employment of the spouses and children of such
288 personnel; and the names and locations of schools and day care
289 facilities attended by the children of such personnel are exempt
290 from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
291 Constitution.
292 j. The home addresses, telephone numbers, places of
293 employment, dates of birth, and photographs of current or former
294 guardians ad litem, as defined in s. 39.820; the names, home
295 addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of
296 employment of the spouses and children of such persons; and the
297 names and locations of schools and day care facilities attended
298 by the children of such persons are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and
299 s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.
300 k. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
301 and photographs of current or former juvenile probation
302 officers, juvenile probation supervisors, detention
303 superintendents, assistant detention superintendents, juvenile
304 justice detention officers I and II, juvenile justice detention
305 officer supervisors, juvenile justice residential officers,
306 juvenile justice residential officer supervisors I and II,
307 juvenile justice counselors, juvenile justice counselor
308 supervisors, human services counselor administrators, senior
309 human services counselor administrators, rehabilitation
310 therapists, and social services counselors of the Department of
311 Juvenile Justice; the names, home addresses, telephone numbers,
312 dates of birth, and places of employment of spouses and children
313 of such personnel; and the names and locations of schools and
314 day care facilities attended by the children of such personnel
315 are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
316 Constitution.
317 l. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
318 and photographs of current or former public defenders, assistant
319 public defenders, criminal conflict and civil regional counsel,
320 and assistant criminal conflict and civil regional counsel; the
321 names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and
322 places of employment of the spouses and children of current or
323 former public defenders, assistant public defenders, criminal
324 conflict and civil regional counsel, and assistant criminal
325 conflict and civil regional counsel; and the names and locations
326 of schools and day care facilities attended by the children of
327 current or former public defenders, assistant public defenders,
328 criminal conflict and civil regional counsel, and assistant
329 criminal conflict and civil regional counsel are exempt from s.
330 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.
331 m. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
332 and photographs of current or former investigators or inspectors
333 of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation; the
334 names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and
335 places of employment of the spouses and children of such current
336 or former investigators and inspectors; and the names and
337 locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the
338 children of such current or former investigators and inspectors
339 are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
340 Constitution.
341 n. The home addresses, telephone numbers, and dates of
342 birth of county tax collectors; the names, home addresses,
343 telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of
344 the spouses and children of such tax collectors; and the names
345 and locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the
346 children of such tax collectors are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and
347 s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.
348 o. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
349 and photographs of current or former personnel of the Department
350 of Health whose duties include, or result in, the determination
351 or adjudication of eligibility for social security disability
352 benefits, the investigation or prosecution of complaints filed
353 against health care practitioners, or the inspection of health
354 care practitioners or health care facilities licensed by the
355 Department of Health; the names, home addresses, telephone
356 numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of the spouses
357 and children of such personnel; and the names and locations of
358 schools and day care facilities attended by the children of such
359 personnel are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of
360 the State Constitution.
361 p. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
362 and photographs of current or former impaired practitioner
363 consultants who are retained by an agency or current or former
364 employees of an impaired practitioner consultant whose duties
365 result in a determination of a person’s skill and safety to
366 practice a licensed profession; the names, home addresses,
367 telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of
368 the spouses and children of such consultants or their employees;
369 and the names and locations of schools and day care facilities
370 attended by the children of such consultants or employees are
371 exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
372 Constitution.
373 q. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
374 and photographs of current or former emergency medical
375 technicians or paramedics certified under chapter 401; the
376 names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and
377 places of employment of the spouses and children of such
378 emergency medical technicians or paramedics; and the names and
379 locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the
380 children of such emergency medical technicians or paramedics are
381 exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
382 Constitution.
383 r. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
384 and photographs of current or former personnel employed in an
385 agency’s office of inspector general or internal audit
386 department whose duties include auditing or investigating waste,
387 fraud, abuse, theft, exploitation, or other activities that
388 could lead to criminal prosecution or administrative discipline;
389 the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
390 and places of employment of spouses and children of such
391 personnel; and the names and locations of schools and day care
392 facilities attended by the children of such personnel are exempt
393 from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
394 Constitution.
395 s. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
396 and photographs of current or former directors, managers,
397 supervisors, nurses, and clinical employees of an addiction
398 treatment facility; the home addresses, telephone numbers,
399 photographs, dates of birth, and places of employment of the
400 spouses and children of such personnel; and the names and
401 locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the
402 children of such personnel are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s.
403 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. For purposes of this
404 sub-subparagraph, the term “addiction treatment facility” means
405 a county government, or agency thereof, that is licensed
406 pursuant to s. 397.401 and provides substance abuse prevention,
407 intervention, or clinical treatment, including any licensed
408 service component described in s. 397.311(26).
409 t. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
410 and photographs of current or former directors, managers,
411 supervisors, and clinical employees of a child advocacy center
412 that meets the standards of s. 39.3035(1) and fulfills the
413 screening requirement of s. 39.3035(2), and the members of a
414 Child Protection Team as described in s. 39.303 whose duties
415 include supporting the investigation of child abuse or sexual
416 abuse, child abandonment, child neglect, and child exploitation
417 or to provide services as part of a multidisciplinary case
418 review team; the names, home addresses, telephone numbers,
419 photographs, dates of birth, and places of employment of the
420 spouses and children of such personnel and members; and the
421 names and locations of schools and day care facilities attended
422 by the children of such personnel and members are exempt from s.
423 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.
424 3. An agency that is the custodian of the information
425 specified in subparagraph 2. and that is not the employer of the
426 officer, employee, justice, judge, or other person specified in
427 subparagraph 2. must shall maintain the exempt status of that
428 information only if the officer, employee, justice, judge, other
429 person, or employing agency of the designated employee submits a
430 written and notarized request for maintenance of the exemption
431 to the custodial agency. The request must state under oath the
432 statutory basis for the individual’s exemption request and
433 confirm the individual’s status as a party eligible for exempt
434 status.
435 4.a. A county property appraiser as defined in s.
436 192.001(3) or a county tax collector as defined in s. 192.001(4)
437 who receives a written and notarized request for maintenance of
438 the exemption pursuant to subparagraph 3. must comply by
439 removing the name of the individual with exempt status and the
440 instrument number or Official Records book and page number
441 identifying the property with the exempt status from all
442 publicly available records maintained by the property appraiser
443 or tax collector. For written requests received on or before
444 July 1, 2021, a county property appraiser or county tax
445 collector must comply with this section by October 1, 2021. A
446 county property appraiser or county tax collector may not remove
447 the street address, legal description, or other information
448 identifying real property within the agency’s records so long as
449 a name or personal information otherwise exempt from inspection
450 and copying pursuant to this section are not associated with the
451 property or otherwise displayed in the public records of the
452 agency.
453 b. Any information restricted from public display,
454 inspection, or copying under sub-subparagraph a. must be
455 provided to the individual whose information was removed.
456 5.4. An officer, an employee, a justice, a judge, or other
457 person specified in subparagraph 2. may submit a written request
458 for the release of his or her exempt information to the
459 custodial agency. The written request must be notarized and must
460 specify the information to be released and the party that is
461 authorized to receive the information. Upon receipt of the
462 written request, the custodial agency must shall release the
463 specified information to the party authorized to receive such
464 information.
465 6.5. The exemptions in this paragraph apply to information
466 held by an agency before, on, or after the effective date of the
467 exemption.
468 7.6. Information made exempt under this paragraph may be
469 disclosed pursuant to s. 28.2221 to a title insurer authorized
470 pursuant to s. 624.401 and its affiliates as defined in s.
471 624.10; a title insurance agent or title insurance agency as
472 defined in s. 626.841(1) or (2), respectively; or an attorney
473 duly admitted to practice law in this state and in good standing
474 with The Florida Bar.
475 8. The exempt status of a home address contained in the
476 Official Records is maintained only during the period when a
477 protected party resides at the dwelling location. Upon
478 conveyance of real property after October 1, 2021, and when such
479 real property no longer constitutes a protected party’s home
480 address as defined in subparagraph 1.a., the protected party
481 must submit a written request to release the removed information
482 to the county recorder. The written request to release the
483 removed information must be notarized, must confirm that a
484 protected party’s request for release is pursuant to a
485 conveyance of his or her dwelling location, and must specify the
486 Official Records book and page number, instrument number, or
487 clerk’s file number for each document containing the information
488 to be released.
489 9. Upon the death of a protected party as verified by a
490 certified copy of a death certificate or court order, any party
491 can request the county recorder to release a protected
492 decedent’s removed information unless there is a related request
493 on file with the county recorder for continued removal of the
494 decedent’s information or unless such removal is otherwise
495 prohibited by statute or by court order. The written request to
496 release the removed information upon the death of a protected
497 party must attach the certified copy of a death certificate or
498 court order and must be notarized, must confirm the request for
499 release is due to the death of a protected party, and must
500 specify the Official Records book and page number, instrument
501 number, or clerk’s file number for each document containing the
502 information to be released. A fee may not be charged for the
503 release of any document pursuant to such request.
504 10. This paragraph is subject to the Open Government Sunset
505 Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand repealed
506 on October 2, 2024, unless reviewed and saved from repeal
507 through reenactment by the Legislature.
508 Section 4. Section 695.22, Florida Statutes, is amended to
509 read:
510 695.22 Daily schedule of deeds and conveyances filed for
511 record to be furnished property appraiser.—After October 1,
512 1945, the several county recorders must clerks of the circuit
513 courts shall keep and furnish to the respective county property
514 appraisers in the counties where such instruments are recorded a
515 daily schedule of the aforesaid deeds and conveyances so filed
516 for recordation, in which schedule must shall be set forth the
517 name of the grantor or grantors, the names and addresses of each
518 grantee, and a description of the land as specified in each
519 instrument so filed. The daily schedule must include
520 notification of any information therein which is subject to a
521 request for removal on file with the county recorder.
522 Section 5. This act shall take effect July 1, 2021.
523
524 ================= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ================
525 And the title is amended as follows:
526 Delete everything before the enacting clause
527 and insert:
528 A bill to be entitled
529 An act relating to public records; amending s. 28.222,
530 F.S.; deleting obsolete language; amending s. 28.2221,
531 F.S.; deleting obsolete language; prohibiting a county
532 recorder from removing a grantor name, grantee name,
533 or party name from the register of the Official
534 Records and the index on the publicly available
535 website unless the information is subject to a
536 specified public records exemption; requiring that
537 certain information be included in the Official
538 Records; prescribing requirements for a person
539 claiming a public records exemption to request removal
540 of information from a publicly available website,
541 subject to penalty of perjury; prescribing the release
542 of restricted information to the individual whose
543 information was removed, subject to penalty of
544 perjury; authorizing specified parties to access
545 information recorded in the Official Records of a
546 county which is otherwise exempt pursuant to a
547 specified public records exemption, for a specific
548 purpose, if specified conditions are met; requiring a
549 sworn affidavit, subject to penalty of perjury;
550 providing criminal penalties for the unlawful use of
551 any official record; amending s. 119.071, F.S.;
552 requiring that a request for maintenance of an
553 exemption be notarized and confirm the individual’s
554 status; prescribing procedures for the removal of
555 exempt information for a county property appraiser or
556 county tax collector; requiring the release of
557 information restricted from public display to the
558 individual whose information was removed; authorizing
559 the disclosure of exempt information under specified
560 circumstances to specified entities; providing that
561 the exempt status of a home address contained in the
562 Official Records is maintained only during a certain
563 period; requiring the protect party to submit a
564 written request to release removed information upon
565 the conveyance of his or her dwelling location;
566 prescribing procedures to release certain information
567 for a decedent under specified conditions; specifying
568 that such release is not subject to a fee; amending s.
569 695.22, F.S.; deleting obsolete language; requiring
570 the daily schedule of deeds and conveyances to include
571 notification of any information therein which is
572 subject to a request for removal; providing an
573 effective date.