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.