Florida Senate - 2021                CS for CS for CS for SB 844
       
       
        
       By the Committees on Rules; Community Affairs; and Governmental
       Oversight and Accountability; and Senator Hooper
       
       
       
       
       595-04502-21                                           2021844c3
    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 register of the Official
    7         Records and the index on the publicly available
    8         website unless the information is subject to a
    9         specified public records exemption; requiring that
   10         certain information be included in the Official
   11         Records; prescribing requirements for a person
   12         claiming a public records exemption to request removal
   13         of information from a publicly available website,
   14         subject to penalty of perjury; prescribing the release
   15         of restricted information to the individual whose
   16         information was removed, subject to penalty of
   17         perjury; authorizing specified parties to access
   18         information recorded in the Official Records of a
   19         county which is otherwise exempt pursuant to a
   20         specified public records exemption, for a specific
   21         purpose, if specified conditions are met; requiring a
   22         sworn affidavit, subject to penalty of perjury;
   23         providing criminal penalties for the unlawful use of
   24         any official record; amending s. 119.071, F.S.;
   25         requiring that a request for maintenance of an
   26         exemption be notarized and confirm the individual’s
   27         status; prescribing procedures for the removal of
   28         exempt information for a county property appraiser or
   29         county tax collector; requiring the release of
   30         information restricted from public display to the
   31         individual whose information was removed; authorizing
   32         the disclosure of exempt information under specified
   33         circumstances to specified entities; providing that
   34         the exempt status of a home address contained in the
   35         Official Records is maintained only during a certain
   36         period; requiring the protected party to submit a
   37         written request to release removed information upon
   38         the conveyance of his or her dwelling location;
   39         prescribing procedures to release certain information
   40         for a decedent under specified conditions; specifying
   41         that such release is not subject to a fee; amending s.
   42         695.22, F.S.; deleting obsolete language; requiring
   43         the daily schedule of deeds and conveyances to include
   44         notification of any information therein which is
   45         subject to a request for removal; providing an
   46         effective date.
   47          
   48  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   49  
   50         Section 1. Subsection (7) of section 28.222, Florida
   51  Statutes, is amended to read:
   52         28.222 Clerk to be county recorder.—
   53         (7) All instruments recorded in the Official Records are
   54  shall always be open to the public, under the supervision of the
   55  clerk, for the purpose of inspection thereof and of making
   56  copies extracts therefrom; but the clerk is shall not be
   57  required to perform any service in connection with such
   58  inspection or making of copies extracts without payment of
   59  service charges as provided in s. 28.24.
   60         Section 2. Subsection (2) and paragraphs (a) and (c) of
   61  subsection (5) of section 28.2221, Florida Statutes, are
   62  amended, and subsections (6) and (7) are added to that section,
   63  to read:
   64         28.2221 Electronic access to official records.—
   65         (2)(a)No later than January 1, 2002, The county recorder
   66  in each county must shall provide a current index of documents
   67  recorded in the official records of the county for the period
   68  beginning no later than January 1, 1990, on a publicly available
   69  Internet website which must shall also contain a document
   70  requisition point for obtaining images or copies of the
   71  documents reflected in the index and which has the capability of
   72  electronically providing the index data to a central statewide
   73  search site. The index must shall be limited to grantor and
   74  grantee names, party names, date, book and page number,
   75  comments, and type of record.
   76         (b)Unless otherwise required by the court, a county
   77  recorder may not remove the grantor name, grantee name, or party
   78  name from the register of the Official Records, as described in
   79  s. 28.222(2), and the index on the publicly available Internet
   80  website on the basis of an exemption as defined in s. 119.011
   81  unless the name of the grantor or grantee includes the street
   82  address portion of the home address as defined in s.
   83  119.071(4)(d), in which case the county recorder must remove the
   84  street address portion from display. Home addresses, as defined
   85  in s. 119.071(4)(d), which are exempt from inspection or copying
   86  under s. 119.071 must be included within the Official Records as
   87  described in s. 28.222(2) but may not be included within the
   88  index or otherwise displayed on the county recorder’s publicly
   89  available Internet website on which images or copies of the
   90  county’s official records are placed.
   91         (5)(a) A No county recorder or clerk of the court may not
   92  place on a publicly available Internet website for general
   93  public display information made exempt from inspection or
   94  copying under s. 119.071 or any an image or copy of a public
   95  record, including an official record, on a publicly available
   96  Internet website for general public display if that image or
   97  copy is of a military discharge; death certificate; or a court
   98  file, record, or paper relating to matters or cases governed by
   99  the Florida Rules of Family Law, the Florida Rules of Juvenile
  100  Procedure, or the Florida Probate Rules.
  101         (c) No later than 30 days after June 5, 2002, Notice of the
  102  right of any affected party to request removal of information or
  103  records pursuant to this subsection must shall be conspicuously
  104  and clearly displayed by the county recorder or clerk of the
  105  court on the publicly available Internet website on which images
  106  or copies of the county’s public records are placed and in the
  107  office of each county recorder or clerk of the court. In
  108  addition, no later than 30 days after June 5, 2002, the county
  109  recorder or the clerk of the court must have published, on two
  110  separate dates, a notice of such right in a newspaper of general
  111  circulation in the county where the county recorder’s office is
  112  located as provided for in chapter 50. Such notice must contain
  113  appropriate instructions for making the removal request in
  114  person, by mail, by facsimile, or by electronic transmission.
  115  The notice must shall state, in substantially similar form, that
  116  any person has a right to request that a county recorder or
  117  clerk of the court remove from a publicly available Internet
  118  website information made exempt from inspection or copying under
  119  s. 119.071 or an image or copy of a public record, including an
  120  official record, from a publicly available Internet website if
  121  that image or copy is of a military discharge; death
  122  certificate; or a court file, record, or paper relating to
  123  matters or cases governed by the Florida Rules of Family Law,
  124  the Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure, or the Florida Probate
  125  Rules. The notice must state that information removed as exempt
  126  under s. 119.071 will not be removed from the Official Records
  127  as described in s. 28.222(2). Such request must be made in
  128  writing and delivered in person, by mail, facsimile, or by
  129  electronic transmission, or in person to the county recorder or
  130  clerk of the court. The request must identify the Official
  131  Records book and page number, instrument number, or clerk’s file
  132  number for any information or document identification page
  133  number of the document to be removed. For requests for removal
  134  from a person claiming a public records exemption pursuant to s.
  135  119.071, the request must be written and notarized; state under
  136  oath the statutory basis for removal of the information, image,
  137  or copy that is restricted from general public display on the
  138  county recorder’s publicly available Internet website; and
  139  confirm the individual’s eligibility for exempt status. A party
  140  making a false attestation is subject to the penalty of perjury
  141  under s. 837.012. A No fee may not will be charged for the
  142  removal of a document pursuant to such request.
  143         (6)(a)Any information restricted from general public
  144  display, inspection, or copying under paragraph (5)(a) pursuant
  145  to a request for removal made under s. 119.071 must be provided
  146  at any time to the individual whose information was removed. The
  147  written request for the restricted information must be by sworn
  148  affidavit consistent with s. 92.50 and must include the Official
  149  Records book and page number, instrument number, or the clerk’s
  150  file number for any information or document to be released and a
  151  description of the lawful purpose and must identify the
  152  individual or property that is the subject of the search. Any
  153  party making a false attestation is subject to the penalty of
  154  perjury under s. 837.012. A fee may not be charged for the
  155  production of any document pursuant to such request.
  156         (b)1.For the purpose of conducting a title search, as
  157  defined in s. 627.7711, of the Official Records, as described in
  158  s. 28.222(2), and upon presentation of photo identification and
  159  affirmation by sworn affidavit consistent with s. 92.50 to the
  160  county recorder, information restricted from public display,
  161  inspection, or copying under paragraph (5)(a) pursuant to a
  162  request for removal made under s. 119.071(4)(d) may be disclosed
  163  to:
  164         a.A title insurer authorized pursuant to s. 624.401 and
  165  its affiliates as defined in s. 624.10;
  166         b.A title insurance agent or title insurance agency as
  167  defined in s. 626.841(1) and (2), respectively; or
  168         c.An attorney duly admitted to practice law in this state
  169  and in good standing with The Florida Bar.
  170         2.The photo identification and affirmation by sworn
  171  affidavit may be delivered in person, by mail, or by electronic
  172  transmission to the county recorder.
  173         3.The affiant requestor must attest to his or her
  174  authority and the authorized purpose to access exempt
  175  information pursuant to this section for the property specified
  176  within the sworn affidavit.
  177         4.The affiant requestor must include the Official Records
  178  book and page number, instrument number, or the clerk’s file
  179  number for each document requested within the sworn affidavit
  180  and must include a description of the lawful purpose and
  181  identify the individual or property that is the subject of the
  182  search within the sworn affidavit.
  183         5.Affidavits submitted by a title insurer, title insurance
  184  agent, or title insurance agency must include the Florida
  185  Company Code or the license number, as applicable, and an
  186  attestation to the affiant requestor’s authorization to transact
  187  business in this state. Affidavits submitted by an attorney
  188  authorized under this section must include the affiant
  189  requestor’s Florida Bar number and a statement that the affiant
  190  requestor has an agency agreement with a title insurer directly
  191  or through his or her law firm.
  192         6.The county recorder must record such affidavit in the
  193  Official Records, as described in s. 28.222(2), but may not
  194  place the image or copy of the affidavit on a publicly available
  195  Internet website for general public display.
  196         7.Upon providing a document disclosing redacted
  197  information to an affiant requestor under this section, the
  198  county recorder must provide a copy of the affidavit requesting
  199  disclosure of the redacted information to each affected party at
  200  the address listed on the document or on the request for removal
  201  made by the affected party under s. 119.071. The county recorder
  202  must prepare a certificate of mailing to be affixed to the
  203  affidavit and must receive the statutory service charges as
  204  prescribed by s. 28.24 from the affiant requestor.
  205         8.Any party making a false attestation under this section
  206  is subject to the penalty of perjury under s. 837.012.
  207         (7)A person who uses any official record in a manner not
  208  authorized in this section commits a misdemeanor of the second
  209  degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. A
  210  person who unlawfully uses any official record with intent to
  211  cause bodily harm or with intent to threaten to cause bodily
  212  harm commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as
  213  provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
  214         Section 3. Paragraph (d) of subsection (4) of section
  215  119.071, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  216         119.071 General exemptions from inspection or copying of
  217  public records.—
  218         (4) AGENCY PERSONNEL INFORMATION.—
  219         (d)1. For purposes of this paragraph, the term:
  220         a. “Home addresses” means the dwelling location at which an
  221  individual resides and includes the physical address, mailing
  222  address, street address, parcel identification number, plot
  223  identification number, legal property description, neighborhood
  224  name and lot number, GPS coordinates, and any other descriptive
  225  property information that may reveal the home address.
  226         b. “Telephone numbers” includes home telephone numbers,
  227  personal cellular telephone numbers, personal pager telephone
  228  numbers, and telephone numbers associated with personal
  229  communications devices.
  230         2.a. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
  231  and photographs of active or former sworn law enforcement
  232  personnel or of active or former civilian personnel employed by
  233  a law enforcement agency, including correctional and
  234  correctional probation officers, personnel of the Department of
  235  Children and Families whose duties include the investigation of
  236  abuse, neglect, exploitation, fraud, theft, or other criminal
  237  activities, personnel of the Department of Health whose duties
  238  are to support the investigation of child abuse or neglect, and
  239  personnel of the Department of Revenue or local governments
  240  whose responsibilities include revenue collection and
  241  enforcement or child support enforcement; the names, home
  242  addresses, telephone numbers, photographs, dates of birth, and
  243  places of employment of the spouses and children of such
  244  personnel; and the names and locations of schools and day care
  245  facilities attended by the children of such personnel are exempt
  246  from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
  247  Constitution.
  248         b. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
  249  and photographs of current or former nonsworn investigative
  250  personnel of the Department of Financial Services whose duties
  251  include the investigation of fraud, theft, workers’ compensation
  252  coverage requirements and compliance, other related criminal
  253  activities, or state regulatory requirement violations; the
  254  names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and
  255  places of employment of the spouses and children of such
  256  personnel; and the names and locations of schools and day care
  257  facilities attended by the children of such personnel are exempt
  258  from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
  259  Constitution.
  260         c. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
  261  and photographs of current or former nonsworn investigative
  262  personnel of the Office of Financial Regulation’s Bureau of
  263  Financial Investigations whose duties include the investigation
  264  of fraud, theft, other related criminal activities, or state
  265  regulatory requirement violations; the names, home addresses,
  266  telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of
  267  the spouses and children of such personnel; and the names and
  268  locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the
  269  children of such personnel are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s.
  270  24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.
  271         d. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
  272  and photographs of current or former firefighters certified in
  273  compliance with s. 633.408; the names, home addresses, telephone
  274  numbers, photographs, dates of birth, and places of employment
  275  of the spouses and children of such firefighters; and the names
  276  and locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the
  277  children of such firefighters are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and
  278  s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.
  279         e. The home addresses, dates of birth, and telephone
  280  numbers of current or former justices of the Supreme Court,
  281  district court of appeal judges, circuit court judges, and
  282  county court judges; the names, home addresses, telephone
  283  numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of the spouses
  284  and children of current or former justices and judges; and the
  285  names and locations of schools and day care facilities attended
  286  by the children of current or former justices and judges are
  287  exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
  288  Constitution.
  289         f. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
  290  and photographs of current or former state attorneys, assistant
  291  state attorneys, statewide prosecutors, or assistant statewide
  292  prosecutors; the names, home addresses, telephone numbers,
  293  photographs, dates of birth, and places of employment of the
  294  spouses and children of current or former state attorneys,
  295  assistant state attorneys, statewide prosecutors, or assistant
  296  statewide prosecutors; and the names and locations of schools
  297  and day care facilities attended by the children of current or
  298  former state attorneys, assistant state attorneys, statewide
  299  prosecutors, or assistant statewide prosecutors are exempt from
  300  s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.
  301         g. The home addresses, dates of birth, and telephone
  302  numbers of general magistrates, special magistrates, judges of
  303  compensation claims, administrative law judges of the Division
  304  of Administrative Hearings, and child support enforcement
  305  hearing officers; the names, home addresses, telephone numbers,
  306  dates of birth, and places of employment of the spouses and
  307  children of general magistrates, special magistrates, judges of
  308  compensation claims, administrative law judges of the Division
  309  of Administrative Hearings, and child support enforcement
  310  hearing officers; and the names and locations of schools and day
  311  care facilities attended by the children of general magistrates,
  312  special magistrates, judges of compensation claims,
  313  administrative law judges of the Division of Administrative
  314  Hearings, and child support enforcement hearing officers are
  315  exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
  316  Constitution.
  317         h. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
  318  and photographs of current or former human resource, labor
  319  relations, or employee relations directors, assistant directors,
  320  managers, or assistant managers of any local government agency
  321  or water management district whose duties include hiring and
  322  firing employees, labor contract negotiation, administration, or
  323  other personnel-related duties; the names, home addresses,
  324  telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of
  325  the spouses and children of such personnel; and the names and
  326  locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the
  327  children of such personnel are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s.
  328  24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.
  329         i. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
  330  and photographs of current or former code enforcement officers;
  331  the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
  332  and places of employment of the spouses and children of such
  333  personnel; and the names and locations of schools and day care
  334  facilities attended by the children of such personnel are exempt
  335  from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
  336  Constitution.
  337         j. The home addresses, telephone numbers, places of
  338  employment, dates of birth, and photographs of current or former
  339  guardians ad litem, as defined in s. 39.820; the names, home
  340  addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of
  341  employment of the spouses and children of such persons; and the
  342  names and locations of schools and day care facilities attended
  343  by the children of such persons are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and
  344  s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.
  345         k. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
  346  and photographs of current or former juvenile probation
  347  officers, juvenile probation supervisors, detention
  348  superintendents, assistant detention superintendents, juvenile
  349  justice detention officers I and II, juvenile justice detention
  350  officer supervisors, juvenile justice residential officers,
  351  juvenile justice residential officer supervisors I and II,
  352  juvenile justice counselors, juvenile justice counselor
  353  supervisors, human services counselor administrators, senior
  354  human services counselor administrators, rehabilitation
  355  therapists, and social services counselors of the Department of
  356  Juvenile Justice; the names, home addresses, telephone numbers,
  357  dates of birth, and places of employment of spouses and children
  358  of such personnel; and the names and locations of schools and
  359  day care facilities attended by the children of such personnel
  360  are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
  361  Constitution.
  362         l. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
  363  and photographs of current or former public defenders, assistant
  364  public defenders, criminal conflict and civil regional counsel,
  365  and assistant criminal conflict and civil regional counsel; the
  366  names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and
  367  places of employment of the spouses and children of current or
  368  former public defenders, assistant public defenders, criminal
  369  conflict and civil regional counsel, and assistant criminal
  370  conflict and civil regional counsel; and the names and locations
  371  of schools and day care facilities attended by the children of
  372  current or former public defenders, assistant public defenders,
  373  criminal conflict and civil regional counsel, and assistant
  374  criminal conflict and civil regional counsel are exempt from s.
  375  119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.
  376         m. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
  377  and photographs of current or former investigators or inspectors
  378  of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation; the
  379  names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and
  380  places of employment of the spouses and children of such current
  381  or former investigators and inspectors; and the names and
  382  locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the
  383  children of such current or former investigators and inspectors
  384  are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
  385  Constitution.
  386         n. The home addresses, telephone numbers, and dates of
  387  birth of county tax collectors; the names, home addresses,
  388  telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of
  389  the spouses and children of such tax collectors; and the names
  390  and locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the
  391  children of such tax collectors are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and
  392  s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.
  393         o. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
  394  and photographs of current or former personnel of the Department
  395  of Health whose duties include, or result in, the determination
  396  or adjudication of eligibility for social security disability
  397  benefits, the investigation or prosecution of complaints filed
  398  against health care practitioners, or the inspection of health
  399  care practitioners or health care facilities licensed by the
  400  Department of Health; the names, home addresses, telephone
  401  numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of the spouses
  402  and children of such personnel; and the names and locations of
  403  schools and day care facilities attended by the children of such
  404  personnel are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of
  405  the State Constitution.
  406         p. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
  407  and photographs of current or former impaired practitioner
  408  consultants who are retained by an agency or current or former
  409  employees of an impaired practitioner consultant whose duties
  410  result in a determination of a person’s skill and safety to
  411  practice a licensed profession; the names, home addresses,
  412  telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of
  413  the spouses and children of such consultants or their employees;
  414  and the names and locations of schools and day care facilities
  415  attended by the children of such consultants or employees are
  416  exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
  417  Constitution.
  418         q. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
  419  and photographs of current or former emergency medical
  420  technicians or paramedics certified under chapter 401; the
  421  names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and
  422  places of employment of the spouses and children of such
  423  emergency medical technicians or paramedics; and the names and
  424  locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the
  425  children of such emergency medical technicians or paramedics are
  426  exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
  427  Constitution.
  428         r. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
  429  and photographs of current or former personnel employed in an
  430  agency’s office of inspector general or internal audit
  431  department whose duties include auditing or investigating waste,
  432  fraud, abuse, theft, exploitation, or other activities that
  433  could lead to criminal prosecution or administrative discipline;
  434  the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
  435  and places of employment of spouses and children of such
  436  personnel; and the names and locations of schools and day care
  437  facilities attended by the children of such personnel are exempt
  438  from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
  439  Constitution.
  440         s. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
  441  and photographs of current or former directors, managers,
  442  supervisors, nurses, and clinical employees of an addiction
  443  treatment facility; the home addresses, telephone numbers,
  444  photographs, dates of birth, and places of employment of the
  445  spouses and children of such personnel; and the names and
  446  locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the
  447  children of such personnel are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s.
  448  24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. For purposes of this
  449  sub-subparagraph, the term “addiction treatment facility” means
  450  a county government, or agency thereof, that is licensed
  451  pursuant to s. 397.401 and provides substance abuse prevention,
  452  intervention, or clinical treatment, including any licensed
  453  service component described in s. 397.311(26).
  454         t. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
  455  and photographs of current or former directors, managers,
  456  supervisors, and clinical employees of a child advocacy center
  457  that meets the standards of s. 39.3035(1) and fulfills the
  458  screening requirement of s. 39.3035(2), and the members of a
  459  Child Protection Team as described in s. 39.303 whose duties
  460  include supporting the investigation of child abuse or sexual
  461  abuse, child abandonment, child neglect, and child exploitation
  462  or to provide services as part of a multidisciplinary case
  463  review team; the names, home addresses, telephone numbers,
  464  photographs, dates of birth, and places of employment of the
  465  spouses and children of such personnel and members; and the
  466  names and locations of schools and day care facilities attended
  467  by the children of such personnel and members are exempt from s.
  468  119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.
  469         3. An agency that is the custodian of the information
  470  specified in subparagraph 2. and that is not the employer of the
  471  officer, employee, justice, judge, or other person specified in
  472  subparagraph 2. must shall maintain the exempt status of that
  473  information only if the officer, employee, justice, judge, other
  474  person, or employing agency of the designated employee submits a
  475  written and notarized request for maintenance of the exemption
  476  to the custodial agency. The request must state under oath the
  477  statutory basis for the individual’s exemption request and
  478  confirm the individual’s status as a party eligible for exempt
  479  status.
  480         4.a.A county property appraiser as defined in s.
  481  192.001(3) or a county tax collector as defined in s. 192.001(4)
  482  who receives a written and notarized request for maintenance of
  483  the exemption pursuant to subparagraph 3. must comply by
  484  removing the name of the individual with exempt status and the
  485  instrument number or Official Records book and page number
  486  identifying the property with the exempt status from all
  487  publicly available records maintained by the property appraiser
  488  or tax collector. For written requests received on or before
  489  July 1, 2021, a county property appraiser or county tax
  490  collector must comply with this section by October 1, 2021. A
  491  county property appraiser or county tax collector may not remove
  492  the street address, legal description, or other information
  493  identifying real property within the agency’s records so long as
  494  a name or personal information otherwise exempt from inspection
  495  and copying pursuant to this section are not associated with the
  496  property or otherwise displayed in the public records of the
  497  agency.
  498         b.Any information restricted from public display,
  499  inspection, or copying under sub-subparagraph a. must be
  500  provided to the individual whose information was removed.
  501         5.4. An officer, an employee, a justice, a judge, or other
  502  person specified in subparagraph 2. may submit a written request
  503  for the release of his or her exempt information to the
  504  custodial agency. The written request must be notarized and must
  505  specify the information to be released and the party that is
  506  authorized to receive the information. Upon receipt of the
  507  written request, the custodial agency must shall release the
  508  specified information to the party authorized to receive such
  509  information.
  510         6.5. The exemptions in this paragraph apply to information
  511  held by an agency before, on, or after the effective date of the
  512  exemption.
  513         7.6.Information made exempt under this paragraph may be
  514  disclosed pursuant to s. 28.2221 to a title insurer authorized
  515  pursuant to s. 624.401 and its affiliates as defined in s.
  516  624.10; a title insurance agent or title insurance agency as
  517  defined in s. 626.841(1) or (2), respectively; or an attorney
  518  duly admitted to practice law in this state and in good standing
  519  with The Florida Bar.
  520         8. The exempt status of a home address contained in the
  521  Official Records is maintained only during the period when a
  522  protected party resides at the dwelling location. Upon
  523  conveyance of real property after October 1, 2021, and when such
  524  real property no longer constitutes a protected party’s home
  525  address as defined in sub-subparagraph 1.a., the protected party
  526  must submit a written request to release the removed information
  527  to the county recorder. The written request to release the
  528  removed information must be notarized, must confirm that a
  529  protected party’s request for release is pursuant to a
  530  conveyance of his or her dwelling location, and must specify the
  531  Official Records book and page number, instrument number, or
  532  clerk’s file number for each document containing the information
  533  to be released.
  534         9. Upon the death of a protected party as verified by a
  535  certified copy of a death certificate or court order, any party
  536  may request the county recorder to release a protected
  537  decedent’s removed information unless there is a related request
  538  on file with the county recorder for continued removal of the
  539  decedent’s information or unless such removal is otherwise
  540  prohibited by statute or by court order. The written request to
  541  release the removed information upon the death of a protected
  542  party must attach the certified copy of a death certificate or
  543  court order and must be notarized, must confirm the request for
  544  release is due to the death of a protected party, and must
  545  specify the Official Records book and page number, instrument
  546  number, or clerk’s file number for each document containing the
  547  information to be released. A fee may not be charged for the
  548  release of any document pursuant to such request.
  549         10. This paragraph is subject to the Open Government Sunset
  550  Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand repealed
  551  on October 2, 2024, unless reviewed and saved from repeal
  552  through reenactment by the Legislature.
  553         Section 4. Section 695.22, Florida Statutes, is amended to
  554  read:
  555         695.22 Daily schedule of deeds and conveyances filed for
  556  record to be furnished property appraiser.—After October 1,
  557  1945, the several county recorders must clerks of the circuit
  558  courts shall keep and furnish to the respective county property
  559  appraisers in the counties where such instruments are recorded a
  560  daily schedule of the aforesaid deeds and conveyances so filed
  561  for recordation, in which schedule must shall be set forth the
  562  name of the grantor or grantors, the names and addresses of each
  563  grantee, and a description of the land as specified in each
  564  instrument so filed. The daily schedule must include
  565  notification of any information therein which is subject to a
  566  request for removal on file with the county recorder.
  567         Section 5. This act shall take effect July 1, 2021.