Bill Text: FL S0844 | 2021 | Regular Session | Comm Sub
Bill Title: Public Records
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (? 3-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-04-22 - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 781 (Ch. 2021-215) [S0844 Detail]
Download: Florida-2021-S0844-Comm_Sub.html
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 54shall always beopen to the public, under the supervision of the 55 clerk, for the purpose of inspection thereof and of making 56 copiesextractstherefrom; but the clerk isshallnotbe57 required to perform any service in connection with such 58 inspection or making of copiesextractswithout 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 mustshallprovide 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 mustshallalso 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 mustshallbe 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) ANocounty recorderor clerk of the courtmay 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 anyanimage or copy of a public 95 record, including an official record,on a publicly available96Internet 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 mustshallbe conspicuously 104 and clearly displayed by the county recorderor clerk of the105courton 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 recorderor clerk of the court.In108addition, no later than 30 days after June 5, 2002, the county109recorder or the clerk of the court must have published, on two110separate dates, a notice of such right in a newspaper of general111circulation in the county where the county recorder’s office is112located 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 mustshallstate, in substantially similar form, that 116 any person has a right to request that a county recorderor117clerk of the courtremove 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 websiteif 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 personto the county recorderor130clerk 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 ordocument identification page133number of thedocument 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. ANofee may notwillbe 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. mustshallmaintain 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 partythat is506 authorized to receive the information. Upon receipt of the 507 written request, the custodial agency mustshallrelease 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 mustclerks of the circuit558courtsshallkeep 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 mustshallbe 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.