97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB2920
 
Introduced 2/23/2011, by Rep. Jack D. Franks
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
55 ILCS 5/3-5047

     Amends the Counties Code. Provides that the county recorder shall redact all private information of law enforcement personnel from county land records and home sale records, and shall not allow access to the information by the general public. Effective immediately.
  


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A BILL FOR
 

  
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1    AN ACT concerning local government.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Counties Code is amended  by changing Section 
53-5047 as follows:
 
6    (55 ILCS 5/3-5047)
7    Sec. 3-5047. Removal of personal information.  Upon request 
8by any person, the recorder shall redact or remove that 
9person's social security number, employer taxpayer 
10identification number, driver's license number, State 
11identification number, passport number, checking account 
12number, savings account number, credit card number, debit card 
13number, or personal identification (PIN) code from any internet 
14website maintained by the recorder or used by the recorder to 
15display public records.  The request must be made in writing and 
16delivered by mail, facsimile, electronic transmission, or in 
17person to the office of the recorder.  The request must specify 
18the personal information to be redacted and identify the 
19document that contains the personal information.
20    Within 12 months after the effective date of this 
21amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly all county 
22recorders that publicly display records on an Internet website 
23must submit a written policy, including a timeline, to their 
 
 
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1respective county boards providing for the redaction of social 
2security numbers from all records publicly displayed on the 
3website. Any county recorder that launches a website on or 
4after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th 
5General Assembly shall develop and implement a policy providing 
6for the removal of all social security numbers from all records 
7prior to the public display of those records on the  website, 
8and must file a copy of the policy with the county board of 
9that county. Policies pertaining to the removal of social 
10security numbers from records to be posted on the internet 
11shall be made available to all employees of a county recorder. 
12    No person or entity shall include an individual's social 
13security number in a document that is prepared and presented 
14for recording with a county recorder. This Section shall not 
15apply to (i) State or federal tax liens, certified copies of 
16death certificates, or other documents required by law to 
17contain personal identifying information or (ii) documents 
18that were executed by an individual prior to the effective date 
19of this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly. 
20    The recorder shall redact all private information of law 
21enforcement personnel from county land records and home sale 
22records, and shall not allow access to the information by the 
23general public. 
24    County recorders shall not be liable for any claims arising 
25from unintentional or inadvertent violations of this Section. 

26(Source: P.A. 95-875, eff. 1-1-09.)
 
 
 
 
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1    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
2becoming law.