HB5586 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB5586

Introduced , by Rep. Ruth Munson

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

55 ILCS 5/3-5047 new
30 ILCS 805/8.32 new

Amends the Counties Code. Provides that, upon request by any person, the county recorder shall redact or remove certain personal information from any website maintained by the recorder or used by the recorder to display public records. Provides that any person who requests a redaction or removal without proper authority to do so is guilty of a petty offense. Requires each county recorder, within 12 months after the effective date of the amendatory Act, to submit a written policy to the General Assembly and the office of the Illinois Attorney General providing for the removal of all social security numbers from all records available from any website maintained by the recorder. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement by the State.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning local government.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by adding Section 3-5047 as follows:

(55 ILCS 5/3-5047 new)

Sec. 3-5047. Removal of personal information. Upon request by any person, the recorder shall redact or remove that person's social security number, employer taxpayer identification number, drivers license number, State identification number, passport number, checking account number, savings account number, credit card number, debit card number, or personal identification (PIN) code from any internet website maintained by the recorder or used by the recorder to display public records. The request must be made in writing and delivered by mail, facsimile, electronic transmission, or in person to the office of the recorder. The request must specify the personal information to be redacted and identify the document that contains the personal information. Any person who requests a redaction or removal without proper authority to do so is guilty of a petty offense punishable by a fine of not more than $500 for each violation. Within 12 months after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, all county recorders that publicly display records on an internet website must submit a written policy, including a timeline, to the General Assembly and the office of the Illinois Attorney General providing for the removal of all social security numbers from all records available from any website maintained by the recorder. County recorders that launch websites after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly shall develop and implement a policy providing for the redaction of social security numbers from all records prior to public display of such records on an internet website.

Section 10. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding Section 8.32 as follows:

(30 ILCS 805/8.32 new)

Sec. 8.32. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 and 8 of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required for the implementation of any mandate created by this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly.