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| Public Act 095-0875 |
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AN ACT concerning local government.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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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, driver's 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. | ||||
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 their | ||||
respective county boards providing for the redaction of social | ||
security numbers from all records publicly displayed on the | ||
website. Any county recorder that launches a website on or | ||
after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th | ||
General Assembly shall develop and implement a policy providing | ||
for the removal of all social security numbers from all records | ||
prior to the public display of those records on the website, | ||
and must file a copy of the policy with the county board of | ||
that county. Policies pertaining to the removal of social | ||
security numbers from records to be posted on the internet | ||
shall be made available to all employees of a county recorder. | ||
No person or entity shall include an individual's social | ||
security number in a document that is prepared and presented | ||
for recording with a county recorder. This Section shall not | ||
apply to (i) State or federal tax liens, certified copies of | ||
death certificates, or other documents required by law to | ||
contain personal identifying information or (ii) documents | ||
that were executed by an individual prior to the effective date | ||
of this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly. | ||
County recorders shall not be liable for any claims arising | ||
from unintentional or inadvertent violations of this Section. | ||
Section 10. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding | ||
Section 8.32 as follows: | ||
(30 ILCS 805/8.32 new)
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Sec. 8.32. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 and 8 | ||
of this Act,
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reimbursement by the State is required for the | ||
implementation of any mandate
created by this amendatory Act of | ||
the 95th General Assembly. | ||