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1 | AN ACT concerning local government.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by adding Section | ||||||
5 | 3-5047 as follows: | ||||||
6 | (55 ILCS 5/3-5047 new) | ||||||
7 | Sec. 3-5047. Removal of personal information. Upon request | ||||||
8 | by any person, the recorder shall redact or remove that | ||||||
9 | person's social security number, employer taxpayer | ||||||
10 | identification number, driver's license number, State | ||||||
11 | identification number, passport number, checking account | ||||||
12 | number, savings account number, credit card number, debit card | ||||||
13 | number, or personal identification (PIN) code from any internet | ||||||
14 | website maintained by the recorder or used by the recorder to | ||||||
15 | display public records. The request must be made in writing and | ||||||
16 | delivered by mail, facsimile, electronic transmission, or in | ||||||
17 | person to the office of the recorder. The request must specify | ||||||
18 | the personal information to be redacted and identify the | ||||||
19 | document that contains the personal information. | ||||||
20 | Within 12 months after the effective date of this | ||||||
21 | amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly all county | ||||||
22 | recorders that publicly display records on an Internet website | ||||||
23 | must submit a written policy, including a timeline, to their |
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1 | respective county boards providing for the redaction of social | ||||||
2 | security numbers from all records publicly displayed on the | ||||||
3 | website. Any county recorder that launches a website on or | ||||||
4 | after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th | ||||||
5 | General Assembly shall develop and implement a policy providing | ||||||
6 | for the removal of all social security numbers from all records | ||||||
7 | prior to the public display of those records on the website, | ||||||
8 | and must file a copy of the policy with the county board of | ||||||
9 | that county. Policies pertaining to the removal of social | ||||||
10 | security numbers from records to be posted on the internet | ||||||
11 | shall be made available to all employees of a county recorder. | ||||||
12 | No person or entity shall include an individual's social | ||||||
13 | security number in a document that is prepared and presented | ||||||
14 | for recording with a county recorder. This Section shall not | ||||||
15 | apply to (i) State or federal tax liens, certified copies of | ||||||
16 | death certificates, or other documents required by law to | ||||||
17 | contain personal identifying information or (ii) documents | ||||||
18 | that were executed by an individual prior to the effective date | ||||||
19 | of this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly. | ||||||
20 | County recorders shall not be liable for any claims arising | ||||||
21 | from unintentional or inadvertent violations of this Section. | ||||||
22 | Section 10. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding | ||||||
23 | Section 8.32 as follows: | ||||||
24 | (30 ILCS 805/8.32 new)
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1 | Sec. 8.32. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 and 8 | ||||||
2 | of this Act,
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reimbursement by the State is required for the | ||||||
3 | implementation of any mandate
created by this amendatory Act of | ||||||
4 | the 95th General Assembly. |