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                                     LRB093 06268 MKM 11442 a

 1                    AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1585

 2        AMENDMENT NO.     .  Amend House Bill 1585  by  replacing
 3    the title with the following:
 4        "AN ACT in relation to veterans."; and

 5    by  replacing  everything  after the enacting clause with the
 6    following:

 7        "Section 5. The Counties  Code  is  amended  by  changing
 8    Section 3-5036 as follows:

 9        (55 ILCS 5/3-5036) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-5036)
10        Sec.  3-5036.  Records  open  to inspection. All records,
11    indices, abstract and other books kept in the office  of  any
12    recorder,   and   all   instruments  filed  therein  and  all
13    instruments deposited or left for recordation therein  shall,
14    during  the  office  hours, be open for public inspection and
15    examination; and all  persons  shall  have  free  access  for
16    inspection  and  examination  to such records, indices, books
17    and instruments,  which  the  recorders  shall  be  bound  to
18    exhibit to those who wish to inspect or examine the same; and
19    all  persons  shall  have  the  right  to  take memoranda and
20    abstracts thereof without fee  or  reward.  This  Section  is
21    subject to the provisions of "The Local Records Act".
 
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 1        Notwithstanding   any   provision   to  the  contrary,  a
 2    certificate of discharge or release from active duty (DD 214)
 3    or MEMBER-4 copy of certificate of discharge or release  from
 4    active  duty issued by the United States government and filed
 5    with the recorder is not a public record and is  not  subject
 6    to  public  inspection.  Upon  request  of  the veteran whose
 7    certificate or MEMBER-4 copy has been filed with the recorder
 8    or upon request of a person  designated  by  the  veteran  as
 9    authorized  to  make  the request, the recorder shall expunge
10    the record of the military discharge form from the record  of
11    the recorder and replace the record with a form that contains
12    only  the  name  of  the  veteran,  the  date  of  his or her
13    discharge from military service, and the date of the issuance
14    of the original military discharge form.
15    (Source: P.A. 86-962.)".