Plain English Breakdown
The official summary mentions repealing conflicting laws but does not list which specific old rules are being removed.
HB199: Protecting Judges' Personal Information
This law changes how the state protects personal information about judges and their spouses by removing a database requirement, creating a standard form for requests to remove data from public records, and requiring governments to honor those requests.
What This Bill Does
- Removes the rule that requires the Administrative Office of the Courts to keep a list or database of protected people and information.
- Creates one state-wide form that judges and their spouses can use to ask for personal details to be removed from public records.
- Requires state and local governments to take out personally identifiable information from public records when they receive a valid request using the new form.
- Sets up specific steps or procedures that must be followed when someone asks to have their private data redacted.
- Updates definitions used in court rules regarding protected persons.
Who It Names or Affects
- Judges and their spouses who want to keep personal information out of public records.
- The Administrative Office of the Courts, which no longer must maintain a specific database for this purpose.
- State and local government agencies that hold public records containing judge-related data.
Terms To Know
- Personally identifiable information
- Details like names or addresses that can be used to identify a specific person.
- Redacted
- Removed, blacked out, or hidden so it cannot be seen in public documents.
Limits and Unknowns
- The official summary does not explain exactly what happens if a government agency refuses to remove the requested information.
- It is unclear from this text whether judges must pay any fees to use the new state-wide form or submit their request.