House Study Bill 771



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON
                                            GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT BILL
                                            BY CHAIRPERSON ALONS)


    Passed House, Date               Passed Senate, Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to the removal of social security numbers from
  2    documents filed with the county recorder.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 6610HC 81
  5 jr/gg/14

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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 331.606A, Code 2005, is amended to read
  1  2 as follows:
  1  3    331.606A  DOCUMENT CONTENT == USE OF SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER
  1  4 PROHIBITED == EXCEPTIONS.
  1  5    The preparer of a document shall not include an
  1  6 individual's federal social security number in a document that
  1  7 is prepared for recording in the office of county recorder and
  1  8 the recorder may delete a federal social security number that
  1  9 is incorrectly included in a document that is prepared for
  1 10 recording.  This section does not apply to a preparer of a
  1 11 state or federal tax lien or a military separation or
  1 12 discharge record that is prepared for recording in the office
  1 13 of county recorder.  If a military separation or discharge
  1 14 record is recorded in the office of the county recorder, the
  1 15 military separation or discharge record shall not be
  1 16 accessible through the internet.
  1 17                           EXPLANATION
  1 18    Current law provides that documents filed with the county
  1 19 recorder shall not include a social security number, unless
  1 20 that document is a state or federal tax lien or a military
  1 21 separation or discharge record that is prepared for recording
  1 22 in the office of county recorder.  This bill allows the
  1 23 recorder to delete a social security number if a document is
  1 24 submitted with such number improperly included.
  1 25 LSB 6610HC 81
  1 26 jr:nh/gg/14