Senate File 51 



                                       SENATE FILE       
                                       BY  HANCOCK


    Passed Senate, Date               Passed House,  Date             
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                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to social security numbers in court documents.
  2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  3 TLSB 1008XS 82
  4 eg/es/88

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  1  1    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  602.1615  RIGHT OF REDACTION ==
  1  2 COURT DOCUMENTS.
  1  3    1.  A person preparing or filing a court document shall not
  1  4 include a social security number in such document, unless
  1  5 required by law or court rule or unless necessary to the
  1  6 adjudication of the case.
  1  7    2.  Upon request, the clerk of court shall redact from an
  1  8 image or copy of a court document any social security number
  1  9 contained in the court document.  Such request must be made in
  1 10 writing and delivered by mail, facsimile, electronic
  1 11 transmission, or in person to the clerk.  The request must
  1 12 specify the case number, title or document name or number, and
  1 13 any identifying page number of the document containing the
  1 14 social security number to be redacted.  A fee shall not be
  1 15 charged for redaction pursuant to such a request.
  1 16    Sec. 2.  Section 602.4301, Code 2007, is amended by adding
  1 17 the following new subsection:
  1 18    NEW SUBSECTION.  5.  The clerk of the supreme court shall
  1 19 redact social security numbers if requested pursuant to
  1 20 section 602.1615.
  1 21    Sec. 3.  Section 602.5201, Code 2007, is amended by adding
  1 22 the following new subsection:
  1 23    NEW SUBSECTION.  3.  The clerk of the court of appeals
  1 24 shall redact social security numbers if requested pursuant to
  1 25 section 602.1615.
  1 26    Sec. 4.  Section 602.8102, Code 2007, is amended by adding
  1 27 the following new subsection:
  1 28    NEW SUBSECTION.  13.  Redact social security numbers if
  1 29 requested pursuant to section 602.1615.
  1 30                           EXPLANATION
  1 31    This bill prohibits a person from filing a court document
  1 32 with a social security number unless otherwise required by law
  1 33 or necessary to the case.  The bill allows a person to request
  1 34 that the clerk of court redact a social security number
  1 35 already contained in a court document.
  2  1    Upon a specific request, the clerk of the district court,
  2  2 the court of appeals, or the supreme court shall redact the
  2  3 number from a court document.
  2  4 LSB 1008XS 82
  2  5 eg:sc/es/88