SB369 Alabama 2010 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Arthur OrrSenator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2010

Title

Public records, access to records containing personal information, restricted, Sec. 30-3-194 am'd.

Summary

SB369 would limit public access to records containing personal information by tightening confidentiality rules and requiring collection and storage of Social Security numbers in several records.

What This Bill Does

It requires agencies issuing licenses, certificates, or permits to collect and record applicants' Social Security numbers. It adds Social Security numbers to divorce, marriage, and death records. It allows the IV-D child support program to request a recorded Social Security number from agencies. It makes records with personal information confidential and mandates redaction of such data when copies are released.

Who It Affects

• Individuals applying for licenses, certificates, or permits whose Social Security numbers must be provided and stored by the agency.
• Public record requestors and agencies accessing records, as access to records containing personal information becomes restricted and redaction is required before release

Key Provisions

• Section 30-3-194(a): Agencies must require applicants to provide Social Security numbers and must record them on the application and related records.
• Section 30-3-194(b): Divorce decrees, support orders, paternity determinations, and paternity acknowledgments must include the Social Security numbers of the parties.
• Section 30-3-194(c): Marriage license issuers must collect the Social Security numbers of both parties and include them on the license and certificate sent to the Office of Vital Statistics.
• Section 30-3-194(d): The Office of Vital Statistics must collect the deceased person's Social Security number and place it on the death certificate.
• Section 30-3-194(e): Agencies recording Social Security numbers must provide them to the state Title IV-D agency upon request for child support administration.
• Section 30-3-194(f): All records containing personal information are confidential and not subject to inspection without consent, except as required by law or court order; released copies must redact personal information.
• Section 2: The act becomes effective on the first day of the third month after passage and governor approval.

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Subjects

Records