On or after October 1, 2002, any person preparing or filing a document for recording in the Official Record may not include a social security number in such document unless required by law to do so.
Any person has the right to request the Clerk to remove or "redact" his or her social security number from an image of an Official Record that has been placed on that Clerk's publicly available Internet website. The request must be legibly written, signed, and delivered in person, or by mail, fax or email to the Clerk of Courts, Recording Division. The request MUST specify the book and page number that contains the social security number. No fee is charged for this service.
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Request to Remove Social Security Number
Date: _________________________
Name of Holder of Social Security Number: ___________________________________________________
Phone Number: (Optional) ____________________________
Relationship to Requester:
( ) Self
( ) Attorney, specify _______________________________________________________________
( ) Legal Guardian, specify __________________________________________________________
For Redaction/Removal of Social Security Number from an Official Record Image on a
Publicly Available Internet website, please provide:
Instrument Number / Book and Page Number / Document Type
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
For Redaction/Removal of Social Security Numbers from Court Records, please specify:
Case Number / Document Name / Page Number
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Signature: _______________________________________________
Putnam County Clerk of Courts - For Office Use Only:
Date Request Received: ____________________________
Date Request Completed: ___________________________
Clerk Processing Request: ___________________________
