Any person has the right to request the Clerk/County Recorder to redact/remove his or her Social Security number, bank account, credit, debit or charge card number from an image or copy of an Official Record that has been placed on the Clerk’s/County Recorder’s publicly available Internet website, or in a court file.  For further information please click here.

Internet Document Removal

Effective June 5, 2002, some Official Records documents may not be placed on a publicly available Internet website. These documents are: Military Discharges, Death Certificates, Court Files, Records, or Papers related to matters or cases governed by the Florida Rules of Family Law, The Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure, or The Florida Rules of Probate.  For documents recorded prior to June 5, 2002, any affected person may request the Clerk/County Recorder to remove an image of one of the above-listed documents that has been placed on the Clerk’s/County Recorder’s publicly available Internet website.  For further information please click here.

Confidentiality for Protected Groups

Chapter 119.07 F.S. states that individuals in certain professions, as well as their spouses and/or children may request the Clerk/County Recorder to remove personal information such as a home address and telephone number from documents in the Official Record.  Such information is not available in the Official Record Index, but may be included on documents such as mortgages and deeds.  For further information please click here.

For more useful information about how you can protect your identity, visit the Federal Trade Commission website at http://www.consumer.gov/idtheft/