REQUEST FOR REDACTION OF EXEMPT PERSONAL INFORMATION FROM NON-JUDICIAL PUBLIC RECORDS

JOSEPH ABRUZZO

CLERK OF

THE

CIRCUIT COURT & COMPTROLLER

PALM

BEACH COUNTY

REQUEST FOR REDACTION OF EXEMPT PERSONAL

INFORMATION FROM NON-JUDICIAL PUBLIC RECORDS

I request to have exempt personal information removed from records maintained by the Clerk of the Circuit

Court and Comptroller, St. Lucie County. I understand that it is recommended that a separate redaction

request be submitted for each person seeking redaction.

 Curr

ent/former government agency employee in the category checked below.

 Spouse of a current/former government agency employee in the category checked below.

 Child of a current/former government agency employee in the category checked below.

 Protected individual requesting redaction in the category checked below.

Statutory Basis for Removal:

 Tax collectors (current only)

 Victim of violent crime [s. 119.071(2)(j)1, F.S.]*

[s. 119.071(4)(d)2.n., F.S.]

 Victim of an incident of mass violence

 Dept of Health personnel involved in eligibility,

[s. 119.071(2)(o), F.S.]**

 Law enforcement officers or civilian staff, correctional

investigation, prosecution, and inspection

and correctional probation officers

[s. 119.071(4)(d)2.o., F.S.]

[s. 119.071(4)(d)2.a., F.S.]

 Impaired practitioner consultants retained by an

 Dept of Children and Families investigator

agency [s. 119.071(4)(d)2.p., F.S.]

[s. 119.071(4)(d)2.a., F.S.]

 Emergency medical technician or paramedic

 Dept of Health investigator of child abuse or neglect

[s. 119.071(4)(d)2.q., F.S.]

[s. 119.071(4)(d)2.a., F.S.]

 Agency inspector general office or internal audit

 Dept of Revenue or local government child support

department employees with auditing or potential

collection/enforcement personnel

criminal investigating or disciplinary duties

[s. 119.071(4)(d)2.a., F.S.]

[s. 119.071(4)(d)2.r., F.S.]

 Florida Department of Financial Services investigative

 Addiction treatment facility director, manager,

personnel [s. 119.071(4)(d)2.b., F.S.]

supervisor, nurse, or clinical employee

 Office of Financial Regulation’s Bureau of Financial

[s. 119.071(4)(d)2.s., F.S.]**

Investigations investigative personnel

 Child advocacy center director, manager, supervisor,

[s. 119.071(4)(d)2.c., F.S.]

clinical employee of

 Firefighter [s. 119.071(4)(d)2.d., F.S.]

[s. 119.071(4)(d)2.t., F.S.]

 Justice or judge [s. 119.071(4)(d)2.e., F.S.]

 Domestic violence center current or former staff

 Current judicial assistant [s. 119.071(4)(d)2.e., F.S.]

and advocates [s. 119.071(4)(d)2.u., F.S.]

 State attorney and ASAs [s. 119.071(4)(d)2.f., F.S.]

 U.S. Attorney and AUSAs [s. 119.071(5)(i)1.,F.S.]**

 Statewide prosecutor and asst. statewide prosecutors

 U.S. Judge or U.S. Magistrate

[s. 119.071(4)(d)2.f., F.S.]

 General or special magistrate

[s. 119.071(5)(i)1., F.S.]**

[s. 119.071(4)(d)2.g, F.S.]

 Public guardians and employees with fudiciary

 Judge of Compensation Claims, Administrative Law

responsibilities [s. 744.21031, F.S.]

Judge [s. 119.071(4)(d)2.g, F.S.]

 Inspectors or Investigators of Department of

 Child support hearing officer [s. 119.071(4)(d)2.g, F.S.]

Agriculture and Consumer Services

 Local Govt. or Water Mgt. District human resources

[s. 119.071(4)(d)2.v., F.S.]

manager/assistant manager [s. 119.071(4)(d)2.h., F.S.]

 Military personnel employed by the United States

 Local govt. or Water Mgt. District labor or employee

Dept of Defense or who are service members of

relations manager/assistant manager

special operations force [s. 119.071(5)(k), F.S.]

[s. 119.071(4)(d)2.h., F.S.]

 Clerks of Circuit Court, Deputy Clerks, and Clerk

 Code enforcement officer [s. 119.071(4)(d)2.i., F.S.]

personnel (Current only) [s. 119.071(4)(d)2.w., F.S.]

 Guardian ad litem [s. 119.071(4)(d)2.j., F.S.]

 Juvenile probation/detention officer, house parent,

*Attach official verification of crime (i.e. police report

therapy provider, counselor and their supervisors

or injunction). Five-year renewable exemption.

[s. 119.071(4)(d)2.k., F.S.]

**Names of spouse/children for marked individuals are

 Public Defender and APDs [s. 119.071(4)(d)2.I., F.S.]

not exempt.

 Criminal conflict counsel and civil regional counsel

NOTE: The highlighted areas are required on page 2

[s. 119.071(4)(d)2.l., F.S.]

and 3.

 Dept of Business Regulation investigators and

inspectors [s. 119.071(4)(d)2.m., F.S.]

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_________________________________________________

REQUESTOR CONTACT INFORMATION

Printed Name: __________________________________________________________________

Telephone Number: ______________________________________________________________

Email address: ___________________________________________________________________

INFORMATION TO BE REDACTED

 Address where I (or qualifying spouse or child) reside (physical, mailing, or street address):

The following additional address information for address where I reside:  legal property description

(consider title implications),  parcel identification number,  plot identification number, 

neighborhood name and lot number,  GPS coordinates,  other description property information that

may reveal home address:

 Telephone Number(s)

 Social Security Number (do not list SSN) /  Date of Birth:

 Names of spouse and/or children to be redacted:**

 Place(s) of Employment/Location:

 Name and Location of School/Daycare Facility of child:

 Personal assets (crime victim):

WARNING: There may be consequences to redacting information on a public record, which is a risk

undertaken by the requestor. Only the documents identified by the requestor will be redacted. Once

redaction is requested and completed, future redactions require an additional redaction request.

**However, grantor, grantee, or party names cannot be removed, unless the street address is included

in the name, such as in a Trust or LLC. (Section 28.2221(2)(b), Florida Statutes.)

PUBLIC RECORD: This form is itself a public record. If a copy of it is requested, all exempt information

contained in this form will be redacted.

DOCUMENTS TO B

E REDACTED

The following section is to be completed during or after a visit to the St. Lucie County Clerk of the

Circuit Court & Comptroller at www.stlucieclerk.gov or 201 South Indian River Drive, Ft. Pierce, FL

34950.

As a result of my review of the Official Records of the St. Lucie County Clerk of the Circuit Court &

Comptroller's office, I hereby agree that the St. Lucie County Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller's

staff has my permission to modify a copy of the following documents in accordance with Section

119.071, Florida Statutes. I understand that only the modified copy will be made available to the public,

unless otherwise ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction.

Instrument Number Book Page Document Title

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Documents Other Than Official Records:

RELEASE TO GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES: an unredacted version of these documents will be provided

e Property Appraiser and Tax Collector to allow them to perform their governmental duties and

responsibilities. To redact information held by the Property Appraiser or the Tax Collector you must

make a written request to those agencies directly under Section 119.071(4)(d)(4), F.S. To redact

information held by the Property Appraiser call (772) 462-1000 or by the Tax Collector call (772) . If you

wish to release your information to other individuals or entities, please complete a Request to Release

Redacted Information on Recorded Documents form.

RELEASE FOR TITLE SEARCHES: an unredacted version of these documents may be provided to title

insurers, agents or agencies and attorneys conducting title searches as authorized in section

28.2221(6)(b), F.S. Notice of any title search release will be sent to the most recent address on the

recorded documents on the redaction request provided by the requestor.

COURTE

SY NOTICE - RELEASE OF PRIOR REDACTIONS:

If you have previously requested protection of a home address that is no longer your residence, you are

required by Florida law to submit a written, notarized request to release the removed information.

Please ask the Clerk or Recorder for the Release form. *Releases for other Florida counties must be

submitted directly to that county.

_________________

Date

STATE OF FLORIDA

COUNTY OF __________

Sworn to (or affirmed) and subscribed before me by means of ☐ physical presence or ☐ online

notarization, this __ day of ____________, ____, by ____________________________________.

☐ Personally Known to me or ☐ who has produced _______________________ as identification.

<Seal>

____________________________________

Signature of Notary Public – State of Florida

____________________________________

Print, Type, or Stamp Name of Notary Public

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The information provided on this request for confidentiality is itself to be kept confidential. Confidential information

is defined as: a physical address, mailing address, street address, parcel ID number, plot ID number, legal property

description, neighborhood name, lot number, GPS coordinates, any descriptive property information that reveals the

home address, Social Security number, dates of birth, photographs, phone number, names of spouses and/or

children, place of employment of spouse or children, names and addresses of child's school or day care center.

Redaction of family members is subject to the qualifying individual’s employment. The information may only be used

by the St. Lucie County Clerk’s staff in order to process my request for confidentiality.

I agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller of St. Lucie County and the staff

for any consequences arising from this request for confidentiality. I understand that my classification may or may not

be subject to the Open Government Sunset Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15.

____________________________________

Signature