Ala. Code § 12-13-22 (1975) Requirement to Redact, Remove, Etc., Social Security Number Or Birthdate On Certain Documents; Electronic Availability of Records

• Library: Alabama Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions.
• Year: 2023
• Citation: Ala. Code § 12-13-22 (1975)

(a) Before recording any document, with the exception of federal and state tax liens, as public record with the probate court that conveys any interest in real or personal property or purports to encumber an interest in real or personal property, or any other document, including military discharge forms, that is filed as a public record in the probate court, the person submitting the document for recordation shall redact, remove, or otherwise make illegible any Social Security number appearing in the document. Removal of the Social Security number shall be a condition to filing the document.

(b) Before recording any document, with the exception of federal and state tax liens, as public record with the probate court that conveys any interest in real or personal property or purports to encumber an interest in real or personal property, the person submitting the document for recordation shall redact, remove, or otherwise make illegible any birthdate if it appears in the document in connection with a person's name unless the birthdate is required by law to be included in the document or is a necessary part of the document.

(c) The judge of probate, in accordance with this section, may redact, remove, or otherwise make illegible a Social Security number or birthdate appearing in connection with a person's name that appears in any document, with the exception of federal and state tax liens, that conveys any interest in real or personal property or purports to encumber an interest in real or personal property and is recorded in the probate court, or any other document, including military discharge forms, that is filed as a public record in the probate court. Notwithstanding the foregoing, dates of birth shall not be redacted, removed, or otherwise made illegible on marriage certificates.