Clerk's Office Follows State Guidelines for Redaction of Court Documents
As I mentioned in the above article regarding my eClerk, we did encounter a few challenges following the launch of the new website. One of those challenges was our customer's uncertainty about what personal information is required to be redacted prior to court documents being made available publicly.
We received numerous phone calls and emails from citizens rightly concerned that we may be placing personal information on the website that is private. We looked at this issue as an opportunity to share the guidelines we follow when redacting court records.
Florida Statute 119.0714(2)(d) states that the custodian of records “must use his or her best efforts to redact all Social Security numbers and bank account, debit, charge, or credit card numbers from electronic copies of the official record."
As a point of process, court documents received by the Clerk’s Office are redacted using industry-leading software. This software identifies and redacts specific data fields contained in the court documents.
Information deemed to be confidential includes Social Security, bank account and credit card numbers. Information that is not confidential includes driver’s license number, date of birth and home address.
Know that the Clerk’s Office places the highest priority on the security of confidential information. If you would like to learn more about the guidelines we follow redacting court documents, including links to Florida Statutes, please visit
www.myorangeclerk.com.
