This bill amends Section 9E.7, subsection 5 of the Code 2026, to enhance the confidentiality protections for participants in the address confidentiality program. Under the current law, only assessors or their staff are responsible for redacting the names of program participants from publicly accessible electronic documents. The proposed changes expand this responsibility to include recorders, ensuring that they also redact participant names upon request and implement a process to facilitate these requests.

Additionally, the bill removes the reference to "the assessors staff" from the existing law, streamlining the language to focus on the roles of assessors and recorders. Importantly, the bill stipulates that no fee will be charged for the administration of these redaction requests, further supporting the confidentiality of participants in the program.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 9E.7