Redaction/Removal of Records
NOTICE OF THE RIGHT OF ANY AFFECTED PARTY TO REQUEST REMOVAL OF CERTAIN CHAPTER 119 INFORMATION OR RECORDS
Any person has a right to request that a county recorder remove, from a publicly available Internet website, information made exempt from inspection or copying under s. 119.071, F.S., or an image or copy of a public record, including an official record, if that image or copy is of a military discharge; death certificate, or a court file, record or paper relating to matters or cases governed by the Florida Rules of Family Law, the Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure, or the Florida Probate Rules. However, grantor, grantee or party names may not be removed from the Official Records index unless the grantor, grantee or party name includes the street address, such as in a Trust or LLC. Requests must be notarized, state the statutory basis for removal, and confirm the individual’s eligibility for the exemption. Please use the contact information below when submitting a request.
A request for redaction must be signed, legibly written and delivered by mail, facsimile, electronic transmission, or in person to the county recorder. The request must specify the identification page number of the record that contains the number to be redacted. Please use the non-court public records redaction forms below. Completed forms should be submitted to the Clerk's Office either by:
Mail:
Highlands County Clerk of Circuit Court & Comptroller
Attention: Recording Division
590 S Commerce Ave
Sebring, Florida 33870
- Request for Redaction of Exempt Personal Information from Non-Judicial Public Records
- Request to Release Redacted Information on Recorded Documents
- Request to Release Redacted Information on Recorded Documents for Purposes of Conducting a Title Search
- Request to Release Protected Decedent's Removed Information
- Request to Release the Exempt Status of Home Address
Removal or Deletion of Official Records: