HB492 - Judicial Privacy Act Summary

• Prohibits government agencies, individuals, businesses, and associations from publicly posting judges' or justices' personal information online after receiving a written request to refrain, with government agencies required to remove such information within 10 business days.

• Defines personal information broadly to include home addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, Social Security numbers, driver's license numbers, bank and credit card information, license plate numbers, and photographs of vehicles or residences displaying identifying information.

• Prohibits commercial data brokers from knowingly selling, trading, licensing, or purchasing judges' personal information, with violators subject to civil action for injunctive or declaratory relief and liable for court costs and attorney's fees.

• Establishes a written request process through direct submission or via the Alabama Administrative Office of Courts, which must notify government agencies every three months of judges' privacy requests.

• Makes it a Class C felony to knowingly post judicial officers' personal information online if the person knows or should know it poses an imminent and serious threat to the officer's health and safety and causes bodily injury or death.

• Becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and approval.