Bill Text: IN HB1372 | 2012 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Veteran's records.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-12 - First reading: referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public Safety [HB1372 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2012-HB1372-Introduced.html
Introduced Version
HOUSE BILL No. 1372
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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
Citations Affected: IC 10-17-2-4.
Synopsis: Veteran's records. Provides that a veteran's discharge record
recorded in a county recorder's office is considered a public record if
the veteran's Social Security number has been redacted. Requires a
county recorder to redact the Social Security number from a veteran's
discharge record upon receiving a written public record request for the
discharge record.
Effective: July 1, 2012.
Noe
January 12, 2012, read first time and referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public
Safety.
Introduced
Second Regular Session 117th General Assembly (2012)
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HOUSE BILL No. 1372
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
military and veteran affairs.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
SOURCE: IC 10-17-2-4; (12)IN1372.1.1. -->
SECTION 1. IC 10-17-2-4, AS ADDED BY P.L.174-2007,
SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2012]: Sec. 4. (a) As used in this section, "photographic
identification" means an identification document that:
(1) shows the name of the individual to whom the document was issued;
(2) shows a photograph of the individual to whom the document was issued;
(3) includes an expiration date indicating that the document has not expired; and
(4) was issued by the United States or the state of Indiana.
(b) A discharge record is not a public record under IC 5-14-3 unless the veteran's Social Security number has been redacted. A county recorder shall redact the veteran's Social Security number upon receiving a written public record request for the discharge record. A county recorder may provide a certified copy of a discharge record that has not been redacted only to the following persons:
(1) The veteran who is the subject of the discharge record if the veteran provides photographic identification.
(2) A person who provides photographic identification that identifies the person as a county or city service officer.
(3) A person who provides photographic identification that identifies the person as an employee of the Indiana department of veterans' affairs.
(4) A person who:
(A) is a funeral director licensed under IC 25-15; and
(B) assists with the burial of the veteran who is the subject of the discharge record;
if the person provides photographic identification and the person's funeral director license.
(5) If the veteran who is the subject of the discharge record is deceased, the spouse or next of kin of the deceased, if the spouse or next of kin provides photographic identification and a copy of the veteran's death certificate.
(6) The following persons under a court order, if the person provides photographic identification and a certified copy of the court order:
(A) The attorney in fact of the person who is the subject of the discharge record.
(B) The guardian of the person who is the subject of the discharge record.
(C) If the person who is the subject of the discharge record is deceased, the personal representative of the estate of the deceased.
(c) To the extent technologically feasible, a county recorder shall take precautions to prevent the disclosure of a discharge record filed with the county recorder before May 15, 2007. After May 14, 2007, a county recorder shall ensure that a discharge record filed with the county recorder is maintained in a separate, confidential, and secure file.
(d) Except as permitted in subsection (b), disclosure of a discharge record that has not been redacted by the county recorder under this section is subject to IC 5-14-3-10.
(1) shows the name of the individual to whom the document was issued;
(2) shows a photograph of the individual to whom the document was issued;
(3) includes an expiration date indicating that the document has not expired; and
(4) was issued by the United States or the state of Indiana.
(b) A discharge record is not a public record under IC 5-14-3 unless the veteran's Social Security number has been redacted. A county recorder shall redact the veteran's Social Security number upon receiving a written public record request for the discharge record. A county recorder may provide a certified copy of a discharge record that has not been redacted only to the following persons:
(1) The veteran who is the subject of the discharge record if the veteran provides photographic identification.
(2) A person who provides photographic identification that identifies the person as a county or city service officer.
(3) A person who provides photographic identification that identifies the person as an employee of the Indiana department of veterans' affairs.
(4) A person who:
(A) is a funeral director licensed under IC 25-15; and
(B) assists with the burial of the veteran who is the subject of the discharge record;
if the person provides photographic identification and the person's funeral director license.
(5) If the veteran who is the subject of the discharge record is deceased, the spouse or next of kin of the deceased, if the spouse or next of kin provides photographic identification and a copy of the veteran's death certificate.
(6) The following persons under a court order, if the person provides photographic identification and a certified copy of the court order:
(A) The attorney in fact of the person who is the subject of the discharge record.
(B) The guardian of the person who is the subject of the discharge record.
(C) If the person who is the subject of the discharge record is deceased, the personal representative of the estate of the deceased.
(c) To the extent technologically feasible, a county recorder shall take precautions to prevent the disclosure of a discharge record filed with the county recorder before May 15, 2007. After May 14, 2007, a county recorder shall ensure that a discharge record filed with the county recorder is maintained in a separate, confidential, and secure file.
(d) Except as permitted in subsection (b), disclosure of a discharge record that has not been redacted by the county recorder under this section is subject to IC 5-14-3-10.
