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LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS - STATE OF TEXAS - CAUSES COURT DELAYS:
The Texas Attorney General recently published an Opinion (Attorney General
Opinion GA-0519) that required that all social security numbers be redacted
from court documents.
Many Texas courts quickly complied with the Opinion either by: "Completely
restricting access to court documents or " Requiring Clerks of the Court to
review all court documents for social security numbers prior to information
being released to the public.
However, immediately after the opinion was issued, legislative leaders
contacted the Attorney General's office with serious concerns about logistical
implications surrounding the rapid implementation of statutorily-mandated SSN
confidentiality. In light of these developments, on February 28th, 2007 the
Attorney General abated the Opinion for a period of 60 days in order to allow
the Legislature time for thorough deliberation and action.
First Advantage expects that this will allow us to operate under normal
conditions for the next 60 days.
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