OFFICE OF RECORDER OF DEEDS
Dear Constituents:
The Recorders’ of New Castle, Kent and Sussex Counties worked with legislators to amend Chapter
96, Title 9 of the Delaware Code by adding a new section “§9627” which will now enable you to redact
most personal identifiable information from documents previously recorded in our offices at no cost.
The amended legislation (House Bill No. 174) was passed by Governor Jack Markell and took effect
July 1, 2009.
Personal identifiable information includes: bank and credit card information, partial social security
numbers, official State or government issued driver’s license or identification numbers, alien registration
numbers, government passport numbers and employer or taxpayer identification numbers.
A person requesting redaction must provide information sufficient to enable the Recorders to identify the
document(s) to be redacted and verify that the requesting party or parties are the same person or persons
named on the previously recorded instrument.
Should you wish to have any of the information previously mentioned redacted from any of your
documents, please complete and submit the following form to your respective recorder’s office for
completion.
Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact the recorder’s office in your county at one of
the following numbers:
New Castle County - (302) 395-7700
Kent County - (302) 744-2314
Sussex County - (302) 855-7785
PHONE: (302) 855-7785 2 The Circle, PO Box 589, Georgetown, DE 19947 FAX: (302) 855-7787
OFFICE OF RECORDER OF DEEDS
REQUEST FOR REDACTION OF PERSONAL IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION
Type of personal information to be redacted:
Social Security Number Employer Tax Identification Number
Driver’s License Number State Identification Number
Passport Number Checking Account Number
Savings Account Number Credit Card Number
Debit Card Number Personal Identification Number
Password Employee Number
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Please list document type, book and page and/or instrument number and exact content
of personal information or location
Document Types: Deed, Mortgage, Satisfaction, Assignment, Power of Attorney, Federal Tax
Lien, Lien Release, Financing Statements (UCC’s), etc.
Document Type Book & Page Number or Exact Content of Personal
Instrument Number Information and Location
Example: Mortgage
Book 317, Page 97
Social Security Number - 1
st
page of document, 3
rd
paragraph
Example:
Satisfaction
20091234-0056789 (Barcode)
Social Security Number –
1
st
page, top of page
Authorization to redact personal information:
I, the undersigned, request that the Recorder of Deeds of Sussex County, DE redact my
personal information from the image of an official record placed on the Recorder of
Deeds Imaging Retrieval System which is available to the general public both via the
internet and the Recorder of Deeds Library.
Signature _________________________________ Date ______________________
Print Name: ____________________________________
Address: ______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
Phone Number: (_______) ________-__________
Email Address: ____________________________________________
*The Recorder of Deeds of Sussex County shall have no liability for failure to
redact sensitive identifiable information.
For Internal Use Only:
Redacted by: __________________________ Date: ____________________
PHONE: (302) 855-7785 2 The Circle, PO Box 589, Georgetown, DE 19947 FAX: (302) 855-7787