Provides relative to certain information on court filings

HB 141 amends the Code of Civil Procedure Article 253(B)(2) and the Code of Criminal Procedure Article 14.1(B) by removing full dates of birth from the list of information prohibited in court filings. The bill retains all other restrictions on private information, including prohibitions on the first five digits of social security numbers, tax identification numbers, state identification numbers, driver's license numbers, financial account numbers, and any information protected from disclosure by state or federal law. The mechanism of the change is simple deletion of the language "full dates of birth," from the enumerated list of prohibited information in both civil and criminal procedural rules, effective January 1, 2026.

The practical effect of this legislation is to permit attorneys and other filers to include complete birth dates in court filings in both civil and criminal cases. Clerks of court, who maintain responsibility for ensuring private information is not included in filings, will no longer need to screen for or redact full dates of birth from electronically filed documents. This change applies to all filings made through electronic systems established by individual clerks of court or the Louisiana Clerks' Remote Access Authority, as well as filings made in paper form or in person.

This amendment operates within Louisiana's existing framework governing electronic court filing and privacy protections established in 2026. The Code of Civil Procedure and Code of Criminal Procedure already require filers to be responsible for ensuring private information is excluded from filings and establish systems for electronic filing and storage of pleadings and documents. These statutes reflect Louisiana's effort to balance public access to court records with the protection of sensitive personal information. By removing the full date of birth restriction, the legislature narrows the category of information automatically protected from inclusion in court filings while maintaining protections for other sensitive identifiers and information protected under state and federal law.