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Amend the bill by striking out all of sections 4 to 6 and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 4. 36 MRSA §191, sub-§2, ¶K, as amended by PL 2009, c. 361, §11, is further amended to read:
 
K. The disclosure by a municipal assessor, or by the State Tax Assessor with regard to the unorganized territory, of information contained on a declaration of value filed pursuant to section 4641-D or the Internet publication by the State Tax Assessor of information, other than taxpayer identification numbers, obtained from declarations of value filed pursuant to section 4641-D, except that, upon request by an individual who is certified by the Secretary of State as a participant in the Address Confidentiality Program pursuant to Title 5, section 90-B, the municipal assessor shall redact the name of that individual on the declaration of value form prior to disclosure;’
 
SUMMARY
This amendment removes a provision in the bill regarding the obligations of all government agencies and courts with regard to participants in the Address Confidentiality Program.
This amendment removes a provision in the bill authorizing the use of an Address Confidentiality Program participant's identification number in lieu of the participant's name on documents filed with the register of deeds.
The amendment adds a provision to the tax laws allowing an Address Confidentiality Program participant to request that the municipal assessor redact the participant's name on the declaration of value form on file at the municipal office prior to disclosure.