(A) In accord with OCGA ยง 9-11-7.1 and in order to promote public electronic access to case files while also protecting sensitive information, pleadings and other papers filed with a court, including exhibits thereto, whether filed electronically or in paper, unless otherwise ordered by the court shall include only:
(1) The last four digits of a social security number; (2) The last four digits of a taxpayer identification number; (3) The last four digits of a financial account number; and (4) The year of an individual’s birth. (B) The responsibility for omitting or redacting these personal identifiers rests solely with counsel and the parties. The clerk will not review filings for compliance with this rule.(C) A party having a legitimate need for the above information may obtain it through the ordinary course of discovery without further order of the court.(D) This rule does not create a private right of action against a court, a clerk, counsel or any other individual or entity that may have erroneously included identifying information in a filed document that is made available electronically or otherwise. (E) This rule does not amend or modify Uniform Superior Court Rule 21, Limitation of Access to Court Files.
