For purposes of the judicial security act permits an authorized agent to file a written notice with a state, county, or municipal agency on behalf of a protected individual.

Plain-English Summary

This bill makes a small but practical change to Rhode Island's Judicial Security Act, which is a law designed to protect judges and certain court officials by keeping their personal information (like home addresses) private and off public records. Currently, when a protected person — such as a judge — wants to request that their personal information be kept confidential from a government agency, they likely need to file that request themselves. This bill would allow a trusted representative, called an "authorized agent," to file that paperwork on their behalf.

In everyday terms, this means a judge or other protected individual could have an attorney, court staff member, or another designated person handle the administrative task of submitting the privacy request to state, county, or city agencies. This is a convenience and accessibility update — it doesn't change *who* qualifies for protection or *what* information gets protected, just *who can submit the paperwork* to set that protection in place.

The people most directly affected are judges and other individuals covered under the Judicial Security Act, as well as whoever they might designate as their authorized agents. Government agencies that receive these privacy notices would also need to accept filings from agents, not just from the protected individuals themselves. The bill is currently in the early stages of the legislative process, having been referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee for consideration.