The bill requires a person who solicits a fee for filing a document
with, or retrieving a public record from, the secretary of state to include specific disclosure language in the solicitation. The person must also include information on where the document can be filed directly with the secretary of state, or where the public record can be retrieved, and the name and physical address of the person who is soliciting. The bill also prohibits the use of any form, deadline dates, or other
language that makes the document used for solicitation appear to be issued by a state agency or local government or that appears to impose a legal duty on the individual being solicited.
Violation of these requirements is an unfair or deceptive trade
practice.
