2.425 Scanner

Courts require you to keep certain personal information out of public filings. The 2.425 Scanner — named for a court rule on protecting that information — reads through a document and flags likely sensitive data so you can catch it before it goes out.

What it looks for

• Social Security numbers
• Bank and financial account numbers
• Credit and debit card numbers
• Driver's license numbers
• Dates of birth

When it lists a possible match, it masks it — showing only the last few characters — so the scan results don't themselves expose the information.

How to do it

1. Open the document.
2. In the Legal tools, choose 2.425 Scanner.
3. Click Scan Document.
4. Review the list. Each item shows what kind of data it is and the page it's on.
5. Click Mark for redaction on anything that should come out. That switches you to Redact with the area already marked, ready to confirm.

What to know

• This is a helper, not the final word. The scanner points you at likely matches — it can miss things and it can flag things that are fine. Always read the document yourself before you rely on it. It never removes anything on its own.
• It reads text. The scanner works on text it can pull from the document. If your PDF is a scan (a picture of a page), run Make Searchable first so there's text to read.