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State Security Breach Notification Laws


Last update: August 20, 2012

Forty-six states, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands have enacted legislation requiring notification of security breaches involving personal information.

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Alaska Alaska Stat. § 45.48.010 et seq.

Arizona

Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 44-7501

Arkansas

Ark. Code § 4-110-101 et seq.

California

Cal. Civ. Code §§ 56.06, 1785.11.2, 1798.291798.82

Colorado

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 6-1-716

Connecticut

Conn. Gen Stat. 36a-701b

Delaware

Del. Code tit. 6, § 12B-101 et seq.

Florida

Fla. Stat. § 817.5681

Georgia

Ga. Code §§ 10-1-910, -911

Hawaii

Haw. Rev. Stat. § 487N-2

Idaho

Idaho Stat. §§ 28-51-104 to 28-51-107

Illinois

815 ILCS 530/1 et seq.

Indiana

Ind. Code §§ 24-4.9 et seq., 4-1-11 et seq.

 Iowa

Iowa Code § 715C.1

Kansas

Kan. Stat. 50-7a01, 50-7a02

Louisiana

La. Rev. Stat. § 51:3071 et seq.

Maine

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 10 §§ 1347 et seq.

 Maryland

Md. Code, Com. Law § 14-3501 et seq.

 Massachusetts

Mass. Gen. Laws § 93H-1 et seq.

Michigan

Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.72

Minnesota

Minn. Stat. §§ 325E.61, 325E.64

 Mississippi

2010 H.B. 583 (effective July 1, 2011)

 Missouri

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 407.1500

Montana

Mont. Code §§ 30-14-1704, 2-6-504

Nebraska

Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 87-801, -802, -803, -804, -805, -806, -807

Nevada

Nev. Rev. Stat. §§  603A.010 et seq., 242.183

New Hampshire

N.H. Rev. Stat. §§ 359-C:19, -C:20, -C:21

New Jersey

N.J. Stat. 56:8-163

New York

N.Y. Gen. Bus. Law § 899-aa

North Carolina

N.C. Gen. Stat § 75-65

North Dakota

N.D. Cent. Code § 51-30-01 et seq.

Ohio

Ohio Rev. Code §§ 1347.121349.19, 1349.191, 1349.192

Oklahoma

Okla. Stat. § 74-3113.1 and § 24-161 to -166

Oregon

Oregon Rev. Stat. § 646A.600 et seq.

Pennsylvania

73 Pa. Stat. § 2303

Rhode Island

R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-49.2-1 et seq.

South Carolina  S.C. Code § 39-1-90

Tennessee

Tenn. Code § 47-18-2107, 2010 S.B. 2793

Texas

Tex. Bus. & Com. Code § 521.03, Tex. Ed. Code 37.007(b)(5) (2011 H.B. 1224)

Utah

Utah Code §§  13-44-101, et seq.

Vermont

Vt. Stat. tit. 9 § 2430 et seq.

 Virginia  Va. Code § 18.2-186.6, § 32.1-127.1:05

Washington

Wash. Rev. Code § 19.255.010, 42.56.590

West Virginia  W.V. Code §§ 46A-2A-101 et seq.

Wisconsin

Wis. Stat. § 134.98  et seq. 

Wyoming

Wyo. Stat. § 40-12-501 to -502

District of Columbia

D.C. Code § 28- 3851 et seq.

Guam  9 GCA § 48-10 et seq.
Puerto Rico

10 Laws of Puerto Rico § 4051 et. seq.

Virgin Islands

 V.I. Code § 2208

States with no security breach law: Alabama, Kentucky, New Mexico, and South Dakota. 

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