Data Disposal Laws

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Data Disposal Laws

12/1/2016

Personal identifying information is often collected by businesses and government and is stored in various formats--digital and paper. At least 32 states and Puerto Rico have enacted laws that require entities to destroy, dispose, or otherwise make personal information unreadable or undecipherable. See also Data Security Laws, Security Breach Notification Laws and Identify Theft Statutes.

The Federal Trade Commission's Disposal Rule also requires proper disposal of information in consumer reports and records to protect against “unauthorized access to or use of the information.” The rule applies to consumer reports or information derived from consumer reports.

STATE	Applies to Government?	Applies to Businesses?	Statute
Alaska	Yes	Yes	Alaska Stat. § 45.48.500 et seq.
Arizona ¹	Yes	Yes	Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 44-7601
Arkansas	Yes	Yes	Ark. Code § 4-110-103 Ark. Code § 4-110-104
California	No	Yes	Cal. Civ. Code §§ 1798.81, 1798.81.5, 1798.84
Colorado	Yes	Yes	Colo. Rev. Stat. § 6-1-713
Connecticut	No	Yes	Conn. Gen. Stat. § 42-471
Delaware²	²	Yes	Del. Code tit. 6 § 5001C to -5004C, tit. 19 § 736
Florida	No	Yes	Fla. Stat. § 501.171(8)
Georgia	No	Yes	Ga. Code § 10-15-2
Hawaii	Yes	Yes	Haw. Rev. Stat. §§ 487R-1, 487R-2, 487R-3
Illinois	Yes	Yes	20 ILCS 450/20, 815 ILCS 530/30, 815 ILCS 530/40
Indiana	No	Yes	Ind. Code §§ 24-4-14-8, 24-4.9-3-3.5(c)
Kansas	Yes	Yes	Kan. Stat. § 50-7a01 Kan. Stat. § 50-7a03 Kan. Stat. § 50-6, 139b(2)
Kentucky	No	Yes	Ky. Rev. Stat. § 365.725
Massachusetts	Yes	Yes	Mass. Gen. Laws Ch. 93I, § 2
Maryland	Yes	Yes	Md. State Govt. Code §§ 10-1301 to -1303
Michigan	Yes	Yes	MCL § 445.72a
Montana	No	Yes	Mont. Code Ann. § 30-14-1703
Nevada	No	Yes	Nev. Rev. Stat. § 603A.200
New Jersey	Yes	Yes	N.J. Stat. § 56:8-161 N.J. Stat. § 56:8-162
New Mexico	No	Yes	2017 H.B. 15, Chap. 36
New York	No	Yes	N.Y. Gen. Bus. Law § 399-H
North Carolina	No	Yes	N.C. Gen. Stat. § 75-64
Oregon	Yes	Yes	Ore. Rev. Stat. § 646A.622
Rhode Island	No	Yes	R.I. Gen. Laws § 6-52-2
South Carolina	Yes	Yes	S.C. Code § 37-20-190, S.C. Code 30-2-310
Tennessee	No	Yes	Tenn. Code § 39-14-150(g)
Texas	No	Yes	Tex. Bus. & Com. Code § 72.004, § 521.052
Utah	No	Yes	Utah Code § 13-44-201
Vermont	No	Yes	9 Vt. Stat. § 2445
Washington	Yes	Yes	Wash. Rev. Code § 19.215.020
Wisconsin 3	No	Yes	Wisc. Stat. § 134.97
Puerto Rico			2014 Law #234-2014