Entrust America Inc. - Breach Laws By State

		HOME LAW ENFORCEMENT LOGIN CUSTOMER LOGIN

Data Breach -
State Security Breach Notification Laws

(It’s more than you think
— and you’re more at risk than you know.)

Last update: October, 2010

Forty-six states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands have enacted legislation requiring notification of security breaches involving personal information.
Also see Security Breach Legislation 2011.

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, 1798.29, 1798.82
Colorado	Colo. Rev. Stat. § 6-1-716
Connecticut	Conn. Gen Stat. 36a-701(b)
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. (additional information)
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 (additional information)
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.
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 §§ 1347.12, 1349.19, 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
Utah	Utah Code §§ 13-44-101, -102, -201, -202, -310
Vermont	Vt. Stat. tit. 9 § 2430 et seq.
Virginia	Va. Code § 18.2-186.6, § 32.1-127.1:05 (effective January 1, 2011)
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.
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.

PLEASE NOTE: This site provides comparative information only and should not be construed as legal advice.

Security Breach Home

  64% of data breaches are
  enabled by a combination
  of events. Hacking, malware,
  SQL injection and other forms
  of attack may all come into
  play in a single data breach.

adsfClose