HOUSE BILL No. 6105

 

May 8, 2008, Introduced by Reps. Dean, Palmer, Hopgood, Johnson, Bieda, Lemmons, Polidori, Valentine, Bennett, Scott, Cheeks, Espinoza, Miller, Gonzales, Constan, Corriveau, Leland, Spade, Jackson, Brown, Donigan, Ebli, Condino, Lindberg, Bauer, Vagnozzi, Virgil Smith, Green, Clack, Meadows, Robert Jones, Hood and DeRoche and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

 

     A bill to amend 2004 PA 452, entitled

 

"Identity theft protection act,"

 

by amending section 12a (MCL 445.72a), as added by 2006 PA 566.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 12a. (1) Subject to subsection (3) subsections (2) and

 

(4), a person or agency that maintains a database that includes

 

personal information regarding multiple individuals shall destroy

 

any data that contain personal information concerning an individual

 

when that the earlier of any of the following occur:

 

     (a) The data has remained in the database for a period of 2

 

years, or any longer period of time expressly agreed to by an

 

individual in writing or required or authorized by state or federal

 

law.

 

     (b) The data is removed from the database and the person or


 

agency is not retaining the data elsewhere for another purpose not

 

prohibited by state or federal law. This subsection

 

     (2) Subsection (1) does not prohibit a person or agency from

 

retaining data that contain personal information for purposes of an

 

investigation, audit, or internal review.

 

     (3) (2) A person who that knowingly violates this section is

 

guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than

 

$250.00 for each violation. This subsection does not affect the

 

availability of any civil remedy for a violation of state or

 

federal law.

 

     (4) (3) A person or agency is considered to be in compliance

 

with this section if the person or agency is subject to federal law

 

concerning the disposal of records containing personal identifying

 

information and the person or agency is in compliance with that

 

federal law.

 

     (5) (4) As used in this section, "destroy" means to destroy or

 

arrange for the destruction of data by shredding, erasing, or

 

otherwise modifying the data so that they cannot be read,

 

deciphered, or reconstructed through generally available means.

 

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect

 

unless all of the following bills of the 94th Legislature are

 

enacted into law:

 

     (a) Senate Bill No. ____ or House Bill No. 6099(request no.

 

05635'07).

 

     (b) Senate Bill No. ____ or House Bill No. 6100(request no.

 

05636'07).

 

     (c) Senate Bill No. ____ or House Bill No. 6101(request no.


 

05637'07).

 

     (d) Senate Bill No. ____ or House Bill No. 6102(request no.

 

05638'07).

 

     (e) Senate Bill No. ____ or House Bill No. 6103(request no.

 

05639'07).

 

     (f) Senate Bill No. ____ or House Bill No. 6104(request no.

 

05979'07).

 

     (g) Senate Bill No. ____ or House Bill No. 6106(request no.

 

05981'07).

 

     (h) Senate Bill No. ____ or House Bill No. 6107(request no.

 

05982'07).