HOUSE BILL No. 6106

 

May 8, 2008, Introduced by Rep. Wenke and referred to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.

 

     A bill to amend 1999 PA 276, entitled

 

"Banking code of 1999,"

 

(MCL 487.11101 to 487.15105) by adding section 3914.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 3914. (1) Before a bank sells or otherwise transfers any

 

personal identifying information concerning an accountholder,

 

borrower, or other individual to another person, the bank shall

 

provide a notice to that individual that indicates what personal

 

identifying information the bank is transferring and the reason for

 

the transfer, identifies the transferee of that information, and

 

includes a telephone number or other contact information for the

 

bank that the individual may use to notify the bank concerning any

 

errors in his or her personal identifying information. The bank


 

shall not sell or otherwise transfer that individual's personal

 

identifying information for at least 10 days after providing the

 

notice.

 

     (2) A bank shall provide a notice required under this section

 

by providing 1 or more of the following to the recipient:

 

     (a) Written notice sent to the recipient at the recipient's

 

postal address in the records of the bank.

 

     (b) Written notice sent electronically to the recipient if any

 

of the following are met:

 

     (i) The recipient has expressly consented to receive electronic

 

notice.

 

     (ii) The bank has an existing business relationship with the

 

recipient that includes periodic electronic mail communications and

 

based on those communications the bank reasonably believes that it

 

has the recipient's current electronic mail address.

 

     (iii) The bank conducts its business primarily through internet

 

account transactions or on the internet.

 

     (c) If not otherwise prohibited by state or federal law,

 

notice given by telephone by an individual who represents the bank

 

if all of the following are met:

 

     (i) The notice is not given in whole or in part by use of a

 

recorded message.

 

     (ii) The recipient has expressly consented to receive notice by

 

telephone, or if the recipient has not expressly consented to

 

receive notice by telephone, the bank also provides notice under

 

subdivision (a) or (b) if the notice by telephone does not result

 

in a live conversation between the individual representing the bank


 

and the recipient within 3 business days after the initial attempt

 

to provide telephonic notice.

 

     (3) A notice under this section shall meet all of the

 

following:

 

     (a) For a notice provided under subsection (2)(a) or (b), be

 

written in a clear and conspicuous manner and contain the content

 

required under subsection (2).

 

     (b) For a notice provided under subsection (2)(c), clearly

 

communicate the content required under subsection (2) to the

 

recipient of the telephone call.

 

     (4) As used in this section, "personal identifying

 

information" means that term as that term is defined in section 3

 

of the identity theft protection act, 2004 PA 452, MCL 445.63.

 

     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. 6105(request no.

 

05980'07).

 

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

 

05982'07).