10-1-910
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10-1-910.
The
General Assembly finds and declares as follows:
(1)
The privacy and financial security of individuals is increasingly at risk due to
the ever more widespread collection of personal information by both the private
and public sectors;
(2)
Credit card transactions, magazine subscriptions, real estate records,
automobile registrations, consumer surveys, warranty registrations, credit
reports, and Internet websites are all sources of personal information and form
the source material for identity thieves;
(3)
Identity theft is one of the fastest growing crimes committed in this state.
Criminals who steal personal information such as social security numbers use the
information to open credit card accounts, write bad checks, buy cars, purchase
property, and commit other financial crimes with other
peoplés
identities;
(4)
Implementation of technology security plans and security software as part of an
information security policy may provide protection to consumers and the general
public from identity thieves;
(5)
Information brokers should clearly define the standards for authorized users of
its data so that a breach by an unauthorized user is easily identifiable;
(6)
Identity theft is costly to the marketplace and to consumers; and
(7)
Victims of identity theft must act quickly to minimize the damage; therefore,
expeditious notification of unauthorized acquisition and possible misuse of a
persońs
personal information is imperative.