2019 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 57 - Trade Practices and Regulations
Article 12C - Data Breach Notification
Section 57-12C-10 - Notification to attorney general and credit reporting agencies.
A person that is required to issue notification of a security breach pursuant to the Data Breach Notification Act to more than one thousand New Mexico residents as a result of a single security breach shall notify the office of the attorney general and major consumer reporting agencies that compile and maintain files on consumers on a nationwide basis, as defined in 15 U.S.C. Section 1681a(p), of the security breach in the most expedient time possible, and no later than forty-five calendar days, except as provided in Section 9 [57-12C-9 NMSA 1978] of the Data Breach Notification Act. A person required to notify the attorney general and consumer reporting agencies pursuant to this section shall notify the attorney general of the number of New Mexico residents that received notification pursuant to Section 6 of that act [57-12C-6 NMSA 1978] and shall provide a copy of the notification that was sent to affected residents within forty-five calendar days following discovery of the security breach, except as provided in Section 9 of the Data Breach Notification Act.
History: Laws 2017, ch. 36, § 10.
ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2017, ch. 36 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 16, 2017, 90 days after the adjournment of the legislature.