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2007 SUMMARY OF NEW STATE LAWS - MASSACHUSETTS

Massachusetts State Legislative Website

BILL #

CHAPTER #

ISSUE

BILL DESCRIPTION

HB 4144

82

Security breaches, security freezes

Relates to protection of personal information; relates to identity theft, security freezes and notification of data breaches; relates to consumer report releases of information, personal identification numbers and an identity theft report; relates to the disposition and destruction of records and documents; relates to a Social Security number, medical record, driver license, financial account number, credit or debit card numbers and biometric indicators; provides for property identification. Effective: November 1, 2007.

The information contained in this summary is not intended as a portrayal of every property/casualty-related law enacted in each state. Rather, it represents recently enacted legislation specifically identified by NAMIC State and Regulatory Affairs Staff as bearing direct relevance to those issues that represent NAMIC's National State Legislative Agenda or otherwise deemed pertinent to the interests of the majority of NAMIC members.

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