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Home » US Law » 2022 Rhode Island General Laws » Title 6 - Commercial Law – General Regulatory Provisions » Chapter 6-52 - Safe Destruction of Documents Containing Personal Information

Section 6-52-1. – Definitions.

§ 6-52-1. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) “Business” means a sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, association, limited liability company, or other group, however organized and whether or not organized to operate at a profit, including a financial institution organized, chartered, or holding a license or authorization certificate under the laws of this state or […]

Section 6-52-2. – Safe destruction of documents.

§ 6-52-2. Safe destruction of documents. A business shall take reasonable steps to destroy or arrange for the destruction of a customer’s personal information within its custody and control that is no longer to be retained by the business by shredding, erasing, or otherwise destroying and/or modifying the personal information in those records to make […]

Section 6-52-3. – Violations.

§ 6-52-3. Violations. A business that does not take the reasonable steps when disposing of a customer’s personal information set out in § 6-52-2 is in violation of this chapter. For the purposes of this chapter, each record unreasonably disposed of constitutes an individual violation of this chapter. (1) A customer who incurs actual damages […]

Section 6-52-4. – Exemptions.

§ 6-52-4. Exemptions. This chapter does not apply to any of the following: (1) Any bank, credit union, or financial institution as defined under the federal Gramm Leach Bliley Law that is subject to the regulation of the Office of the Comptroller of Currency; the Federal Reserve; the National Credit Union Administration; the Securities and […]