Report Title:

Identity Theft; Public Records

Description:

Prohibits all governmental agencies of the State and county from displaying an individual's social security number contained in all records or documents available for public inspection that are collected, created, or maintained by an agency beginning 7/1/07. (CD1)

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

2158

TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2006

S.D. 2

STATE OF HAWAII

H.D. 1


C.D. 1

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

RELATING TO IDENTITY THEFT.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. Chapter 92, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and placed in Part V, to read as follows:

"§92-   Public records; social security number. Effective July 1, 2007, all governmental agencies of the State or its political subdivisions may continue to collect, create, or maintain records or documents containing an individual's social security number in the course of carrying out the agency's legitimate government functions or responsibilities, but shall not display the social security number in any public record or document available for public inspection."

SECTION 2. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2006.