HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.B. NO.	1287
TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE, 2013
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO PERSONAL INFORMATION.

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

     SECTION 1.  Section 487J-6, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:

     "(a)  No business may scan the machine-readable zone of an individual's Hawaii identification card or driver's license, except for the following purposes:

     (1)  To verify authenticity of the identification card or driver's license or to verify the identity of the individual if the individual pays for goods or services with a method other than cash, returns an item, or requests a refund or an exchange;

     (2)  To verify the individual's age when providing age-restricted goods or services to the individual [if there is a reasonable doubt of the individual having reached eighteen years of age or older];

     (3)  To prevent fraud or other criminal activity if the individual returns an item or requests a refund or an exchange and the business uses a fraud prevention service company or system.  Information collected by scanning an individual's Hawaii identification card or driver's license pursuant to this subsection shall be limited to the following information from the individual:

         (A)  Name;

         (B)  Address;

         (C)  Date of birth; and

         (D)  Driver's license number or identification card number;

     (4)  To establish or maintain a contractual relationship.  Information collected by scanning the individual's Hawaii identification card or driver's license pursuant to this subsection shall be limited to the following information from the individual:

         (A)  Name;

         (B)  Address;

         (C)  Date of birth; and

         (D)  Driver's license number or identification card number;

     (5)  To record, retain, or transmit information as required by state or federal law;

     (6)  To transmit information to a consumer reporting agency, financial institution, or debt collector to be used as permitted by the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act, Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, or the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act; and

     (7)  To record, retain, or transmit information by a covered entity governed by the medical privacy and security rules issued by the federal Department of Health and Human Services, Parts 160 and 164 of the Code of Federal Regulations, established pursuant to the Health Insurance Portability and Availability Act of 1996."

     SECTION 2.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

ID Card; Driver's License

Description:

Allows for the scanning of identification cards to verify age when providing age-restricted goods or services regardless of reasonable doubt of the person's age.

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