ARIZONA PASSES NEW PAPER SHREDDING LAW

Section 1, Title 44 of the Arizona Revised Statues was recently amended to create a new requirement for all businesses in the state to destroy personal information before it is discarded. The penalties for violating the new destruction requirement are $500 for the first occurrence, $1,000 for the second occurrence and $5,000 for the third occurrence.

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Arizona Gov Signs Identity Theft Bill which Encourages Shredding

Arizona Governor, Janet Napolitano has signed HB 2484 which addresses the problems associated with identity theft. The bill it titled “Personal Identification Information Records and Disposal Act”.

The law states, “an entity must not knowingly discard or dispose of records or documents without redacting the information or destroying the records or documents if the records or documents contain an individual’s first and last name or first initial and last name in combination with any of the following: Social Security Number, credit card, charge card or debit card number, retirement account number, savings, checking or securities entitlement account number or driver license number or non-operating identification license number.”

The penalty for violations will not exceed $500 for a first violation and $1,000 for a second violation... The cities of Phoenix, Mesa and Scottsdale had the highest number of identity theft incidents per capita in 2005 according to the Federal Trade Commission statistics.

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