An Act Concerning Notification after a Security Breach
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 10 MRSA §1348, sub-§3, as amended by PL 2009, c. 161, §3 and affected by §5, is further amended to read:
3. Delay of notification; criminal investigation by law enforcement. If, after the completion of an investigation required by subsection 1, notification is required under this section, the notification required by this section may be delayed for no longer than 7 3 business days after a law enforcement agency determines that the notification will not compromise a criminal investigation.
SUMMARY
This bill shortens the time allowed for a delay in notification to residents of the State of a breach of the security of a system that contains computerized personal information from 7 business days to 3 business days.