Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:1748 – Videotape businesses; disclosure of customer information prohibited
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:1748
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10
A. No person engaged in the business of renting or selling prerecorded videotapes shall, without the express written consent of the customer, disclose customer information, except as may be required by law in a legal proceeding.
B. “Person” means any natural person, business, company, firm, partnership, association, corporation, or any other legal entity.
C. “Customer information” means the customer’s name, address, telephone number, or any other information which may identify or may tend to facilitate the identification of any videotape rented or purchased by a specific customer.
D. Nothing in this Section prohibits disclosure as authorized by Chapter 121 of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2710(b)(2).
E. Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars for each violation.
Acts 1991, No. 830, §1.