North Carolina General Statutes 75-66. Publication of personal information
(a) It shall be a violation of this section for any person to knowingly broadcast or publish to the public on radio, television, cable television, in a writing of any kind, or on the Internet, the personal information of another with actual knowledge that the person whose personal information is disclosed has previously objected to any such disclosure.
(b) As used in this section, “person” means any individual, partnership, corporation, trust, estate, cooperative, association, or other entity, but does not include any:
(1) Government, government subdivision or agency.
Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 75-66
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- 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.
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of a statute, shall be construed to mean the section next preceding or next following that in which such reference is made; unless when some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
- 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.
- property: shall include all property, both real and personal. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
(2) Entity subject to federal requirements pursuant to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
(c) As used in this section, the phrase “personal information” includes a person’s first name or first initial and last name in combination with any of the following information:
(1) Social security or employer taxpayer identification numbers.
(2) Drivers license, State identification card, or passport numbers.
(3) Checking account numbers.
(4) Savings account numbers.
(5) Credit card numbers.
(6) Debit card numbers.
(7) Personal Identification (PIN) Code as defined in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-113.8(6).
(8) Digital signatures.
(9) Any other numbers or information that can be used to access a person’s financial resources.
(10) Biometric data.
(11) Fingerprints.
(12) Passwords.
(d) Nothing in this section shall:
(1) Limit the requirements or obligations under any other section of this Article, including, but not limited to, N.C. Gen. Stat. § 75-62 and N.C. Gen. Stat. § 75-65
(2) Apply to the collection, use, or release of personal information for a purpose permitted, authorized, or required by any federal, State, or local law, regulation, or ordinance.
(3) Apply to data integration efforts to implement the State’s business intelligence strategy as provided by law or under contract.
(e) Any person whose property or person is injured by reason of a violation of this section may sue for civil damages pursuant to the provisions of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-539.2C. (2007-534, s. 2; 2012-142, s. 6A.7A(h).)