Section 205.010. Security Breach Notification by Local Government

TX Loc Govt Code § 205.010 (2019) (N/A)
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Sec. 205.010. SECURITY BREACH NOTIFICATION BY LOCAL GOVERNMENT. (a) In this section:

(1) "Breach of system security" has the meaning assigned by Section 521.053, Business & Commerce Code.

(2) "Sensitive personal information" has the meaning assigned by Section 521.002, Business & Commerce Code.

(b) A local government that owns, licenses, or maintains computerized data that includes sensitive personal information shall comply, in the event of a breach of system security, with the notification requirements of Section 521.053, Business & Commerce Code, to the same extent as a person who conducts business in this state.

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 419 (H.B. 2004), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2009.