October 23, 2003, Introduced by Senators CASSIS, BRATER, VAN WOERKOM, KUIPERS, JELINEK, BIRKHOLZ, BASHAM, GARCIA, HAMMERSTROM, HARDIMAN, JOHNSON, STAMAS, CLARK-COLEMAN, SCOTT, CHERRY, BERNERO, LELAND, OLSHOVE, McMANUS, JACOBS, PRUSI, BROWN, SWITALSKI, CROPSEY, GEORGE and EMERSON and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
A bill to establish the social security number privacy act
in the state of Michigan; to prescribe penalties and civil
sanctions; and to provide remedies.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
1 Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the
2 "social security number privacy act".
3 Sec. 2. As used in this act, "person" means an individual,
4 partnership, limited liability company, trust, custodian, estate,
5 association, corporation, public or private elementary or
6 secondary school, trade school, vocational school, community or
7 junior college, college, university, or other governmental or
8 legal entity.
9 Sec. 3. A person shall not disclose to a third party or
10 publicly display all or any part of the social security number of
11 an employee, student, or other individual unless the individual
1 consents to the disclosure in writing or the disclosure is
2 authorized by law.
3 Sec. 4. (1) A person who violates this act is responsible
4 for the payment of a civil fine of not more than $1,000.00.
5 (2) A person who knowingly violates this act is guilty of a
6 misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 93 days
7 or a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or both.
8 (3) An individual may bring a civil action against a person
9 who violates this act and may recover actual damages or
10 $1,000.00, whichever is greater, plus reasonable attorney fees.