GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1999

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HOUSE BILL 461*

Short Title:  Release of DMV Information.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Representatives Redwine; and Wainwright.

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Referred to:  Ways and Means.

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March 16, 1999

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT THE DIVISION OF MOTOR VEHICLES SHALL RELEASE PERSONAL INFORMATION FOR BULK DISTRIBUTIONS OF SURVEYS, MARKETING, OR SOLICITATIONS ONLY WITH PRIOR WRITTEN APPROVAL OF THE INDIVIDUAL.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1. Section 17.1 of Chapter 23 of the 1998 Session Laws, as amended by Section 27.18(a) of Chapter 212 of the 1998 Session Laws, is repealed.
Section 2.  G.S. 20-43.1 reads as rewritten:
"§ 20-43.1.  Disclosure of personal information in motor vehicle records.
The Division shall disclose personal information contained in motor vehicle records in accordance with the federal Driver's Privacy Protection Act of 1994, as amended, 18 U.S.C. §§ 2721, et seq.  As authorized in 18 U.S.C. § 2721, the Division shall not disclose personal information for the purposes specified in 18 U.S.C. § 2721(b)(11).  The Division shall not disclose personal information for the purposes specified in 18 U.S.C. § 2721(b)(12) unless the Division receives prior written permission from the person about whom the information is requested, in accordance with a procedure authorized by 18 U.S.C. § 2721(d)."
Section 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law.