PRINTER'S NO. 1201
No. 1047 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY ROHRER, M. BAKER, BENNINGHOFF, BUXTON,
CALTAGIRONE, CLARK, EGOLF, FORCIER, GEIST, GEORGE, HARHAI,
HORSEY, JAMES, KELLER, LEDERER, LEH, METCALFE, ORIE,
PETRARCA, PETRONE, PIPPY, SAINATO, SATHER, SHANER, B. SMITH,
SOLOBAY, STERN, SURRA, E. Z. TAYLOR, WILT AND YEWCIC,
MARCH 19, 2001
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, MARCH 19, 2001
AN ACT
1 Prohibiting the Commonwealth and business entities from
2 collecting, storing and distributing digitized signatures and
3 photographs under certain circumstances.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Use of digitized signatures and photographs.
7 (a) State agencies.--
8 (1) It shall be unlawful for an officer, employee or
9 agent of a State agency, department, board or commission,
10 acting within the scope of that person's official duties,
11 employment or agency, to collect, possess, maintain, store or
12 distribute digitized signatures or photographs of persons for
13 any purpose.
14 (2) A State agency, department, board or commission that
15 has in its care, custody or control digitized signatures or
16 photographs on the effective date of this act may not
1 distribute the signatures or photographs.
2 (b) Business entities.--
3 (1) It shall be unlawful for a business entity to
4 solicit, collect, store or distribute digitized signatures or
5 photographs of persons for any purpose without the informed
6 written consent of the persons.
7 (2) A business entity that has in its care, possession,
8 custody or control digitized signatures or photographs on the
9 effective date of this act may not distribute the signatures
10 or photographs without the informed written consent of the
11 persons.
12 Section 3. Enforcement.
13 The Office of Attorney General shall enforce the provisions
14 of this act.
15 Section 4. Effective date.
16 This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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