United States of America: Passed Data Privacy and Protection Act (LD 1977/HP 1270) including business registration requirements

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Passed Data Privacy and Protection Act (LD 1977/HP 1270) including business registration requirements

On 26 March 2024, the Data Privacy and Protection Act (LD 1977/HP 1270) was passed. The Act contains requirements for businesses that act as data brokers, requiring them to register with the Attorney General and provide detailed information on contact information. The data brokers will be listed on the publicly available Attorney General registry. In case of non-compliance, data brokers face a fine.

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Scope

Policy Area
Authorisation, registration and licensing
Policy Instrument
Business registration requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
other service provider
Implementation Level
subnational
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament

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2023-05-25
under deliberation

On 25 May 2023, the Data Privacy and Protection Act (LD 1977) was introduced to the Maine Legislatu…

2024-03-26
adopted

On 26 March 2024, the Data Privacy and Protection Act (LD 1977/HP 1270) was passed. The Act contain…