HOUSE BILL No. 6177

 

September 9, 2004, Introduced by Rep. Rocca and referred to the Committee on Criminal Justice.

        

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled                                             

                                                                                

    "The Michigan penal code,"                                                  

                                                                                

    (MCL 750.1 to 750.568) by adding section 539k.                              

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 539k.  (1) A person who is not a party to a transaction                

                                                                                

2   that involves the use of a financial transaction device shall not           

                                                                                

3   secretly or surreptitiously photograph, digitally capture or                

                                                                                

4   record, or electronically transmit personal identifying                     

                                                                                

5   information from the transaction without the consent of the                 

                                                                                

6   individual.                                                                 

                                                                                

7       (2) This section does not prohibit the capture or                           

                                                                                

8   transmission of personal identifying information in the ordinary            

                                                                                

9   and lawful course of business.                                              

                                                                                

10      (3) A person who violates this section is guilty of a                       

                                                                                

11  misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year             

                                                                                


                                                                                

1   or a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or both.                              

                                                                                

2       (4) As used in this section:                                                

                                                                                

3       (a) "Financial transaction device" means that term as                       

                                                                                

4   defined in section 157m.                                                    

                                                                                

5       (b) "Personal identifying information" means that term as                   

                                                                                

6   defined in section 3 of the identity theft protection act, MCL              

                                                                                

7   445.63.                                                                     

                                                                                

8       Enacting section 1.  This amendatory act takes effect March                 

                                                                                

9   1, 2005.