Georgia Code
Article 34 - Identity Theft
§ 10-1-911. Definitions

As used in this article, the term:
Notwithstanding any provision of this paragraph to the contrary, an information broker or data collector that maintains its own notification procedures as part of an information security policy for the treatment of personal information and is otherwise consistent with the timing requirements of this article shall be deemed to be in compliance with the notification requirements of this article if it notifies the individuals who are the subjects of the notice in accordance with its policies in the event of a breach of the security of the system.
The term “personal information” does not include publicly available information that is lawfully made available to the general public from federal, state, or local government records.
History. Code 1981, § 10-1-911 , enacted by Ga. L. 2005, p. 851, § 1/SB 230; Ga. L. 2007, p. 450, § 2/SB 236.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2007, p. 450, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘Georgia Personal Identity Protection Act.’

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