Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 6-52 - Safe Destruction of Documents Containing Personal Information
Section 6-52-2. - Safe destruction of documents.

§ 6-52-2. Safe destruction of documents.
A business shall take reasonable steps to destroy or arrange for the destruction of a customer’s personal information within its custody and control that is no longer to be retained by the business by shredding, erasing, or otherwise destroying and/or modifying the personal information in those records to make it unreadable or indecipherable through any means for the purpose of:
(1) Ensuring the security and confidentiality of customer personal information;
(2) Protecting against any reasonably foreseeable threats or hazards to the security or integrity of customer personal information; and
(3) Protecting against unauthorized access to, or use of, customer personal information that could result in substantial harm or inconvenience to any customer.
History of Section.P.L. 2009, ch. 247, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 285, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 528, § 39.