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Identity Theft Prevention Act, methods of destruction of customer recordssince 3 lines

N.J. Stat. Ann. ยง 56:8-162 (L. 2005, c.226, s.11) · Read the law's page

  • This binds any business or public entity holding a customer's records containing personal information within its custody or control, whether or not the entity is otherwise subject to the New Jersey Data Privacy Act.
  • Destroy, or arrange for the destruction of, a customer's records containing personal information once they are no longer retained, by shredding, erasing, or otherwise modifying the personal information to make it unreadable, undecipherable, or non-reconstructable through generally available means.
  • A willful, knowing, or reckless violation is deemed an unlawful practice under the Consumer Fraud Act, enforceable by the Attorney General and, separately, by an affected consumer through the Consumer Fraud Act's private right of action for an ascertainable loss.

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