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Louisiana
Clerk of court, notification of cyber incidents to the secretary of state
In force since .
A vulnerability and incident reporting rule binding government bodies.
- Obligation class
- Reporting
As of .
What it requires
- This binds a clerk of court in Louisiana; it does not bind a private business.
- Notify the secretary of state, or the secretary's designee, by telephone, electronic mail or facsimile within twenty-four hours following the discovery of a cyber incident that impacts the clerk of court's office related to any computer system connected to or maintained by the secretary of state.
These lines are LexLint's reading of the law's text, as of .
What this law does
A clerk of court must notify the secretary of state, or the secretary's designee, by telephone, electronic mail, or facsimile within twenty-four hours following the discovery of a cyber incident that impacts the office of the clerk of court related to any computer system connected to or maintained by the secretary of state. A cyber incident is an event that may jeopardize the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of digital information or information systems.
The legislature's bill history gives as the effective date of Act 217 of 2020, which enacted the section.