§ 6-52-2 - Safe destruction of documents. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 6-52-2

   § 6-52-2  Safe destruction of documents.– A business shall take reasonable steps to destroy or arrange for thedestruction of a customer's personal information within its custody and controlthat is no longer to be retained by the business by shredding, erasing, orotherwise destroying and/or modifying the personal information in those recordsto make it unreadable or indecipherable through any means for the purpose of:

   (1) Ensuring the security and confidentiality of customerpersonal information;

   (2) Protecting against any reasonably foreseeable threats orhazards to the security or integrity of customer personal information; and

   (3) Protecting against unauthorized access to or use ofcustomer personal information that could result in substantial harm orinconvenience to any customer.