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R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-49.3-7

Notification of cybersecurity incident

Known as the Rhode Island Identity Theft Protection Act

The act spans §§ 11-49.3-1 to 11-49.3-7 (7 sections).

P.L. 2023, ch. 375, § 2, effective June 27, 2023.

(a) Any municipal agency or state agency that detects a cybersecurity incident shall provide notification to the Rhode Island state police upon detection of the cybersecurity incident within twenty-four (24) hours.

(b) Any municipal agency or state agency required to make notification under this section and fails to do so may be liable for a violation as set forth in § 11-49.3-5.

(c) The notification shall include, at a minimum, the following information to the extent known:

(1) A general and brief description of the incident, including how the cybersecurity incident occurred; and

(2) The date of the cybersecurity incident, estimated date of the cybersecurity incident, or the date range within which the cybersecurity incident occurred.

Official source: Rhode Island General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Rhode Island statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.