Attorney Urges Attention to RI Version of Daniel's Law
A Rhode Island measure with “a striking resemblance to” New Jersey's Daniel’s Law will take effect on Jan. 1, JacksonLewis privacy lawyer Mary Costigan and three colleagues noted in a blog post Monday.
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Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee (D) on June 27 signed H-5892, which is meant to protect the personal information of judges, including state court judges and federal judges who reside in Rhode Island, and their immediate family members. Legislators overwhelmingly supported the statute.
Under the Rhode Island law, judges “or their immediate family members can seek injunctive or declaratory relief in court if their personal information is disclosed in violation of the act,” said Costigan. “Violators may be required to pay the individual’s costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees.”
As a result, covered entities “should promptly review and, where necessary, revise their data handling practices to ensure compliance with the Act’s restrictions on disclosing protected judicial information,” the attorney said.
More state lawmakers have shown interest in bills like Daniel’s Law in the wake of the shooting deaths last month of former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman (D) and her husband and the attempted killing of John Hoffman (D), a Minnesota senator, and his wife (see 2507030055).