Still no Privacy in Virginia
The following is a message from the Virginia Watchdog (BJ Ostergren) :
I guess you know all the privacy bills this session were KILLED! It's a
shame. The only thing that has passed has to dowith the Clerks' records.
The GA is forcing ALL clerks of Circuit Courts to go online by JULY 1, 2008
but yet they will have until JULY 1, 2010 to get SSNs (only) off the
internet version of the records. Nothing else will be protected. Take a
look at the BILLS TO WATCH THIS SESSION on my website and you'll see some.
Also you do know about DPPA...well, there is a section there which
specifically deals with TOW TRUCK DRIVERS from getting our information.
http://www.accessreports.com/statutes/DPPA1.htm
(b) Permissible Uses -- Personal information referred to in subsection (a)
shall bedisclosed for use in connection with matters of motor vehicle or
driver safety and theft, motorvehicle emissions, motor vehicle product
alterations, recalls, or advisories, performancemonitoring of motor vehicles
and dealers by motor vehicle manufacturers, and removal of non-owner records
from the original owner records of motor vehicle manufacturers to carry out
thepurposes of the Automobile Information Disclosure Act, the Motor Vehicle
Information and CostSaving Act, the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle
Safety Act of 1966, the Anti-Car Theft Act of1992, and the Clean Air Act,
and may be disclosed as follows:
(1) For use by any government agency, including any court or law
enforcementagency, in carrying out its functions, or any private person or
entity acting on behalf of aFederal, State, or local agency in carrying out
its functions.
AND....
(7) For use in providing notice to the owners of towed or impounded
vehicles.
AND....
Section 2725. Definitions
In this chapter --
(1) "motor vehicle record" means any record that pertains to a motor
vehicleoperator's permit, motor vehicle title, motor vehicle registration,
or identification cardissued by a department of motor vehicles;
(2) "person" means an individual, organization or entity, but does not
include aState or agency thereof; and
(3) "personal information" means information that identifies an
individual,including an individual's photograph, social security number,
driver identification number,name, address (but not the 5-digit zip code),
telephone number, and medical or disabilityinformation, but does not include
information on vehicular accidents, driving violations,and driver's status.
Have you read this about that asinine REAL ID ACT which I am totally
against?????
http://www.dmvnow.com/webdoc/temp/pdf/realidreport.pdf
I am driving to Portsmouth this AM to speak to a luncheon group . While I'm
there I'm collecting records from teh Circuit Court Clerk's office in
Portsmouth and Norfolk to post. I want records for every Clerk and DEL/SEN
in this state. If they are hell bent on having the records online, then
theirs will be on my website complete with SSN if I can find it.
BJ
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Related Link:
http://www.opcva.com/WATCHDOG/