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CHAPTER 51-22DATA PROCESSING INFORMATION CONFIDENTIALITY51-22-01. Definitions. As used in this chapter:1.&quot;Business entity&quot; means a sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, limited<br>liability company, association, or other group, however organized and whether or not<br>organized to operate at a profit, doing business in this state.2.&quot;Data processing services&quot; means any systematic sequence of operations, including<br>but not limited to bookkeeping functions, inventory control, storage, or manipulation<br>and retrieval of management or personnel information, performed upon data by<br>electronic devices which perform logical, arithmetic, and memory functions by the<br>manipulation of electronic or magnetic impulses.The term does not includeoperations performed by telecommunication devices.3.&quot;Individual&quot; means a natural person.4.&quot;Person&quot; means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company,<br>partnership, firm, association, or governmental entity.5.&quot;Record&quot; means any item, collection, or grouping of information about an individual<br>or business entity.51-22-02. Prohibition against disclosure except upon written consent - Applicationof section.1.No business entity which charges a fee for data processing services performed may<br>disclose in whole or in part the contents of any record, including the disclosure of<br>information contained in the record through inclusion in any composite of<br>information, which is prepared or maintained by such business entity to any person,<br>other than the individual or business entity which is the subject of the record, without<br>the express written consent of such individual or business entity.2.This section does not apply to the following:a.A disclosure to any person pursuant to a subpoena or court order.b.A disclosure which is discoverable pursuant to the North Dakota Rules of Civil<br>Procedure.c.A disclosure to any person pursuant to a lawful search warrant.51-22-03. Initiation of civil action - Liability for damages - Limitation.1.A person may initiate a civil action against a business entity in accordance with state<br>law whenever a business entity violates the provisions of section 51-22-02.2.In any suit brought pursuant to the provisions of subsection 1, a business entity<br>which has violated section 51-22-02 is liable to the person in an amount equal to the<br>actual damages sustained by the person as a result of such violation, but in no case<br>less than five hundred dollars.3.An action to enforce any liability created under this chapter may be brought in any<br>court of competent jurisdiction within two years from the date on which the claim for<br>relief arose.Page No. 1Document Outlinechapter 51-22 data processing information confidentiality

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CHAPTER 51-22DATA PROCESSING INFORMATION CONFIDENTIALITY51-22-01. Definitions. As used in this chapter:1.&quot;Business entity&quot; means a sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, limited<br>liability company, association, or other group, however organized and whether or not<br>organized to operate at a profit, doing business in this state.2.&quot;Data processing services&quot; means any systematic sequence of operations, including<br>but not limited to bookkeeping functions, inventory control, storage, or manipulation<br>and retrieval of management or personnel information, performed upon data by<br>electronic devices which perform logical, arithmetic, and memory functions by the<br>manipulation of electronic or magnetic impulses.The term does not includeoperations performed by telecommunication devices.3.&quot;Individual&quot; means a natural person.4.&quot;Person&quot; means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company,<br>partnership, firm, association, or governmental entity.5.&quot;Record&quot; means any item, collection, or grouping of information about an individual<br>or business entity.51-22-02. Prohibition against disclosure except upon written consent - Applicationof section.1.No business entity which charges a fee for data processing services performed may<br>disclose in whole or in part the contents of any record, including the disclosure of<br>information contained in the record through inclusion in any composite of<br>information, which is prepared or maintained by such business entity to any person,<br>other than the individual or business entity which is the subject of the record, without<br>the express written consent of such individual or business entity.2.This section does not apply to the following:a.A disclosure to any person pursuant to a subpoena or court order.b.A disclosure which is discoverable pursuant to the North Dakota Rules of Civil<br>Procedure.c.A disclosure to any person pursuant to a lawful search warrant.51-22-03. Initiation of civil action - Liability for damages - Limitation.1.A person may initiate a civil action against a business entity in accordance with state<br>law whenever a business entity violates the provisions of section 51-22-02.2.In any suit brought pursuant to the provisions of subsection 1, a business entity<br>which has violated section 51-22-02 is liable to the person in an amount equal to the<br>actual damages sustained by the person as a result of such violation, but in no case<br>less than five hundred dollars.3.An action to enforce any liability created under this chapter may be brought in any<br>court of competent jurisdiction within two years from the date on which the claim for<br>relief arose.Page No. 1Document Outlinechapter 51-22 data processing information confidentiality

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CHAPTER 51-22DATA PROCESSING INFORMATION CONFIDENTIALITY51-22-01. Definitions. As used in this chapter:1.&quot;Business entity&quot; means a sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, limited<br>liability company, association, or other group, however organized and whether or not<br>organized to operate at a profit, doing business in this state.2.&quot;Data processing services&quot; means any systematic sequence of operations, including<br>but not limited to bookkeeping functions, inventory control, storage, or manipulation<br>and retrieval of management or personnel information, performed upon data by<br>electronic devices which perform logical, arithmetic, and memory functions by the<br>manipulation of electronic or magnetic impulses.The term does not includeoperations performed by telecommunication devices.3.&quot;Individual&quot; means a natural person.4.&quot;Person&quot; means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company,<br>partnership, firm, association, or governmental entity.5.&quot;Record&quot; means any item, collection, or grouping of information about an individual<br>or business entity.51-22-02. Prohibition against disclosure except upon written consent - Applicationof section.1.No business entity which charges a fee for data processing services performed may<br>disclose in whole or in part the contents of any record, including the disclosure of<br>information contained in the record through inclusion in any composite of<br>information, which is prepared or maintained by such business entity to any person,<br>other than the individual or business entity which is the subject of the record, without<br>the express written consent of such individual or business entity.2.This section does not apply to the following:a.A disclosure to any person pursuant to a subpoena or court order.b.A disclosure which is discoverable pursuant to the North Dakota Rules of Civil<br>Procedure.c.A disclosure to any person pursuant to a lawful search warrant.51-22-03. Initiation of civil action - Liability for damages - Limitation.1.A person may initiate a civil action against a business entity in accordance with state<br>law whenever a business entity violates the provisions of section 51-22-02.2.In any suit brought pursuant to the provisions of subsection 1, a business entity<br>which has violated section 51-22-02 is liable to the person in an amount equal to the<br>actual damages sustained by the person as a result of such violation, but in no case<br>less than five hundred dollars.3.An action to enforce any liability created under this chapter may be brought in any<br>court of competent jurisdiction within two years from the date on which the claim for<br>relief arose.Page No. 1Document Outlinechapter 51-22 data processing information confidentiality