LRB-2720/2
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2003 - 2004 LEGISLATURE
September 29, 2003 - Introduced by Representatives Schneider, Plouff, Turner,
Zepnick, Boyle, J. Lehman, Musser, Loeffelholz, M. Lehman, Hahn,
Gunderson, Ott, Van Roy and Taylor, cosponsored by Senators Lassa and
Carpenter. Referred to Committee on Government Operations and Spending
Limitations.
AB541,1,2
1An Act to create 19.36 (13) of the statutes;
relating to: posting of certain
2personal information in governmental records on the Internet.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill provides that no state or local government officer or agency that
maintains an Internet site may post on that site any public record containing the
name of an individual together with any of the following information relating to that
individual: a) the individual's birthdate; b) the number of a driver's license issued
to the individual by the Department of Transportation; c) the social security number
of the individual; d) the telephone number at the individual's place of employment;
and e) the unpublished home telephone number of the individual. The prohibition
does not apply to publication or electronic posting of a telephone number at an
individual's place of employment by a governmental unit that is the employer of the
individual. In addition, the prohibition does not apply to the posting of information
that is required to be provided as a part of the sex offender registry program.
Currently, state and local government officers and agencies may post
information in public records on the Internet unless access to that information is
required to be withheld by law.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be
printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB541, s. 1
1Section
1. 19.36 (13) of the statutes is created to read:
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19.36
(13) Access to certain records on Internet sites. (a) Except as provided
3in par. (b), no authority that maintains an Internet site may post on that site any
4record containing the name of an individual together with any of the following
5information pertaining to that individual:
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1. The individual's birthdate.
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2. The number of an operator's license issued to the individual under ch. 343.
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3. The social security account number of the individual.
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4. Except as provided in par. (b), the telephone number at the individual's place
10of employment.
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5. The unpublished home telephone number of the individual.
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(b) This subsection does not apply to any of the following:
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1. The publication or electronic posting of the telephone number at an
14individual's place of employment by an authority that is the employer of the
15individual.
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2. The posting of any information that is required to be provided under s. 301.45
17(2).
