Indiana | Data Breach Law

January 3, 2018

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Reporting Requirements and Noncompliance Fines

In the event of a data breach, Indiana businesses are required to notify consumers and the state attorney general in a timely fashion. A data breach that affects 1,000 or more people must also be reported to all consumer-reporting agencies. This law applies to businesses that own or license data. Businesses that maintain data for another entity must alert the owner when the data is breached. Those that fail to comply may owe up to $150,000 per violation plus the cost of investigating the case.

Name of Law / Statute N/A
Definition of Protected Information Combination of (1) name or other identifying info, PLUS (2) one or more of these “data” elements: SSN; driver’s license number; or account number, credit card number, debit card number if accompanied by PIN, password, or access codes, BUT SSN is protected regardless of whether accompanied by name; paper printouts of computer information included
Who Is Subject to Law? “Data base owners” primarily, though any person that “maintains” PI must notify relevant Data Base
Notification of Consumers? Yes
By what means? Written, phone, fax, or electronic; if >1000 consumers affected, must notify credit agencies
Substitute Notice Threshold? If cost of notice >$250,000 or involves >500k residents
Notification of authorities / regulators required? Yes
By what means? AG’s office form
Regulatory Fines No (civil action by AG)
Credit monitoring requirement? No
Private lawsuits allowed? No
Private damages cap? N/A
Regulatory actions allowed? Yes (damages capped at $150k per incident + costs of investigation/suit)
HIPAA Compliance exemption? Yes
Other  (e.g., timeframe) Law does not apply if PI was encrypted or otherwise secured, unless encryption key was also stolen
Link to complete law http://www.in.gov/legislative/ic/2010/title24/ar4.9/

Read the full text of Indiana’s data breach law for more information.