No. HB 357
Filed under Local Government.
Motor Vehicle Operator Privacy; Prohibits certain personal information & e-mail addresses from being sold to or shared with third-party company, foreign country of concern, or foreign principal; provides for retroactive application; provides penalties for third-party company that uses or releases certain information for specified purpose.
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDPersonal information from a motor vehicle record, and email addresses the state collects when Floridians register vehicles or get a license, can no longer be sold to or shared with a marketing firm, debt collector, insurance company, or data broker.
The same ban covers sharing that information with a 'foreign country of concern' or a 'foreign principal,' terms defined elsewhere in Florida law to cover entities tied to designated foreign adversaries.
A third-party company that uses or releases Driver and Vehicle Information Database records for an unauthorized purpose commits a noncriminal infraction, punishable by a fine of up to $2,000.
AIPersonal information from a motor vehicle record that's protected under the federal Driver's Privacy Protection Act can no longer be sold to or shared with a third-party company, a foreign country of concern, or a foreign principal.
AIEmail addresses the department collects during vehicle registration, tag renewal, or license issuance can no longer be sold to or shared with a third-party company, a foreign country of concern, or a foreign principal.
AIThe existing noncriminal-infraction penalty, up to a $2,000 fine, for unauthorized use or release of Driver and Vehicle Information Database records now explicitly names a third-party company as a covered violator, not just an individual person.
AIThe bans on selling or sharing driver data rest on a new definition: a 'third-party company' is any marketing firm, debt collector, insurance company, or data broker.