Kansas. Breach notification. Act
KS breach lawKansas data breach notification law (Kan. Stat. § 50-7a01 et seq.)
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Medium confidence. No verification notes recorded.§1Summary
- Synopsis
Requires businesses (and in most cases public bodies) that own or license computerised personal information about Kansas residents to notify affected individuals after a security breach. Core timing rule: Individuals in the most expedient time possible. Covered data: name plus SSN, driver's licence/ID, financial account or card numbers with codes.
- Key themes
- Unique features
Narrow PI definition and no regulator notice; Insurance Commissioner enforces for insurers.
- SaaS relevance
A SaaS provider hosting customer data is usually the 'maintaining' entity, not the owner: Kansas requires the maintaining entity to notify the owner after discovery. The owner customer then carries the individual and regulator notices, so contracts should fix timelines and cooperation.
§2Obligations
- Extraterritorial
- Limited
- Breach notification
- Individuals in the most expedient time possible; no AG notice; CRAs if >1,000
- DPO
- No
- Cross-border transfers
- None
- Maximum penalty
- AG may seek injunction and relief; no specific penalty
§3Dates
- Key dates
- Adopted
- In force
- No amendment identified since enactment (SB 196, 2006)
§4Text and authority
- Text
- Authoritative text ksrevisor.org
- Authority
- Kansas Attorney General
§5Where it applies
- Domestic law of
- Kansas
§6Sources and verification
- Sources consulted
- Verification
Medium confidence.
Partly verified
Medium confidence. No verification notes recorded.