This bill amends RSA 263:12, X to prohibit businesses from scanning, recording, retaining, or storing personal information obtained from an individual's license when selling alcohol or tobacco products. The new legal language specifies that businesses are not allowed to engage in these activities unless they have the consent of the license holder, particularly in cases involving pawnbrokers, scrap metal dealers, or real estate brokers. The bill also clarifies that individuals selling alcohol or tobacco who exercise due diligence in checking identification will not be held responsible for accepting fraudulent identification, placing liability on the unauthorized purchaser instead.

Additionally, the bill removes the previous allowance for businesses to "knowingly scan" licenses, replacing it with a blanket prohibition on scanning. It maintains certain exceptions for specific transactions, such as those involving law enforcement databases or real estate brokers, provided that the scanned information is not retained longer than necessary. The act is set to take effect 60 days after its passage, and while it is expected to have indeterminable impacts on state and local expenditures, it does not project any revenue changes.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 263:12