DPPA
After Rebecca Schaeffer’s murder in 1989, her family helped to get privacy laws changed to protect personal information found in motor vehicle records. The result of their efforts is the Federal Driver’s Privacy Protection Act of 1994.
Information should not be released knowingly or accidentally.
A County should not release information to law enforcement if requested. The County should refer law enforcement to the State.
Personally Identifiable Information (PII)-
• All Secure and Verifiable Identification (SVID) document numbers
Examples:
* Driver’s License number
* Identification Card number
* Passport number
* Social Security number
• SVID Information
Examples:
* Name
* Date of birth
* Drivers License Number
* Drivers License Photo
* Personal descriptors such as eye color, hair, height, weight
* Address information
* Taxes Paid
• Persons with Disabilities information:
* Persons with Disabilities placards
* Persons with Disabilities license plates
* Disabled Veteran Persons with Disabilities license plates.
• PII information is removed or redacted on all record and history searches:
* Public
* County
* Internal
Only requested information necessary for process outlined in request is released with the search results.
• PII is to be protected in every form:
* Fax
* Photocopies
* Printed documents
* In person
* Phone conversations
* Portable storage devices
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