On May 2, 2002 Governor Roy Barnes signed a new identity theft bill into law, making Georgia one of only three states with a mandatory secure destruction law requiring businesses to protect personal confidential information. Effective July 1, 2002, the law states that: All businesses must ensure that confidential information is physically, electronically or otherwise destroyed or made unusable before it is discarded Shredding confidential information is listed as the primary method for secure destruction Businesses can be held responsible if a customer's identity is stolen as a result of negligent practices in disposing confidential information There are no limits on liability if a business violates the law Identity theft is punishable by one to ten years imprisonment and up to $100,000 in fines View The Actual Bill Seacoast Security Shredding, Inc. PO Box 609 Bluffton, South Carolina 29910 p. 843.757.8010 f. 843.757.8040 toll free 1.888.582.5260 Sales@SeacoastShredding.com © All Rights Reserved Seacoast Security Shredding, Inc.