If you live in VA, please read the following.
I'm really tired of the financial institutions' power over genealogy. We
need to make them stop using "mother's maiden name."
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: LCHS: HB2426
Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2003 10:06:07 -0500
From: "Ryland & Anne Hamlett" <woodpark(a)meckcom.net>
To: "Ryland & Anne Hamlett" <woodpark(a)meckcom.net>
LCHS members: FYI. . .
----- Original Message -----
From: <whoucisme(a)mindspring.com>
To: <VAHANOVE-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2003 9:52 AM
Subject: [VAHANOVE] Fw: HB2426
Fellow genealogists--
Please read the below (House Bill 2426) and address your concerns to
Patron Del. Nixon & Co-Patrons Del. Janis & McDougle as soon as possible.
This will affect ANYONE doing genealogy research in Virginia.
Time is of the essence. If you reside in Virginia, please visit the
Virginia
General Assembly's website at
http://legis.state.va.us/ and click
on
"Who's
My Legislator" and contact all your legislators. Thanks!!
(My apologies to those who may receive this message twice)'
Please pass the word to any other Virginia genealogy-related lists you may
belong/subscribe to.
~Sheri Millikin
----- Original Message -----
From: <whoucisme(a)mindspring.com>
Cc: <del_nixon(a)house.state.va.us>; <Del_Janis(a)House.state.va.us>;
<Del_McDougle(a)house.state.va.us>
Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2003 9:46 AM
Subject: HB2426
> Honorable Legislators,
> I would like to express my concerns regarding HB2426.
>
> It presently reads as below:
>
> <START>
> 030940904
> HOUSE BILL NO. 2426
> AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
> (Proposed by the House Committee on General Laws
> on January 28, 2003)
> (Patron Prior to Substitute--Delegate Nixon)
> A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered
> 2.2-3808.2, relating to posting certain information on the Internet;
> prohibitions.
> Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
>
> 1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered
> 2.2-3808.2 as follows:
>
> § 2.2-3808.2. Posting certain information on the Internet; prohibitions.
>
> A. Beginning July 1, 2003, no state agency or court clerk shall post on
a
> state agency or court-controlled website any document that
contains the
> following information: (i) an actual signature; (ii) a social security
> number; (iii) a date of birth identified with a particular person; (iv)
the
> maiden name of a person's parent so as to be identified with a
particular
> person; (v) any financial account number or numbers; or (vi) the
name
and
> age of any minor child.
>
> B. Every agency and every court clerk that posts any document on a state
> agency or court-controlled website may require that any party who files
> documents in any form with such agency or clerk provide, in addition to
the
> original document, a redacted copy of such documents that excises the
> information prohibited by subsection A. Failure to provide such redacted
> copy shall relieve the agency or court clerk of any liability or
> responsibility in the event that such information is posted on a state
> agency or court-controlled website.
>
> Each such agency and clerk shall post notice that (i) includes a list of
the
> documents routinely posted on its website, (ii) the information listed
in
> subsection A shall be redacted from such documents, and (iii)
such
documents
> are for informational purposes only. Such notice shall indicate the
location
> of the original document.
>
> C. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit access to any
> original document as provided by law.
> <END>
>
> I can certainly understand and completely agree with keeping living
> individuals private information secure. However, the wording of this
bill
> would not allow for genealogical research to continue within
the
> Commonwealth of Virginia by way of the internet. Census records, wills,
> deeds, etc. would no longer be accessible. The Library of Virginia would
> become directly affected as well as any courthouses within Virginia that
> offer information on deceased individuals.
>
> Please have this revised so only living individual's information is
> protected and genealogy research may continue to thrive in our
Commonwealth.
>
> Thank you
> Sheri Millikin
> Hanover County,VA resident
> (proud Virginian by birth who avidly enjoys genealogy research)
>
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