(a) On or before January 1, 2019, the State Registrar and any city or county that fulfills electronic requests for certified copies of birth, death, or marriage records without being provided a notarized statement that the requester is an authorized person shall report the following information to the Attorney General, the Assembly and Senate Committees on Judiciary, and the Assembly Committee on Privacy and Consumer Protection:
(1) All of the following nonpersonally identifiable information:
(A) The total number of written, electronic, faxed, or in-person requests that include a notarized statement that the requester is an authorized person.
(B) The total number of electronic requests utilizing the multilayered remote identity proofing process described in Section 103526 that do not include a notarized statement.
(C) The total number of electronic requests denied while using the multilayered remote identity proofing process due to insufficient information or failed authentication.
(D) The total number of repeat electronic requests using the multilayered remote identity proofing process for the same record and the same individual.
(2) A description of the mechanism and process, if any, by which consumers who have been victims of identity theft may temporarily limit electronic access to certified vital records, including all of the following:
(A) The number of consumers who have utilized this mechanism and process.
(B) The total number of electronic requests that utilize the multilayered remote identity proofing process, without a notarized statement, requesting records of consumers who have used the temporary limited access mechanism and process.
(C) The total number of electronic requests for records of consumers who have utilized this temporary limited access mechanism and process that were denied while using the multilayered remote identity proofing process.
(3) A description of the mechanism and process by which a consumer may report identity theft resulting from an alleged fraudulent records request, as well as the number of consumers who have used this mechanism and process.
(b) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2021, deletes or extends that date.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 561, Sec. 130. (AB 1516) Effective January 1, 2018. Repealed as of January 1, 2021, by its own provisions.)
Last modified: October 25, 2018