Bill Text: VA HB53 | 2010 | Regular Session | Comm Sub
Bill Title: Human tracking devices; unlawful use thereof by insurer or employer.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2010-03-08 - Senate: Left in Commerce and Labor [HB53 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2010-HB53-Comm_Sub.html
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia: 1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 38.2-608.1 and by adding in Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Title 40.1 a section numbered 40.1-28.7:4 as follows: §38.2-608.1. Unlawful implantation or use of human tracking devices by insurer. A. As used in this section: "Identification/tracking device or mark" means any item, application, device, marking, or other technology capable of storing or passively or actively transmitting an individual's identity, characteristics, status, group membership, travel history, or location, or capable of storing or transmitting a number, symbol, signal, pattern, or other identifier that could be linked with any such information. "Track" means to locate, follow or monitor. B. It is unlawful for an insurer to require his insured as a condition of obtaining insurance or remaining insured, to have an identification/tracking device or mark implanted or permanently or semi-permanently incorporated into the body, skin, teeth, hair, or nails of such person to track, or to aid in tracking such person. A civil penalty of $500, payable to the Literary Fund, shall be imposed for each violation of this section. §40.1-28.7:4. Unlawful implantation or use of human tracking devices by employer. A. As used in this section: "Identification/tracking device or mark" means any item, application, device, marking, or other technology capable of storing or passively or actively transmitting an individual's identity, characteristics, status, group membership, travel history, or location, or capable of storing or transmitting a number, symbol, signal, pattern, or other identifier that could be linked with any such information. "Track" means to locate, follow or monitor. B. It is unlawful for an employer to require his employee as a condition of employment to have an identification/tracking device or mark implanted or permanently or semi-permanently incorporated into the body, skin, teeth, hair, or nails of such person to track, or to aid in tracking such person. A civil penalty of $500, payable to the Literary Fund, shall be imposed for each violation of this section. |