{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-45.48.500","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 45.48.500","heading":"Disposal of records.","body":"(a) When disposing of records that contain personal information, a business and a governmental agency shall take all reasonable measures necessary to protect against unauthorized access to or use of the records.\n(b) Notwithstanding (a) of this section, if a business or governmental agency has otherwise complied with the provisions of AS 45.48.500 — 45.48.590 in the selection of a third party engaged in the business of record destruction, the business or governmental agency is not liable for the disposal of records under AS 45.48.500 — 45.48.590 after the business or governmental agency has relinquished control of the records to the third party for the destruction of the records.\n(c) A business or governmental agency is not liable for the disposal of records under AS 45.48.500 — 45.48.590 after the business or governmental agency has relinquished control of the records to the individual to whom the records pertain.","path":["Title 45. Trade and Commerce.","Chapter 48. Personal Information Protection Act.","Article 4. Disposal of Records."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#45.48.500","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:19:44Z","sha256":"30998e3c7355c1bb468c3aec84d46aba95b72d6936c6c782502e64b236faf30c","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-45.48.480","next":"us-ak/as-45.48.510"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}