Ohio § 5537.29

Full text of Ohio Ohio Revised Code § 5537.29, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 5537.29.

(A) As used in this section: (1) “ Electronic toll account record ” means a record kept by the Ohio turnpike and infrastructure commission or any other

tolling agency that contains the information required for the commission or other

tolling agency to collect the tolls charged to the holder of the electronic toll account

or the owner of a motor vehicle that travels on a tolled road. (2) “Person” does not include any governmental agency. (3) “ Personal information ” means information that identifies an individual, including an individual's photograph

or digital image, social security number, driver or driver's license identification

number, credit card or financial information, name, telephone number, or an individual's

address other than the five-digit zip code number.  “Personal information” does not include information pertaining to a vehicular accident,

driving or traffic violation, or driver's status. (B) Except as provided in division (C) of this section, the commission, and any employee

or contractor of the commission, shall not knowingly disclose or otherwise make available

to any person or entity any personal information about an individual that the commission

obtained in connection with processing a toll, fine, fee, or an electronic toll account

record. (C) The commission, or an employee or contractor of the commission, may disclose personal

information as follows: (1) For the use of a governmental agency, including a court or law enforcement agency,

in carrying out its functions, or for the use of a private person or entity acting

on behalf of an agency of this state, another state, the United States, or a political

subdivision of this state or another state in carrying out its functions; (2) For use in connection with a civil, criminal, administrative, or arbitral proceeding

in a court or agency of this state, another state, the United States, or a political

subdivision of this state or another state or before a self-regulatory body, including

use in connection with the service of process, investigation in anticipation of litigation,

or the execution or enforcement of a judgment or order; (3) Pursuant to an order of a court of this state, another state, the United States,

or a political subdivision of this state or another state; (4) For use by the financial institutions and credit issuing companies directly involved

in a credit transaction pertaining to the payment of a toll, fine, or fee; (5) For the collection of an unpaid toll, fine, fee, or other administrative charge; (6) For use in exchanging information between other private and public toll transportation

facilities; (7) For any use not otherwise identified in divisions (C)(1) to (6) of this section that

is in response to a request for personal information, if the individual whose personal

information is requested completes and submits to the commission a form prescribed

by the commission by rule giving express consent to such disclosure; (8) For use by a person, state, or state agency that requests the personal information,

if the person, state, or state agency demonstrates that it has obtained the written

consent of the individual to whom the information pertains. (D) The commission shall establish procedures for denying a request for the disclosure

of personal information if the request does not satisfy the criteria for disclosure

under division (C) of this section. (E) The commission shall establish any forms and shall adopt rules in accordance with section 111.15 of the Revised Code as necessary to administer this section.

Frequently Asked Questions About Ohio § 5537.29

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