§ 27-2-27-32 — Affirmative defense

(a) A licensee that satisfies the requirements
of this chapter is entitled to an affirmative defense to any cause of
action sounding in tort that:
(1) is brought under the laws or in the courts of this state; and
(2) alleges that the failure to implement reasonable information
security controls resulted in a data breach concerning nonpublic
information.
(b) The affirmative defense available under this section does not
limit any other affirmative defenses available to a licensee.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.130-2020, SEC.10.