Montana residents could ask agencies to delete digital ID data

State agencies would delete a resident’s digital ID card data within 30 days after receiving a request. Montana residents could request deletion of their digital ID card data from government databases. An agency could keep the data if it is needed for an active legal investigation or proceeding, or if state or federal law requires it to be kept. An agency would have 30 days from receiving a request to delete the data, unless an exception applies.

Agencies managing digital ID card data would provide ways to request deletion and explain denials in writing. These requirements would apply to state agencies that manage digital ID card data. Agencies would have to provide a paper option and an accessible online platform. An agency would have to provide its written explanation within 15 days after deciding to deny a request.

A Montana resident could complain to the attorney general’s office about an unlawful denial of a deletion request. The option would be available to Montana residents whose deletion request was unlawfully denied. The complaint option would apply when a deletion request was unlawfully denied.