HOUSE BILL No. 4977


     June 19, 2001, Introduced by Reps. Jelinek, Pumford, Patterson and Pappageorge and referred to the Committee on Civil Law and the Judiciary.


        A bill to amend 1982 PA 455, entitled

   "The library privacy act,"

   (MCL 397.601 to 397.606) by adding section 5a.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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           SEC. 5A.  (1) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (2), A

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      LIBRARY SHALL REQUIRE THE USER OF ANY COMPUTER, COMPUTER PROGRAM,

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      COMPUTER NETWORK, OR COMPUTER SYSTEM THAT THE LIBRARY MAKES

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      AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC FOR INTERNET ACCESS, SENDING OR RECEIVING

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      ELECTRONIC MAIL, OR ANY OTHER USE TO DO BOTH OF THE FOLLOWING

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      BEFORE HE OR SHE IS ALLOWED TO USE THE COMPUTER, COMPUTER PRO-

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      GRAM, COMPUTER NETWORK, OR COMPUTER SYSTEM:

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           (A) PROVIDE HIS OR HER NAME AND ADDRESS TO A DESIGNATED

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      LIBRARY EMPLOYEE.  THE LIBRARY SHALL MAINTAIN A LOG OR REGISTER

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      THAT CONTAINS THE NAME OF EACH USER, THE COMPUTER OR COMPUTER

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      SYSTEM USED, AND THE DATE AND TIME OF USE.


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           (B) PROVIDE TO THE DESIGNATED LIBRARY EMPLOYEE FOR

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      INSPECTION THE USER'S OFFICIAL MICHIGAN OPERATOR'S OR CHAUFFEUR'S

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      LICENSE, OFFICIAL MICHIGAN PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION CARD, OR OTHER

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      BONA FIDE IDENTIFICATION THAT CONFIRMS THE IDENTITY OF THE USER.

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           (2) SUBSECTION (1) DOES NOT APPLY IF THE USER LOGS ONTO OR

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      ACCESSES THE COMPUTER, COMPUTER PROGRAM, COMPUTER NETWORK, OR

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      COMPUTER SYSTEM UTILIZING A PASSWORD OR USER NAME PREVIOUSLY

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      GRANTED, REGISTERED, OR AUTHORIZED BY THE LIBRARY, FROM WHICH THE

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      LIBRARY MAY DETERMINE THE IDENTITY OF THE USER FROM ITS RECORDS.






































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