Sample Ordinances and Policies
Related to Consumer Financial Information Privacy
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WITH CONSUMER FINANCIAL INFORMATION PRIVACY ORDINANCES
| Adopted | Considered | Pending | |
| County of San Mateo | August 6, 2002 | ||
| City of Daly City | September 9, 2002 | ||
| County of Contra Costa | September 24, 2002 | ||
| County of Alameda | October 30, 2002 | ||
| County of Marin | X | ||
| City of Berkeley | X | ||
| City of San Francisco | X |
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Ordinances
• City of Daly City (pdf)
Court Rulings
• Lawsuit to Block Local Governments' Ordinances
On September 10, 2002, Bank of America and Wells Fargo filed a lawsuit to block these local ordinances from going into effect. Despite the lawsuit, local ordinances were partially upheld by a federal judge in a July 29, 2003, ruling. The ruling stated that affiliated financial companies could not be restricted from sharing consumer financial information. However, the ruling did allow state and local governments to enact laws that prohibit banks from providing consumer information to outside companies, unaffiliated with the banks, unless a consumer gives advance consent.
Policies
• Association of Bay Area Governments
On September 19, 2002, the Executive Board approved the Legislation and Governmental Organization Committee (L&GO) recommendation to support local jurisdictions' enactment of ordinances on consumer privacy.