Section 899-AAA. Definitions

As used in this article, the following terms
  shall have the following meanings:
    1. "Certificate" means a certificate of registration issued under this
  article.
    2. "Department" means the New York state department of state.
    3.  "Document"  means  any  record  kept,  held,  filed,  produced  or
  reproduced  by, with or for a person or business entity, in any physical
  form whatsoever including, but  not  limited  to,  reports,  statements,
  examinations,  memoranda,  opinions,  folders,  files,  books,  manuals,
  pamphlets, forms, papers,  designs,  drawings,  maps,  photos,  letters,
  microfilms, or computer tapes or discs.
    4. "Document destruction" means the burning, pulverizing, or shredding
  of  a  record,  or  any  action taken to render the personal identifying
  information  contained  on  a  record  unreadable   and   incapable   of
  reconstruction.
    5.   "Document   destruction  contractor"  means  a  person,  firm  or
  corporation that owns or operates a business, the principal  purpose  of
  which  is to destroy records containing personal identifying information
  for a fee, and for whom the total cash price of all of his, her  or  its
  document  destruction  contracts exceeds five hundred dollars during any
  period of twelve consecutive months.
    6. "Personal information" means any information concerning  a  natural
  person   which,  because  of  name,  number,  personal  mark,  or  other
  identifier, can be used to identify such natural person.
    7.  "Personal  identifying  information"  means  personal  information
  consisting of any information in combination with any one or more of the
  following  data  elements,  when  either the personal information or the
  data element is not encrypted, or encrypted with an encryption key  that
  is  included in the same record as the encrypted personal information or
  data element:
    (a) social security number;
    (b) driver's registration number  or  non-driver  identification  card
  number; or
    (c)  mother's  maiden name, financial services account number or code,
  savings account number or code, checking account number or  code,  debit
  card number or code, automated teller machine number or code, electronic
  serial number or personal identification number.
    8. "Personal identification number" means any number or code which may
  be used alone or in conjunction with any other information to assume the
  identity  of  another  person or access financial resources or credit of
  another person.
    9. "Record" means any  information  kept,  held,  filed,  produced  or
  reproduced  by, with or for a person or business entity, in any physical
  form whatsoever including, but  not  limited  to,  reports,  statements,
  examinations,  memoranda,  opinions,  folders,  files,  books,  manuals,
  pamphlets, forms, papers,  designs,  drawings,  maps,  photos,  letters,
  microfilms, or computer tapes or discs.