Arizona

Law: 18-552

The section that holds the state's general breach notification duty for businesses, as the source names it.

18-552

Source: https://www.azleg.gov/ars/18/00552.htm. Read 2026-11-01. Checked by a second reader.

Days to tell residents: 45 days

The outer limit in days for telling affected residents, as stated. Blank where no number is stated. States start the clock differently, at discovery or at determining a breach happened, and the quote shows which.

within forty-five days after the determination

Source: https://www.azleg.gov/ars/18/00552.htm. Read 2026-11-01. Checked by a second reader.

How fast, in the law's words: Not stated

The law's own words for how quickly residents must be told, apart from any day count.

No source we could use stated this. A blank never means no.

Attorney general told: Yes

Yes if the source says the state attorney general or its equivalent must be told of a breach in at least some cases. Florida's Department of Legal Affairs and Oregon's Attorney General count.

the attorney general and the director of the arizona department of homeland security

Source: https://www.azleg.gov/ars/18/00552.htm. Read 2026-11-01. Checked by a second reader.

Residents before the AG is told: 1000 residents

The number of affected residents at which the attorney general must be told, as stated. Blank where no number is stated. The quote shows whether it means that many or more than that many.

if the breach requires notification of more than one thousand individuals

Source: https://www.azleg.gov/ars/18/00552.htm. Read 2026-11-01. Checked by a second reader.

Days to tell the AG: 45 days

The deadline in days for telling the attorney general, as stated. Blank where no number is stated. Clocks differ: some run from the breach, and others from telling residents, as the quote shows.

within forty-five days after the determination, shall:

Source: https://www.azleg.gov/ars/18/00552.htm. Read 2026-11-01. Checked by a second reader.

Encrypted data excepted: Yes

Yes if the text limits the duty to unencrypted data, or leaves encrypted data out. Stolen keys can undo this in several states.

owns, maintains or licenses unencrypted and unredacted computerized personal information

Source: https://www.azleg.gov/ars/18/00552.htm. Read 2026-11-01. Checked by a second reader.

Low-harm exception: Yes

Yes if the text lets a business skip notice after finding that harm or misuse is unlikely, or only counts breaches that create a real risk.

is not reasonably likely to result in substantial economic loss to affected individuals

Source: https://www.azleg.gov/ars/18/00552.htm. Read 2026-11-01. Checked by a second reader.