# US state data-deletion rights map

**Verified November 10, 2026.** Published by Panda Federation at https://pandafederation.com/data-broker-removal/#state-map

_Not legal advice. This page is a research guide built from official sources and the sites' own pages, checked on the date shown. It does not apply any law to your situation. For advice, talk to a licensed attorney in your state._

## Summary

- 19 states have a comprehensive privacy law in effect with a right to delete: CA, CO, CT, DE, IN, IA, KY, MD, MN, MT, NE, NH, NJ, OR, RI, TN, TX, UT, VA.
- Florida has a deletion right too, but it only covers companies with more than $1 billion in yearly revenue that also meet another test. Most people-search sites will not qualify.
- Enacted, not yet in effect: Oklahoma and Louisiana (January 1, 2027), Alabama (May 1, 2027), Vermont (January 1, 2028). Vermont already requires data brokers to register.
- Data-broker registries: California, Texas, Oregon and Vermont. Only California has a one-request deletion tool (DROP), and it is for California residents.
- Arkansas: we found no enacted comprehensive privacy law. Some sites cite Act 549 of 2023, but the official Act 549 is a firearms bill.

## Why a right to delete may not remove a listing

Most of these laws exclude publicly available information (government records and similar) from the personal data they cover. People-search listings are largely built from those records. So even where a deletion right is in effect, a site may treat its listing as outside the law and offer only a courtesy opt-out. California's Delete Act and DROP are the strongest broker-specific tool we verified.

## Arizona

Arizona has no comprehensive consumer privacy law, so Arizona residents have no general legal right to make a people-search site delete a listing. The Arizona Attorney General's consumer pages cover data-breach notice, not deletion, and SB 1815 (2026) was only introduced. Arizona residents can still use each site's free opt-out form. Many sites honor those as a courtesy. Sites that tie formal rights to state law may refuse.

## State table

| State | Deletion right | Effective | Scope and limits | Official source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Enacted, starts 2027-05-01 | 2027-05-01 | statute text not yet re-read by us | https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/ |
| Alaska | No | — | — | — |
| Arizona | No | — | — | https://www.azag.gov/consumer/data-breach/faq |
| Arkansas | No | — | — | https://arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?ddBienniumSession=2023/2023R&file=549.pdf&path=%2FACTS%2F2023R%2FPublic%2F |
| California | Yes (in effect) | 2020-01-01 | DROP portal (CA residents) | https://oag.ca.gov/privacy/ccpa |
| Colorado | Yes (in effect) | 2023-07-01 | public-records exemption | https://coag.gov/resources/colorado-privacy-act/ |
| Connecticut | Yes (in effect) | 2023-07-01 | Data provided by or obtained about you; public-records exemption | https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_743jj.htm |
| Delaware | Yes (in effect) | 2025-01-01 | Data provided by or obtained about you; public-records exemption | https://delcode.delaware.gov/title6/c012d/index.html |
| Florida | Limited (in effect) | 2024-07-01 | public-records exemption; very large companies only | https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0500-0599/0501/Sections/0501.701.html |
| Georgia | No | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | No | — | — | — |
| Idaho | No | — | — | — |
| Illinois | No | — | — | — |
| Indiana | Yes (in effect) | 2026-01-01 | statute text not yet re-read by us | https://iga.in.gov/laws/2025/ic/titles/24#24-15 |
| Iowa | Yes (in effect) | 2025-01-01 | Only data you gave the company; public-records exemption | https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/715D.pdf |
| Kansas | No | — | — | — |
| Kentucky | Yes (in effect) | 2026-01-01 | statute text not yet re-read by us | https://legislature.ky.gov/ |
| Louisiana | Enacted, starts 2027-01-01 | 2027-01-01 | statute text not yet re-read by us | https://www.legis.la.gov/ |
| Maine | No | — | — | — |
| Maryland | Yes (in effect) | 2025-10-01 | statute text not yet re-read by us | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/ |
| Massachusetts | No | — | — | — |
| Michigan | No | — | — | — |
| Minnesota | Yes (in effect) | 2025-07-31 | statute text not yet re-read by us | https://www.revisor.mn.gov/ |
| Mississippi | No | — | — | — |
| Missouri | No | — | — | — |
| Montana | Yes (in effect) | 2024-10-01 | statute text not yet re-read by us | https://archive.legmt.gov/bills/2023/billhtml/SB0384.htm |
| Nebraska | Yes (in effect) | 2025-01-01 | statute text not yet re-read by us | https://nebraskalegislature.gov/ |
| Nevada | No | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | Yes (in effect) | 2025-01-01 | statute text not yet re-read by us | https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rsa/html/NHTOC/NHTOC-LII-507-H.htm |
| New Jersey | Yes (in effect) | 2025-01-15 | statute text not yet re-read by us | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/ |
| New Mexico | No | — | — | — |
| New York | No | — | — | — |
| North Carolina | No | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | No | — | — | — |
| Ohio | No | — | — | — |
| Oklahoma | Enacted, starts 2027-01-01 | 2027-01-01 | statute text not yet re-read by us | https://www.okhouse.gov/posts/news-20260323_2 |
| Oregon | Yes (in effect) | 2024-07-01 | Data provided by or obtained about you; public-records exemption | https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB619/Enrolled |
| Pennsylvania | No | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | Yes (in effect) | 2026-01-01 | statute text not yet re-read by us | http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/Statutes/TITLE6/6-48.1/INDEX.HTM |
| South Carolina | No | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | No | — | — | — |
| Tennessee | Yes (in effect) | 2025-07-01 | statute text not yet re-read by us | https://www.capitol.tn.gov/ |
| Texas | Yes (in effect) | 2024-07-01 | Data provided by or obtained about you; public-records exemption | https://tcss.legis.texas.gov/resources/BC/htm/BC.541.htm |
| Utah | Yes (in effect) | 2023-12-31 | Only data you gave the company | https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title13/Chapter61/13-61-S201.html |
| Vermont | Enacted, starts 2028-01-01 | 2028-01-01 | Data provided by or obtained about you | https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/09/061a/02415d |
| Virginia | Yes (in effect) | 2023-01-01 | Data provided by or obtained about you | https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title59.1/chapter53/section59.1-577/ |
| Washington | No | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | No | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | No | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | No | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | No | — | — | — |

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