California AG Posts CCPA Draft Rules for Comment
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra (D) released draft rules to implement the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The AG office Thursday sought written comments on proposed regulations by Dec. 6, with hearings Dec. 2 in Sacramento, Dec. 3 in Los…
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Angeles, Dec. 4 in San Francisco and Dec. 5 in Fresno. “By providing clear direction to businesses on how to inform consumers of their rights and how to handle their requests, the regulations will make it easier for consumers to exercise their rights,” said an accompanying statement. The law takes effect Jan. 1, but AG rules don’t need to be finalized until July 1 when enforcement begins. The office is moving to that summer deadline “as rapidly as we can,” said Supervising Deputy Attorney General Stacey Schesser Thursday at a news conference livestreamed from Sacramento. Proposed rules address notices to consumers of their rights, how to handle consumer requests, verifying consumers’ identities, protecting minors’ data and antidiscrimination and financial incentives, Becerra said. The regulations don’t consider state bills tweaking CCPA that await gubernatorial signature, Becerra said. If any are signed into law, “we will take a close look,” and the office can adapt rules to conform during the comment period, he said. “Fortunately, most of the proposals sitting at the governor’s desk are less ambitious than others” that failed to pass the legislature. Becerra would welcome more resources from the legislature for CCPA enforcement, said the AG, adding “we’re a very capable bunch.” His office tried to make “user friendly” rules for businesses, he said. “Ignorance is not an excuse for not complying.” Stakeholders are closely watching the rulemaking (see 1909200030). TechNet is reviewing and plans to comment on the draft rules, said Executive Director for California Courtney Jensen in a statement. Laws shouldn't stifle innovation, she said, so TechNet hopes the rules "will bring necessary clarifications to the law that were not made during the legislative session, and take seriously the burden of compliance and understanding."