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US state privacy research · sources require currentness checks · August 2026

Data Removal by State

Each US state has a different legal and regulatory context for requesting data broker deletion. Some states have comprehensive consumer privacy laws; others rely on broker policies, sector rules, public-record controls, or general consumer-protection statutes. Choose a state below, then verify its current statute and regulator guidance.

Rahul Kandoriya
Written byRahul Kandoriya·Founder, OfflistMe·Last updated August 21, 2026
Diagram showing that people can use a broker's privacy process whether or not their state has a comprehensive privacy law. When a state law applies, it can provide deletion rights and response rules; verification and exceptions can still apply. In other states, people can still request deletion through a broker's published process.
A missing comprehensive state law does not answer every privacy question. The lists below separate recorded state-law scope from broker-policy and other request routes; verify eligibility and exceptions before relying on a guide.

States recorded with comprehensive privacy laws

These state entries are recorded as having comprehensive privacy laws in the current research dataset. Rights, thresholds, exemptions, response windows and enforcement differ by state and request type.

CaliforniaCCPA/CPRA · Effective 2020-01-01 · 45-day responseTexasTDPSA · Effective 2024-07-01 · 45-day responseVirginiaVCDPA · Effective 2023-01-01 · 45-day responseColoradoCPA · Effective 2023-07-01 · 45-day responseConnecticutCTDPA · Effective 2023-07-01 · 45-day responseOregonOCPA · Effective 2024-07-01 · 45-day responseUtahUCPA · Effective 2023-12-31 · 45-day responseNew JerseyNJDPA · Effective 2025-01-15 · 45-day responseMinnesotaMCDPA · Effective 2025-07-31 · 45-day responseTennesseeTIPA · Effective 2025-07-01 · 45-day responseMarylandMODPA · Effective 2025-10-01 · 45-day responseDelawareDPDPA · Effective 2025-01-01 · 45-day responseNew HampshireNHDPA · Effective 2025-01-01 · 45-day responseIndianaINCDPA · Effective 2026-01-01 · 45-day responseIowaICDPA · Effective 2025-01-01 · 90-day responseMontanaMTCDPA · Effective 2024-10-01 · 45-day responseNebraskaNBDPA · Effective 2025-01-01 · 45-day responseKentuckyKCDPA · Effective 2026-01-01 · 45-day responseRhode IslandRIDTPPA · Effective 2026-01-01 · 45-day responseVermontVt. S.71 (2026) · Effective 2028-01-01 · -day responseAlabamaAla. HB 351 (2026) · Effective 2027-05-01 · -day responseLouisianaLa. SB 386 (2026) · Effective 2027-01-01 · -day responseOklahomaOkla. SB 546 (2026) · Effective 2026-07-01 · -day response

States without a comprehensive law recorded in this snapshot

No comprehensive state law in this snapshot does not mean no possible route, but CCPA rights do not automatically transfer to every resident. Check the broker's current policy, other applicable law, verification rules and complaint options.

FloridaFDBR (scope varies) · Regulator route variesNew YorkBroker policy / other rules · Regulator route variesIllinoisBIPA (scope varies) · Regulator route variesWashingtonMHMDA (scope varies) · Regulator route variesPennsylvaniaBroker policy / other rules · Regulator route variesOhioBroker policy / other rules · Regulator route variesGeorgiaBroker policy / other rules · Regulator route variesMassachusettsBroker policy / other rules · Regulator route variesArizonaBroker policy / other rules · Regulator route variesNorth CarolinaBroker policy / other rules · Regulator route variesMichiganBroker policy / other rules · Regulator route variesNevadaSB 220 (scope varies) · Regulator route variesWisconsinBroker policy / other rules · Regulator route variesMissouriBroker policy / other rules · Regulator route variesSouth CarolinaBroker policy / other rules · Regulator route variesKansasBroker policy / other rules · Regulator route variesMississippiBroker policy / other rules · Regulator route variesArkansasBroker policy / other rules · Regulator route variesWest VirginiaBroker policy / other rules · Regulator route variesMaine35-A MRS § 9301 (scope varies) · Regulator route variesNew MexicoBroker policy / other rules · Regulator route variesIdahoBroker policy / other rules · Regulator route variesHawaiiBroker policy / other rules · Regulator route variesAlaskaBroker policy / other rules · Regulator route variesNorth DakotaBroker policy / other rules · Regulator route variesSouth DakotaBroker policy / other rules · Regulator route variesWyomingBroker policy / other rules · Regulator route varies

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