12 U.S.C. § 1829c

section 1841 of this titleThe term “affiliate” has the meaning given the term in .

The term “driver’s license” means a license issued by a State to an individual that authorizes the individual to operate a motor vehicle on public streets, roads, or highways.

section 5481 of this titleThe term “financial product or service” has the meaning given the term in .

section 1752 of this titleThe term “insured credit union” has the meaning given the term in .

section 1813 of this titleThe term “insured depository institution” has the meaning given the term in .

The term “online service” means any Internet-based service, such as a website or mobile application.

The term “personal identification card” means an identification document issued by a State or local government to an individual solely for the purpose of identification of that individual.

The term “personal information” means the information displayed on or electronically encoded on a driver’s license or personal identification card that is reasonably necessary to fulfill the purpose and uses permitted by subsection (b).

The term “scan” means the act of using a device or software to decipher, in an electronically readable format, personal information displayed on or electronically encoded on a driver’s license or personal identification card.

The term “State” means any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any other commonwealth, possession, or territory of the United States.

When an individual initiates a request through an online service to open an account with a financial institution or obtain a financial product or service from a financial institution, the financial institution may record personal information from a scan of the driver’s license or personal identification card of the individual, or make a copy or receive an image of the driver’s license or personal identification card of the individual, and store or retain such information in any electronic format for the purposes described in paragraph (2).

Nothing in this section shall be construed to amend, modify, or otherwise affect any State or Federal law that governs a financial institution’s disclosure and security of personal information that is not publicly available.