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A summary of U. S. state laws protecting undisclosed information, And a list of states that apply uniform trade secret laws
date: 2010-01-01

Table of National Laws for the Protection of Undisclosed Information


National Trade Secret Protection Bureau


Alabama code 1975, §§8-27-1 to 8-27-6 (1993)


Alaska Alaska Stat. §45. 50. 910 to 45. 50. 945 (1994)


Arizona "Legal aggregate" Ann. §44-401 to 44-407 (1994)


Arkansas code Ann. §4-75-601 to 4-75-607 (Michie 1993)


California California code§3426 to 3426. 10. (1995 Western Nian)


Colorado Col. Rev. Stat. §7-74-101 to 7-74-110 (1986)


Connecticut "Legal aggregate" §35-50 to 35-58 (1987)


Delaware 6 Del. Cod. Ann. §§2001 to 2009 (1993)


District of Columbia code 1981, §48-501 to 48-510 (1995)


Florida "Legal aggregate" ch. §688. 001 to 688. 009 (1994)


Georgia code Ann. §10-1-760 And the following.


State of Hawaii General Assembly of Laws§§482B-1 to 482B-9 (1992)


"Idaho-Idaho code" §§48-801 to 48-807 (1994)


Illinois "Legal aggregate" ch. §1065/1 to 1065/9 (1993)


Indiana code. §§24-2-3-1 to 1257 24-2-3-8 (1994)


Iowa-The Iowa Code§§550. 1 to 550. 8 (1994)


Kansas "Legal aggregate" Ann. §60-3320 to 60-3330 (1994)


Kentucky "Legal aggregate" Ann. §365. 880 to 365. 900 (Michie/Bobbs Merrill1994)


Louisiana "Legal aggregate" Ann. §51: 1431 to 51: 1439 (West 1987 And supplement. 1995) .


Maine revision "Legal aggregate" Ann. tit. 10§§1541 to 1548 (In the west 1994) .


Maryland code Ann. Com. Law II§11-1201 to 11-1209 (1990)


Massachusetts General Law No 93 chapter§42-42A (1993)


Michigan provides it through common law.


Minnesota State Law Registry§75-26-1 to 75-26-19 (1992)


Miss Mississippi code. appendix§325C. 01 to 325C. 08 (1993)


Missouri provides it through common law.


Montana "Code of Montana" §§30-12-401 to 30-14-409 (1993)


Nebraska "Legal aggregate" The first 87-501 Section and the following contents.


Nevada "Legal aggregate" The first 600A. 010 to 600A. 100 section (1991 years)


New Hampshire "Legal aggregate" Ann. §350-B: 1 to 350-B: 9 (1994)


New Jersey provides it through common law.


New Mexico N. M. Stat. Ann. §57-3A-1 to 57-3A-7 (Michie 1994)


New York provides it through common law.


"North Carolina common law" The first 66-152 to 66-157 section (1994 years)


North Dakota. code§§47-25. 1-01 to 47-25. 1-08 (1993)


Ohio-Ohio revised code Ann. §1333. 61 to 1333. 69 (1994)


Oklahoma Oklahoma. Stat. title. 78§§85 to 94 (1991)


Oregon or. Revised edition "Legal aggregate" §646. 461 to 646. 475 (1993 years)


Pennsylvania provides it through common law.


Rhode Island R. I. General rule§§6-41-1 to 6-41-11 (1992)


South Carolina S. C. Code of law Ann. §39-8-1 to 39-8-11 (1993) ;


South Dakota S. D. Codify the law 37-29-1 to 37-29-11 (1994)


Tennessee provides it through common law.


Texas


Provided by common law; See also Texas Penal Code Ann. ,


§ 167. 31. 05


Utah-Utah code Ann. §13-24-1 to 13-24-9 (1992)


Vermont provides it through common law.


Virginia code Ann. §59. 1-336 to 59. 1-343 (Michie 1986)


Washington revised code§§19. 108. 010 to 19. 108. 940 (1993)


West Virginia code§§47-22-1 to 47-22-10 (1992)


Wisconsin "Legal aggregate" Ann. §134. 90 (West 1989) .


Wyoming provides it through common law.


Uniform trade secret law


1979 Completed by the Commissioner of Uniform Law, 1985 Annual revision.


1979 years UTSA State adoption:


Arkansas


California


Connecticut


Indiana


Louisiana


Rhode Island


Washington


pass 1985 Annual amendment:


Alabama


Alaska


Arizona


Colorado


Delaware


District of Columbia


Florida


Georgia


Hawaii


Idaho


Illinois


Iowa


Kansas


Kentucky


Maine


Maryland


Michigan


Minnesota


Mississippi


Missouri


Montana


Nebraska


Nevada


New Hampshire


New Mexico


North Dakota


Ohio


Oklahoma


Oregon


Pennsylvania


South Carolina


South Dakota


Tennessee


U, United States Virgin Islands


Utah


Vermont


Virginia


West Virginia


Wisconsin


Wyoming


2010 Annual introduction:


Massachusetts


New Jersey


New York