(a) The Secretary of the State may not make any records in a program participant's file, other than the program address, available for inspection or copying, except:
(1) If requested by a law enforcement agency or by the State Elections Enforcement Commission, to such law enforcement agency or said commission, provided the request is in writing, on agency or commission letterhead stationery signed by the agency's chief law enforcement officer, a commanding officer in the Division of State Police within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection or the executive director of the State Elections Enforcement Commission, as the case may be, and contains the request date and the name of the program participant;
(2) If directed by a court order, to a person identified in such order;
(3) To verify the participation of a specific program participant, in which case the Secretary of the State may only confirm information supplied by the requestor; or
(4) If the program participant's certification has been cancelled.
(b) If the Secretary of the State discloses records pursuant to subdivision (2) or (3) of subsection (a) of this section, the Secretary of the State shall forthwith notify the program participant of such disclosure.
(P.A. 03-200, S. 14; P.A. 11-51, S. 134.)
History: P.A. 03-200 effective January 1, 2004; pursuant to P.A. 11-51, “Department of Public Safety” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection” in Subsec. (a)(1), effective July 1, 2011.