30-10-340. Governmental disclosure -- immunity. (1) If a qualified individual, investment adviser, investment adviser representative, or salesperson reasonably believes that financial exploitation of a vulnerable person may have occurred, may have been attempted, or is being attempted, the qualified individual, investment adviser, investment adviser representative, or salesperson may promptly report the suspected exploitation to the commissioner in the manner outlined in the broker-dealer's or investment adviser's policies and procedures for reporting suspected exploitation. If the policies and procedures do not have a manner outlined, the qualified individual, investment adviser, investment adviser representative, or salesperson may report the suspected exploitation directly to the commissioner.
(2) A qualified individual, investment adviser, investment adviser representative, or salesperson who, in good faith and exercising reasonable care, makes a disclosure of information under this section is immune from administrative or civil liability that might otherwise arise from the disclosure or from any failure to notify the vulnerable person or the person's agent of the disclosure.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 84, L. 2017.