(a) Statewide criminal history records shall be released only by the Vermont Crime Information Center.

(b) Information other than criminal history records, such as State identification numbers, shall be released only with the express approval of the Commissioner of Public Safety or in compliance with the order of a court of competent jurisdiction. (Added 1999, No. 151 (Adj. Sess.), § 8; amended 2005, No. 169 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 2013, No. 119 (Adj. Sess.), § 5.)