AS 45.48.500: Disposal of records.

(a) When disposing of records that contain personal information, a business and a governmental agency shall take all reasonable measures necessary to protect against unauthorized access to or use of the records.

(b) Notwithstanding (a) of this section, if a business or governmental agency has otherwise complied with the provisions of AS 45.48.500 — 45.48.590 in the selection of a third party engaged in the business of record destruction, the business or governmental agency is not liable for the disposal of records under AS 45.48.500 — 45.48.590 after the business or governmental agency has relinquished control of the records to the third party for the destruction of the records.

(c) A business or governmental agency is not liable for the disposal of records under AS 45.48.500 — 45.48.590 after the business or governmental agency has relinquished control of the records to the individual to whom the records pertain.