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KRS 393A.790: When confidential information may be disclosed.

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  1. KRS Chapter 393A

(1) When reasonably necessary to enforce or implement this chapter, the administrator

may disclose confidential information concerning property held by the administrator

or the administrator's agent only to:

(a) An apparent owner or the apparent owner's person al representative, attorney,

other legal representative, relative, or agent designated under KRS 393A.760

to have the information;

(b) The personal representative, executor, other legal representative, relative of a

deceased apparent owner, agent designate d under KRS 393A.760 by the

deceased apparent owner, or a person entitled to inherit from the deceased

apparent owner;

(c) Another department or agency of this state or the United States;

(d) The person that administers the unclaimed property law of another state, if the

other state accords substantially reciprocal privileges to the administrator of

this state if the other state is required to maintain the confidentiality and

security of information obtained in a manner substantially equivalent to KRS

393A.770 to 393A.830; or

(e) A person subject to an examination as required by KRS 393A.580(6).

(2) Except as otherwise provided in KRS 393A.780(1), the administrator shall include

on the Web site or in the database required by KRS 393A.290(2)(b) the name of

each apparent owner of property held by the administrator. The administrator may

include in published notices, printed publications, telecommunications, the Internet,

or other media and on the Web site or in the database additional information

concerning the apparent owner's property if the administrator believes the

information will assist in identifying and returning property to the owner and does

not disclose personal information except the home or physical address of an

apparent owner.

(3) The administrat or and the administrator's agent shall not use confidential

information provided to them or in their possession, except as expressly authorized

by this chapter or required by law other than this chapter.

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