KRS 61.795: Exemptions to prohibition against disclosure of personal information.

(1) KRS 61.791 to 61.799 shall not preclude:

(a) Any report related to campaign financing required by:

1. KRS 121.140;

2. KRS 121.150;

3. KRS 121.160;

4. KRS 121.170;

5. KRS 121.172;

6. KRS 121.180;

7. KRS 121.210; or

8. KRS 121.230;

(b) A response to any lawful warrant for personal information issued by a court of

competent jurisdiction;

(c) A response to a lawful request for discovery of personal information in

litigation if the request is reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery o f

admissible evidence. A party from which the personal information is

requested pursuant to this paragraph may seek a protective order from the

court barring the requesting party from disclosure of personal information to

any person not named in the litigation;

(d) Admission of personal information as relevant evidence before a court of

competent jurisdiction. However, no court shall publicly reveal personal

information absent a finding of good cause;

(e) A public agency from releasing personal information that was voluntarily

released by the person or the nonprofit organization to the public;

(f) Collection of information disclosing the identity of any director, officer,

registered agent, or incorporator of a nonprofit organization in any report or

disclosure required by statute to be filed with the Secretary of State, except

that information that directly identifies a person as a donor of financial or in -

kind support to a nonprofit organization shall not be collected or disclosed;

(g) Disclosure of personal information derived from a donation to a nonprofit

organization that is affiliated with a public agency and required by statute,

including the voluntary submission of personal information from a nonprofit

organization to a public agency for verification p urposes as a condition of

receiving matching grant funding, if the person has not previously requested

anonymity from the nonprofit organization;

(h) Collection of information by the Attorney General via federal Form 990, as

required by KRS 367.657, except that information that directly identifies a

person as a donor of financial or in -kind support to a nonprofit organization

via federal Form 990, Schedule B, or its successor form, shall not be collected

or disclosed;

(i) Collection of information pursuant to a request by the Attorney General for

information required for an audit, examination, review, or investigation

pursuant to KRS 367.240 or 367.250, provided that such information shall

only be used in connection with the specific audit, examination, revi ew, or

investigation to which the request relates and for any related proceedings,

provided further that any information so collected shall otherwise remain

subject to the provisions of KRS 61.791 to 61.799;

(j) Any disclosures, reports, or investigations pursuant to KRS 6.601 to 6.849 or

KRS Chapter 11A, except that such information shall only be used in

connection with the specific disclosures, reports, or investigations and for any

related proceedings; or

(k) Audit, attestation, examination, investigation, or other review work authorized

under KRS Chapter 43 or pursuant to the express statutory authority granted

to the Office of the Auditor of Public Accounts or performed by a certified

public accountant either under contract with the Auditor of Public Ac counts

or pursuant to an engagement declined by the Auditor of Public Accounts,

provided that such information shall only be used in connection with the

specific audit, attestation, examination, investigation, or other review work to

which the request relates.

(2) KRS 61.791 to 61.799 shall not be construed to apply to a:

(a) Nonprofit organization acting as a community action agency pursuant to KRS

273.410 to 273.453; or

(b) National securities association that is registered pursuant to Section 15A of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 15 U.S.C. sec. 78o -3, as amended, or

regulations promulgated thereunder, or any information the national securities

association provides to the Department of Financial Institutions pursuant to

KRS Chapter 292 and the administrative regulations promulgated thereunder.