{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-61.795","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 61.795","heading":"Exemptions to prohibition against disclosure of personal information.","body":"(1) KRS 61.791 to 61.799 shall not preclude:\n(a) Any report related to campaign financing required by:\n1. KRS 121.140;\n2. KRS 121.150;\n3. KRS 121.160;\n4. KRS 121.170;\n5. KRS 121.172;\n6. KRS 121.180;\n7. KRS 121.210; or\n8. KRS 121.230;\n(b) A response to any lawful warrant for personal information issued by a court of\ncompetent jurisdiction;\n(c) A response to a lawful request for discovery of personal information in\nlitigation if the request is reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery o f\nadmissible evidence. A party from which the personal information is\nrequested pursuant to this paragraph may seek a protective order from the\ncourt barring the requesting party from disclosure of personal information to\nany person not named in the litigation;\n(d) Admission of personal information as relevant evidence before a court of\ncompetent jurisdiction. However, no court shall publicly reveal personal\ninformation absent a finding of good cause;\n(e) A public agency from releasing personal information that was voluntarily\nreleased by the person or the nonprofit organization to the public;\n(f) Collection of information disclosing the identity of any director, officer,\nregistered agent, or incorporator of a nonprofit organization in any report or\ndisclosure required by statute to be filed with the Secretary of State, except\nthat information that directly identifies a person as a donor of financial or in -\nkind support to a nonprofit organization shall not be collected or disclosed;\n(g) Disclosure of personal  information derived from a donation to a nonprofit\norganization that is affiliated with a public agency and required by statute,\nincluding the voluntary submission of personal information from a nonprofit\norganization to a public agency for verification p urposes as a condition of\nreceiving matching grant funding, if the person has not previously requested\nanonymity from the nonprofit organization;\n(h) Collection of information by the Attorney General via federal Form 990, as\nrequired by KRS 367.657, except  that information that directly identifies a\nperson as a donor of financial or in -kind support to a nonprofit organization\nvia federal Form 990, Schedule B, or its successor form, shall not be collected\nor disclosed;\n(i) Collection of information pursuant to a request by the Attorney General for\ninformation required for an audit, examination, review, or investigation\npursuant to KRS 367.240 or 367.250, provided that such information shall\nonly be used in connection with the specific audit, examination, revi ew, or\ninvestigation to which the request relates and for any related proceedings,\nprovided further that any information so collected shall otherwise remain\nsubject to the provisions of KRS 61.791 to 61.799;\n(j) Any disclosures, reports, or investigations pursuant to KRS 6.601 to 6.849 or\nKRS Chapter 11A, except that such information shall only be used in\nconnection with the specific disclosures, reports, or investigations and for any\nrelated proceedings; or\n(k) Audit, attestation, examination, investigation, or other review work authorized\nunder KRS Chapter 43 or pursuant to the express statutory authority granted\nto the Office of the Auditor of Public Accounts or performed by a certified\npublic accountant either under contract with the Auditor of Public Ac counts\nor pursuant to an engagement declined by the Auditor of Public Accounts,\nprovided that such information shall only be used in connection with the\nspecific audit, attestation, examination, investigation, or other review work to\nwhich the request relates.\n(2) KRS 61.791 to 61.799 shall not be construed to apply to a:\n(a) Nonprofit organization acting as a community action agency pursuant to KRS\n273.410 to 273.453; or\n(b) National securities association that is registered pursuant to Section 15A of\nthe Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 15 U.S.C. sec. 78o -3, as amended, or\nregulations promulgated thereunder, or any information the national securities\nassociation provides to the Department of Financial Institutions pursuant to\nKRS Chapter 292 and the administrative regulations promulgated thereunder.","path":["KRS Chapter 61"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=54010","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:49:16Z","sha256":"9922b37f3f07ce1bbb03c069a4979188fd346d8e749bd37a2ad9f647a4923add","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-61.793","next":"us-ky/krs-61.797"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}