§92F-19  Limitations on disclosure ofgovernment records to other agencies.  (a)  No agency may disclose orauthorize disclosure of government records to any other agency unless thedisclosure is:

(1)  Necessary for the performance of the requestingagency's duties and functions and is also:

(A)  Compatible with the purpose for which theinformation was collected or obtained; or

(B)  Consistent with the conditions orreasonable expectations of use and disclosure under which the information wasprovided;

(2)  To the state archives for the purposes ofhistorical preservation, administrative maintenance, or destruction;

(3)  To another agency, another state, or the federalgovernment, or foreign law enforcement agency or authority, if the disclosureis:

(A)  For the purpose of a civil or criminal lawenforcement activity authorized by law; and

(B)  Pursuant to:

(i)  A written agreement or written request, or

(ii)  A verbal request, made under exigentcircumstances, by an officer or employee of the requesting agency whoseidentity has been verified, provided that such request is promptly confirmed inwriting;

(4)  To a criminal law enforcement agency of thisState, another state, or the federal government, or a foreign criminal lawenforcement agency or authority, if the information is limited to anindividual's name and other identifying particulars, including present and pastplaces of employment;

(5)  To a foreign government pursuant to an executiveagreement, compact, treaty, or statute;

(6)  To the legislature, or a county council, or anycommittee or subcommittee thereof;

(7)  Pursuant to an order of a court of competentjurisdiction;

(8)  To authorized officials of another agency,another state, or the federal government for the purpose of auditing ormonitoring an agency program that receives federal, state, or county funding;

(9)  To the offices of the legislative auditor, thelegislative reference bureau, or the ombudsman of this State for theperformance of their respective functions;

(10)  To the department of human resources development,county personnel agencies, or line agency personnel offices for the performanceof their respective duties and functions, including employee recruitment andexamination, classification and compensation reviews, the administration andauditing of personnel transactions, the administration of training and safety,workers' compensation, and employee benefits and assistance programs, and forlabor relations purposes; or

(11)  Otherwise subject to disclosure under thischapter.

(b)  An agency receiving government recordspursuant to subsection (a) shall be subject to the same restrictions ondisclosure of the records as the originating agency. [L 1988, c 262, pt of §1;am L 1993, c 250, §2; am L 1994, c 56, §21]