41-165. Disclosure of actual address prohibited; violation; classification
A. The secretary of state shall not disclose any address or telephone number of a program participant other than the substitute address designated by the secretary of state, except under any of the following circumstances:
1. The information is required by direction of a court order, except that any person to whom a program participant's address or telephone number has been disclosed shall not disclose the address or telephone number to any other person unless permitted to do so by order of the court or as otherwise provided by law.
2. The secretary of state grants a request by a state or local government entity pursuant to section 41-167, subsection D.
B. The secretary of state shall provide immediate notification of disclosure to a program participant if disclosure is made pursuant to subsection A of this section.
C. If, at the time of application, an applicant or an individual identified pursuant to section 41-163, subsection C, paragraph 10 is subject to a court order related to dissolution of marriage proceedings, child support or the allocation of parental responsibilities or parenting time, the secretary of state shall notify the court that issued the order of the certification of the program participant in the address confidentiality program and the substitute address designated by the secretary of state. If, at the time of application, an applicant or an individual identified pursuant to section 41-163, subsection C, paragraph 10 is involved in a court action related to dissolution of marriage proceedings, child support or the allocation of parental responsibilities or parenting time, the secretary of state shall notify the court having jurisdiction over the action of the certification of the applicant in the address confidentiality program and the substitute address designated by the secretary of state.
D. A person shall not intentionally or knowingly obtain a program participant's actual address or telephone number from the secretary of state or a state or local government entity knowing that the person is not authorized to obtain the address information.
E. An employee of the secretary of state or a state or local government entity shall not intentionally or knowingly disclose a program participant's actual address or telephone number unless the disclosure is permissible by law. This subsection only applies if an employee obtains a program participant's actual address or telephone number during the course of the employee's official duties and, at the time of disclosure, the employee has specific knowledge that the actual address or telephone number disclosed belongs to a program participant.
F. Any person who intentionally or knowingly obtains or discloses information in violation of this section is guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor.
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