North Dakota Code 51-22-02 – Prohibition against disclosure except upon written consent – Application of section
1. No business entity which charges a fee for data processing services performed may disclose in whole or in part the contents of any record, including the disclosure of information contained in the record through inclusion in any composite of information, which is prepared or maintained by such business entity to any person, other than the individual or business entity which is the subject of the record, without the express written consent of such individual or business entity.
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 51-22-02
- following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute means the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- Individual: means a human being. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
- written: include "typewriting" and "typewritten" and "printing" and "printed" except in the case of signatures and when the words are used by way of contrast to typewriting and printing. See North Dakota Code 1-01-37
2. This section does not apply to the following:
a. A disclosure to any person pursuant to a subpoena or court order.
b. A disclosure which is discoverable pursuant to the North Dakota Rules of Civil Procedure.
c. A disclosure to any person pursuant to a lawful search warrant.