Sec. 79. (a) When reasonably necessary to enforce or implement this chapter, the attorney general may disclose confidential information concerning property held by the attorney general or the attorney general’s agent only to:

(1) an apparent owner or the apparent owner’s personal representative, attorney, other legal representative, relative, or agent designated under section 76 of this chapter to have the information;

Terms Used In Indiana Code 32-34-1.5-79

  • Attorney: includes a counselor or other person authorized to appear and represent a party in an action or special proceeding. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the commonwealths, possessions, states in free association with the United States, and the territories. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(2) the personal representative, other legal representative, relative of a deceased apparent owner, agent designated under section 76 of this chapter by the deceased apparent owner, or a person entitled to inherit from the deceased apparent owner;

(3) another department or agency of this state or the United States;

(4) the person that administers the unclaimed property law of another state, if the other state accords substantially reciprocal privileges to the attorney general of this state if the other state is required to maintain the confidentiality and security of information obtained in a manner substantially equivalent to sections 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, and 84 of this chapter; and

(5) a person subject to an examination under section 55(6) of this chapter.

     (b) Except as otherwise provided in section 78(a) of this chapter, the attorney general shall include on the Internet web site or in the data base required by section 25(a)(2) of this chapter the name of each apparent owner of property held by the attorney general. The attorney general may include in published notices, printed publications, telecommunications, the Internet, or other media and on the Internet web site or in the data base additional information concerning the apparent owner’s property if the attorney general believes the information will assist in identifying and returning property to the owner and does not disclose personal information except the home or physical address of an apparent owner.

     (c) The attorney general and the attorney general’s agent may not use confidential information provided to them or in their possession except as expressly authorized by this chapter or required by another law of this state.

As added by P.L.141-2021, SEC.20.

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