Wisconsin Statutes 177.1403 – When confidential information may be disclosed
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Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 177.1403
- Following: when used by way of reference to any statute section, means the section next following that in which the reference is made. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Person: includes all partnerships, associations and bodies politic or corporate. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- Personal representative: means a person, however denominated, who is authorized to administer a decedent's estate. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- Property: includes real and personal property. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- State: when applied to states of the United States, includes the District of Columbia, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the several territories organized by Congress. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- United States: includes the District of Columbia, the states, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the territories organized by congress. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
(1) When reasonably necessary to enforce or implement this chapter, the administrator may disclose confidential information concerning property held by the administrator or the administrator’s agent only to the following:
(a) An apparent owner or the apparent owner’s personal representative or special administrator, attorney, guardian, other legal representative, or a person entitled to inherit from the deceased apparent owner.
(b) A department or agency of this state or the United States.
(c) The person that administers the unclaimed property law of another state, if the other state accords substantially reciprocal privileges to the administrator of this state and if the other state is required to maintain the confidentiality and security of information obtained in a manner substantially equivalent to that under this subchapter.
(d) A person subject to an examination as required by subch. X.
(2)
(a) Except as otherwise provided in s. 177.1402 (1), the administrator shall include on the administrator’s Internet site or in the database required by s. 177.0503 the name of each apparent owner of property held by the administrator.
(b) The administrator may include on the administrator’s Internet site or in the database additional information concerning the apparent owner’s property, if the administrator believes that the information will assist in identifying and returning property to the owner and if the information does not disclose personal information, except the apparent owner’s name and residential address.
(c) The administrator may include the information described in par. (b) in published notices, printed publications, telecommunications, or other media or on the Internet.
(3) The administrator and the administrator’s agent may not use confidential information provided to them or in their possession except as expressly authorized by this chapter or by other law.