§1702. Electronic mail addresses and short message service numbers; confidentiality
A. Any electronic mail address or short message service number submitted to or captured by the secretary of state pursuant to the provision of this Title shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed by the secretary of state or any employee or official of the Department of State.
B. The provisions of Subsection A of this Section shall not prohibit the disclosure of electronic mail addresses or short message service numbers by the secretary of state or any employee or official of the Department of State to an agency, official, or employee of state government or of a political subdivision of the state in the course of the interaction of the agency, official, or employee with the Department of State. An agency, official, or employee that receives electronic mail addresses or short message service numbers pursuant to this Subsection shall use the electronic mail addresses or short message service numbers only for the governmental purposes for which the information was submitted or captured, shall not disclose the electronic mail addresses or short message service numbers, and shall maintain the confidentiality of the electronic mail addresses and short message service numbers.
Acts 2014, No. 162, §1; Acts 2014, No. 328, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.