§ 5-26.5-5-2.6 — Written notice; prohibition of disclosure of name or address by landlord; exceptions

Indiana § 5-26.5-5-2.6

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 5: STATE AND LOCAL ADMINISTRATION
• Art. 26.5: ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY PROGRAM
• Ch. 5: Agency Use of Designated Address

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6. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c),
if a program participant provides written notice to a person on the form
prescribed under section 1 of this chapter:
(1) that the individual is a program participant; and
(2) of the requirements of this section;
the person may not knowingly disclose the program participant's
address.
(b) A landlord that receives a written notice under section 1 of this
chapter is also prohibited from displaying the program participant's
name at the program participant's address. If the program participant
resides in a unit of a multifamily building or complex, a landlord may
not display the program participant's name at the unit, building, or
complex, including display of the name on a mailbox, door, or in a
tenant directory, clubhouse, or other common area.
(c) After a person receives written notice under section 1 of this
chapter, the person may disclose the program participant's information
under the following circumstances:
(1) If the program participant provides written consent to the
person for disclosure of the program participant's address, the
person may disclose the information only for the purpose for
which the consent was given.
(2) A landlord may provide a program participant's name to the
state or a political subdivision only when responding to a specific
request made in connection to:
(A) an active investigation or inspection of an alleged health,
building, or fire code violation; or
(B) an active investigation of a violation of the law allegedly
committed by the program participant.
(d) This section does not apply to records of the judicial branch.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.149-2020, SEC.23.