§ 12:1702 — Confidentiality of information

Louisiana § 12:1702

• Jurisdiction: Louisiana
• Title 12: Conservation of Cultural Resources

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§1702. Confidentiality of information
A. Any electronic mail address, internet protocol address number, or short message
service number submitted to or captured by the secretary of state pursuant to the provisions
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. Computer system or program information, including software, related menus,
flow charts, network diagrams, user names, non-public uniform resource locators, database
object names, computer names, device identifiers and materials, prompts, dialogues,
operating and instruction manuals, programming materials or instructions, any other
computer operating or support materials relating to the secretary of state's computer systems
and equipment, and any information contained within the secretary of state's computer
systems which if disclosed may impair the security of the secretary of state's information
technology infrastructure shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed by the secretary of
state or any employee or official of the Department of State.
C. The provisions of Subsection A of this Section shall not prohibit the disclosure
of electronic mail addresses, internet protocol address numbers, 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, internet
protocol address numbers, or short message service numbers pursuant to this Subsection
shall use the electronic mail addresses, internet protocol address numbers, 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, internet protocol
address numbers, or short message service numbers, and shall maintain the confidentiality
of the electronic mail addresses, internet protocol address numbers, and short message
service numbers.

Legislative History

Acts 2014, No. 162, §1; Acts 2014, No. 328, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2015; Acts 2019, No. 19, §2, eff. May 28, 2019.