§ 47-30.2-57 — (1004) Records obtained in examination

North Dakota § 47-30.2-57

• Jurisdiction: North Dakota
• Title 47: Property
• Ch. 47-30.2: Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act

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1. Records obtained from a private entity for purposes of an examination under this
chapter and records, including work papers, compiled by the administrator or the
administrator's agent in the course of conducting an examination under section
47-30.2-55 are subject to the security provisions of sections 47-30.2-71, 47-30.2-72,
and 47-30.2-73 and are confidential records. However, the administrator or
administrator's agent may furnish information to the attorney general, other state
agencies, a prosecuting official requiring the information for use in the prosecuting
official's official duties, or for legislative investigations under chapter 54-03.2.
Confidential information furnished by the administrator or the administrator's agent to a
third party under this section remains confidential while in the possession of the third
party. Confidential information received by the administrator or administrator's agent
from a third party under this section remains confidential while in the possession of the
administrator or administrator's agent. The administrator or the administrator's agent's
final and completed examination reports are records open to the public. The final
examination report may not contain confidential documentation or working papers
unless one of the exceptions in this section applies.
2. The records subject to subsection 1:
a. May be used by the board in an action to collect property or otherwise enforce
this chapter;
b. May be used in a joint examination conducted with or pursuant to agreements
with other states, the federal government, or other governmental entities;
c. May be disclosed at the discretion of the commissioner, on request, to the person
that administers the unclaimed property law of another state for that state's use in
circumstances equivalent to circumstances described in sections 47-30.2-54,
47-30.2-55, 47-30.2-56, 47-30.2-57, 47-30.2-58, 47-30.2-59, 47-30.2-60,
47-30.2-61, and 47-30.2-62. A state to which information is disclosed shall
maintain the confidentiality and security of information obtained in a manner
substantially equivalent to sections 47-30.2-71, 47-30.2-72, and 47-30.2-73;
d. May be required to be produced under section 44-04-18.11; and
e. May be required to be produced by the administrator on request of the person
subject to the examination in an administrative or judicial proceeding relating to
the property.
3. The administrator or any state employee conducting an examination on the
administrator's behalf are exempt from chapter 6-08.1.