Divulging of information by employees or agents of the Commonwealth -- Penalties for unauthorized disclosure
KRS 15.868
in effect15.868. Divulging of information by employees or agents of the Commonwealth -- Penalties for unauthorized disclosure
No employee or agent of the Commonwealth shall divulge any information referred to in KRS 15.800 to 15.876, except in the manner prescribed in KRS 15.800 to 15.876 to any public or private agency or individual; provided, however, that information may be disclosed and shared by and between any employee of the Office of the Attorney General and any designee, local administering agency, or any local housing authority for the purpose of verifying eligibility and detecting and preventing fraud, error, and abuse in the programs included in the reporting system. Unauthorized disclosure of any information shall be a violation that is punishable by a fine of one hundred dollars ($100) per offense; except that the unauthorized release of the information about any individual shall be a separate offense from information released about any other individual.
Effective: July 1, 2025
History: Repealed, reenacted, renumbered, and amended 2023 Ky. Acts ch. 124, sec. 42, effective July 1, 2025. -- Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 272, effective June 20, 2005. -- Created 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 255, sec. 45, effective July 15, 1998. Formerly codified as KRS 205.796.
Source: Kentucky Legislative Research Commission (legislature.ky.gov)URL: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=54372Fetched: 10/20/2026