Section 476.1302

Title XXXII COURTS

Chapter 476

Effective - 28 Aug 2023   

  476.1302.  Disclosure by state agency of judicial officer's personal information prohibited, when. — 1.  A government agency shall not publicly post or display publicly available content that includes a judicial officer's personal information, provided that the government agency has received a written request that the agency refrain from disclosing the judicial officer's personal information.  After a government agency has received a written request, the government agency shall remove the judicial officer's personal information from publicly available content within five business days.  After the government agency has removed the judicial officer's personal information from publicly available content, the government agency shall not publicly post or display the judicial officer's personal information and the judicial officer's personal information shall be exempted from the provisions of chapter 610, unless the government agency has received written consent from the judicial officer to make the personal information available to the public.

  2.  If a government agency fails to comply with a written request to refrain from disclosing personal information, the judicial officer may bring an action seeking injunctive or declaratory relief in any court of competent jurisdiction.  If the court grants injunctive or declaratory relief, the court may award costs and reasonable attorney's fees to the judicial officer.

  3.  The provisions of subsection 1 of this section shall not apply to any government agency created under section 43.020.

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(L. 2023 S.B. 103)