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Current as of January 01, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
All of the following apply to records obtained and records, including work papers, compiled by the State Escheator or the Secretary of State in the course of conducting an examination under § 1171 of this title or a voluntary disclosure under § 1173 of this title:
(1) The records are subject to the confidentiality and security provisions of § 1189 of this title and are not a “public record” under Chapter 100 of Title 29.
(2) The records may be used by the State Escheator in an action to collect property or otherwise enforce this chapter.
(3) The records may not be used in a joint examination conducted with another state, the United States, a foreign country or subordinate unit of a foreign country, or any other governmental entity unless the person subject to examination consents to such use in writing.
(4) The records may be disclosed to the person that administers the unclaimed property law of another state for that state's use in circumstances equivalent to circumstances described in this chapter, if the other state is required to maintain the confidentiality and security of information obtained in a manner substantially equivalent to § 1189 of this title.
(5) The records must be produced by the State Escheator under an administrative or judicial subpoena or administrative or court order.
(6) The records must be produced by the State Escheator on request of the person that is the subject of the examination.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Delaware Code Title 12. Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations § 1174. Records obtained in examination or voluntary disclosure - last updated January 01, 2022 | https://codes.findlaw.com/de/title-12-decedents-estates-and-fiduciary-relations/de-code-sect-12-1174/
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