Montana Code 61-11-508. Permitted disclosure of personal information — specific uses
61-11-508. Permitted disclosure of personal information — specific uses. (1) On application, proof of the identity of the person requesting a record, and payment of fees required in 61-11-510, the department may disclose personal information, including highly restricted personal information, from a motor vehicle record to:
Terms Used In Montana Code 61-11-508
- Department: means the department of justice acting directly or through its duly authorized officers or agents. See Montana Code 61-1-101
- Disclose: means to engage in any practice or conduct that makes available or known, by means of any communication to another person, organization, or entity, personal information contained in a motor vehicle record. See Montana Code 61-11-503
- Express consent: means an affirmative authorization given in writing by a person to whom personal information pertains that specifically allows the department to release personal information to another person, organization, or entity. See Montana Code 61-11-503
- Highly restricted personal information: means an individual's photograph or image, social security number, or medical or disability information. See Montana Code 61-11-503
- Motor vehicle: means :
(i)a vehicle propelled by its own power and designed or used to transport persons or property on the highways of the state;
(ii)a quadricycle if it is equipped for use on the highways as prescribed in chapter 9; or
(iii)a golf cart only if it is equipped for use on the highways as prescribed in chapter 9 and is operated pursuant to 61-8-391 or by a person with a low-speed restricted driver's license. See Montana Code 61-1-101
- person: means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, state agency, local government unit, another state government, the United States, a political subdivision of this or another state, or any other legal or commercial entity. See Montana Code 61-1-101
- Personal information: means information that identifies a person, including a person's name, address, telephone number, social security number, driver's license or identification number, date of birth, photograph or image, and medical or disability information. See Montana Code 61-11-503
- Record: includes all books, papers, photographs, photostats, cards, film, tapes, recordings, electronic data, printouts, or other documentary materials, regardless of physical form or characteristics. See Montana Code 61-11-503
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
- Vehicle: means a device in, on, or by which any person or property may be transported or drawn on a public highway, except devices moved by animal power or used exclusively on stationary rails or tracks. See Montana Code 61-1-101
(a)the person who is the subject of the motor vehicle record; or
(b)a person who represents that the use of the information will be strictly limited to one or more of the following:
(i)a federal, state, or local government agency, including a court or a law enforcement agency, and any individual acting on behalf of the agency in carrying out its functions, including county government elections officials verifying voter registration information and representatives of the news media for a legitimate law enforcement purpose, as determined by the department; or
(ii)a person, organization, or entity, on the express consent of the person to whom the information pertains.
(2)The department may not disclose a social security number unless:
(a)it is disclosed for the purposes of subtitle VI of Title 49 of the U.S.C.;
(b)it is disclosed to the department of public health and human services for use in administering Title IV-D of the Social Security Act;
(c)the release of the social security number is specifically authorized by law, but only the final four numbers of a social security number may be released to county government election officials verifying voter registration information; or
(d)it is disclosed to the department of revenue for use in administering and enforcing Montana’s income tax laws. The department of revenue shall treat social security numbers received pursuant to this subsection (2)(d) as confidential pursuant to 15-30-2618.