Rhode Island General Laws 23-1.1-15. Confidentiality of trade secrets
All information reported to or otherwise obtained by the director in connection with any inspection or proceeding under this chapter which contains or which might reveal a trade secret referred to in § 1905 of title 18 of the United States Code or any amendment of § 1905 of title 18 of the United States Code, 18 U.S.C. § 1905, shall be considered confidential for the purpose of that section, except that the information may be disclosed to other officers or employees concerned with carrying out this chapter or when relevant in any proceeding under this chapter. In any proceeding under this chapter the director of labor and training, the review board, or the court shall issue orders that may be appropriate to protect the confidentiality of trade secrets.
History of Section.
P.L. 1973, ch. 261, § 1.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 23-1.1-15
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- Code: means a standard body of rules for safety and health formulated, adopted, and issued by the commission under the provisions of this chapter. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-1.1-1
- Director: means the director of health or his or her duly authorized representative. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-1.1-1
- United States: include the several states and the territories of the United States. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-8