In the event that a court is asked to review a request by the secretary for inspection pursuant to § 34-18-21, the court shall consider whether a health emergency exists and whether the request is consistent with the needs of the secretary to enforce the secretary’s duties in this chapter. The court shall balance the business interests of the proprietor, the privacy interests of the guests and the enforcement interests of the secretary as it determines the extent to which the records shall be delivered to the secretary and determines the costs of such disclosures which shall be allocated to the secretary.

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Source: SL 1994, ch 277, § 3.