Washington § 63.30.830 - When confidential information may be disclosed.

(1) When reasonably necessary to enforce or implement this chapter, the administrator may disclose confidential information concerning property held by the administrator or the administrator's agent only to:

(a) An apparent owner or the apparent owner's personal representative, attorney, other legal representative, relative, or agent designated under RCW 63.30.800 to have the information;

(b) The personal representative, other legal representative, relative of a deceased apparent owner, agent designated under RCW 63.30.800 by the deceased apparent owner, or a person entitled to inherit from the deceased apparent owner;

(c) Another department or agency of this state or the United States;

(d) The person that administers the unclaimed property law of another state, if the other state accords substantially reciprocal privileges to the administrator of this state if the other state is required to maintain the confidentiality and security of information obtained in a manner substantially equivalent to this section and RCW 63.30.810, 63.30.820, and 63.30.840 through 63.30.880; or

(e) A person subject to an examination as required by RCW 63.30.600(6).

(2) Except as otherwise provided in RCW 63.30.820(1), the administrator shall include on the website or in the database required by RCW 63.30.300(3)(b) the name of each apparent owner of property held by the administrator. The administrator may include in published notices, printed publications, telecommunications, the internet, or other media and on the website or in the database additional information concerning the apparent owner's property if the administrator believes the information will assist in identifying and returning property to the owner and does not disclose personal information except the home or physical address of an apparent owner.

(3) The administrator and the administrator's agent may not use confidential information provided to them or in their possession except as expressly authorized by this chapter or required by law other than this chapter.