CT HB05146

Financial institutions may not disclose customer financial records except to the customer, authorized agent, or in response to specific legal requests including certificates from administrative or social services commissioners, subpoenas, court orders, or requests from revenue services.

Financial institutions must disclose records within twenty calendar days when responding to a certificate signed by the Commissioner of Social Services or a deputized representative.

Financial institutions may disclose records with consent from an elderly person or their representative under section 17b-454, with no obligation to verify the capacity of the person providing consent.

Officers or employees of financial institutions who knowingly and willfully disclose records in violation of these provisions are guilty of a class C misdemeanor.

Any person who knowingly and willfully induces or attempts to induce a financial institution employee to disclose records in violation of these provisions is guilty of a class C misdemeanor.