Sec. 805.8. Documentation and confidentiality

(a) Only the authorized person or his or her designee and the relevant subject party shall have access to the summary of the New York State criminal history information received by a provider of services or the office. However, criminal history information may be disclosed by the authorized person to other parties who are directly participating in any decision with regard to such subject party, to which this information is relevant.

(b) The authorized person and any other party to whom such criminal history is disclosed shall keep this information strictly confidential.

(c) Any party who willfully permits the release of any confidential criminal history information obtained from a criminal history information check pursuant to this section to parties not authorized to receive same shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.