Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2001 17:24:20 -0800 (PST) From: "Don Wood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: publib <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Federal Anti-terrorism Law and State Confidentiality Laws
The Office for Intellectual Freedom has been asked if the USA-PATRIOT anti-terrorism law preempts state laws governing the confidentiality of library records. The majority of state library confidentiality laws permit confidential library records to be released if the library is served with a court order that shows cause and is in proper form. Since the anti-terrorism law requires the FBI to obtain a search warrant or court order before requesting records, there does not appear to be a conflict between the federal anti-terrorism law and state confidentiality laws. (From PUBLIB) --------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Include in body: unsubscribe ctls-l For information on CTLS-L please visit: http://www.ctls.net/document/ctls-l.htm
