1. (a) Subject to the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, a public, school, college, or university library in this State shall prohibit inspection, use, or disclosure of any circulation record or other item, collection, or grouping of information about an individual that:

   1. (1) Is maintained by a library;
   2. (2) Contains an individual's name or the identifying number, symbol, or other identifying particular assigned to the individual; and
   3. (3) Identifies the use a patron makes of that library's materials, services, or facilities.

2. (b) A public, school, college, or university library in the State shall permit inspection, use, or disclosure of the circulation record of an individual only:

   1. (1) If necessary for the reasonable operation of the library;
   2. (2) On written consent of the individual; or
   3. (3) By subpoena or court order.

Added as Education § 23-107 by Acts 1988, c. 233, § 1, eff. July 1, 1988. Amended by Acts 1990, c. 635, § 1, eff. July 1, 1990. Renumbered as Education § 23-108 by Acts 2017, c. 337, § 1, eff. July 1, 2017; Acts 2017, c. 338, § 1, eff. July 1, 2017. Amended by Acts 2023, c. 49, § 2, eff. April 11, 2023; Acts 2023, c. 737, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2023.