1. Records maintained by the office and proceedings by the office based thereon regarding a claim submitted by a victim or a claimant shall be deemed confidential and shall not be shared with any government or private entity, with the following exceptions:
- (a) requests for information based on legitimate criminal justice purposes provided that, in such cases in which the crime victim reported to a support agency that is also a victim services provider as defined in clause (B) of subparagraph (iii) of paragraph (c) of subdivision one of section six hundred thirty-one of this article, the office shall not provide any personally identifying information or information tending to identify the victim or claimant;
- (b) judicial subpoenas;
- (c) requests for information by the victim or claimant or his or her authorized representative; or
- (d) for purposes necessary and proper for the administration of this article.
- 2. All other records, including but not limited to, records maintained pursuant to sections six hundred thirty-one-a and six hundred thirty-two-a of this article and proceedings by the office based thereon shall be public record.
- 3. Any report or record obtained by the office, the confidentiality of which is protected by any other law or regulation, shall remain confidential subject to such law or regulation.