Legal Question in Civil Rights Law in Kansas

breach of confidentiality

If a person is suspected of child abuse and SRS came in and took pictures of the child and dismissed the case as unsubstantiated; can a DISPATCHER in the law enforcement center legally, take the picture to anyone in town and show it to that person?


Asked on 1/30/06, 11:08 am

1 Answer from Attorneys

Michael Shultz Law Firm of Michael M. Shultz, P.A.

Re: breach of confidentiality

If the law enforcement dispatcher has no law enforcement related reason to show the picture, I should think that it would be illegal to do so. One would have to ask why this was done and if accusations were made against any person.

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Answered on 1/30/06, 4:33 pm


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