§15A-1-7. Compliance with requests for personnel information.

(a) Notwithstanding any provision of this code or any rule promulgated thereunder to the contrary, when the Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety or any agency within the department is placed on notice that a past or current employee has been subpoenaed or is to be called as a witness in a criminal proceeding on behalf of the state or federal government, the department, or agency, and the employee has, to the departments" or agencies" knowledge, previously been determined to have engaged in conduct reflecting dishonesty, moral turpitude, bias, prejudice, or other conduct which might reasonably be deemed to constitute impeachment evidence, the department or agency shall provide the name of the employee to the prosecuting attorney or United States attorney representing the state or the United States in the prosecution.

(b) The responsibilities of the department and agencies imposed by this section are met by transmittal of the employee name to the prosecuting attorney or attorney for the United States.  

(c) The Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety and all its officers and employees are immune from any and all liability arising from the good faith release of information under the provisions of this section. The immunity granted by this section shall be in addition to any other immunity now existing or granted under any other provision of this code or common law.