§ 108A-117.2.  Notifications to trusted contacts.

(a) A financial institution may notify a trusted contact, if any, if the financial institution or its employees believe that financial exploitation of an older adult or disabled adult is occurring, has or may have occurred, is being attempted, or has been or may have been attempted.

(b) A financial institution and its employees may choose not to notify a trusted contact if the financial institution or its employees believe that the third party is, may be, or may have been engaged in the financial exploitation of an older adult or disabled adult.

(c) When providing information, a financial institution or its employees may limit the information provided to disclosing their suspicion that the older adult or disabled adult may be a victim or target of financial exploitation.

(d) Any disclosure under this section is exempt from State privacy laws.  (2026-31, s. 13.1(d).)