Sec. 5. (a) An employer or any person administering adoption records who recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally:
(1) discloses any confidential information relating to any adoption except as provided in IC 31-19-17, this chapter, or IC 31-19-20 through IC 31-19-25.5; or
(2) allows an employee to disclose any confidential information relating to any adoption except as provided in this chapter;
commits a Class A misdemeanor.
(b) If a public employee commits a violation described in subsection (a), the violation is cause for discharge.