California Revenue and Taxation Code 14251 – All information and records acquired by the Controller or any of his …
All information and records acquired by the Controller or any of his or her employees are confidential in nature, and except insofar as may be necessary for the enforcement of this part or as may be permitted by this article, shall not be disclosed by any of them.
Except insofar as may be necessary for the enforcement of this part or as may be permitted by this article, any former or incumbent Controller or employee of the Controller who discloses any information acquired by any inspection or examination made pursuant to this article is guilty of a felony, and upon conviction shall be imprisoned pursuant to subdivision (h) of § 1170 of the Penal Code.
Terms Used In California Revenue and Taxation Code 14251
- Controller: means the State Controller. See California Revenue and Taxation Code 21
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 15, Sec. 569. (AB 109) Effective April 4, 2011. Operative October 1, 2011, by Sec. 636 of Ch. 15, as amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 39, Sec. 68.)