Sec. 18. (a) The department and the commission shall disclose to the attorney general any information received under this chapter and requested by the attorney general for purposes of determining compliance with and enforcing this chapter. The department, the commission, and the attorney general:

(1) shall share with each other the information received under this chapter; and

Terms Used In Indiana Code 24-3-5.4-18

  • Attorney: includes a counselor or other person authorized to appear and represent a party in an action or special proceeding. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • commission: means the alcohol and tobacco commission created by Indiana Code 24-3-5.4-3
  • department: means the department of state revenue. See Indiana Code 24-3-5.4-4
  • master settlement agreement: has the meaning set forth in IC 24-3-3-6. See Indiana Code 24-3-5.4-6
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
(2) may share the information received under this chapter with other federal, state, or local agencies only for purposes of enforcing this chapter or a corresponding law in another state.

     (b) Notwithstanding any other law:

(1) the department, the commission, or the attorney general may provide information received under section 17 of this chapter to a court, an arbitrator, or a data clearinghouse or similar entity:

(A) for the purposes of making calculations required by the master settlement agreement and related settlement agreements; and

(B) with counsel for the parties;

upon the execution of a protective order approved by the attorney general; and

(2) any tobacco sales data provided from an outside party and received under the master settlement agreement must be treated as confidential under IC 5-14-3-4(a)(4) and IC 5-14-3-4(a)(5).

As added by P.L.252-2003, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.231-2015, SEC.12.

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