195.07 RETURNS TO BE CONFIDENTIAL; PENALTY.

   All returns and information relating to the business of any person required to collect the tax imposed by this chapter and coming into the possession of the Director of Finance, his agents and employees shall be held confidential. No disclosures thereof shall be made unless ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction excepting, however, the Director of Finance may furnish the Bureau of Internal Revenue, Treasury Department, of the United States with copies of returns filed. Any violation of the provisions of this section shall be a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00) or imprisonment for not more than thirty days or both for each such violation, and the violator shall thereafter be disqualified from acting in any official capacity whatsoever in connection with the assessment or collection of taxes under this chapter. (Ord. 1968-81. Passed 10-21-68.)