(A) Any information gained by the License Inspector or any other official or agent or employee of the county as a result of any returns, investigations, hearings or verifications required or authorized by this chapter, shall be confidential, except for official purposes and except in accordance with proper judicial order, or as otherwise provided by law. However, the License Inspector may disclose to the Commissioner of Revenue of the state or his or her duly authorized agent, all such information and rights to inspect any of the books and records of the License Inspector if the Commissioner of Revenue of the state grants to the License Inspector the reciprocal right to obtain information from the files and records of the Department of Revenue of the state and maintains the privileged character of the information as furnished to him or her. The county may publish statistics based on such information in such manner as not to reveal data respecting the gross receipts of any person.
(B) The License Inspector may disclose to the License Inspectors of Boone and Campbell Counties or his or her duly authorized agent, all such information and rights to inspect any of the books and records of the License Inspector if the License Inspector of Boone and Campbell Counties grants to the License Inspector the reciprocal right to obtain information from the files and records of the Boone and Campbell Counties’ License Inspectors, provided that the privileged character of the information will be so maintained by him or her.
(Ord. 225.48, passed 12-27-07; Am. Ord. 225.50, passed 2-16-08)