Any information gained as a result of any returns, investigations, hearings, or verifications required or authorized by this chapter shall be confidential, and no disclosure thereof shall be made except to municipal, county, state, or federal taxing agencies, or, except for official purposes, or except in accordance with proper judicial order. Each disclosure shall constitute a separate offense. In addition to the penalty provided in § 39.999, any employee of the municipality who violates the provisions of this section relative to the disclosure of confidential information shall be guilty of an offense punishable by immediate dismissal.
(‘74 Code, § 93.64) (Ord. 384-A, passed 4-1-71; Am. Ord. 01-1348, passed 1-16-01; Am. Ord. 05-1469, passed 12-21-05)