Any information gained as the result of any returns, investigations, hearings or verifications required or authorized by this chapter shall be confidential, except for official purposes, or except in accordance with proper judicial order. No person shall divulge such information in violation of this section.
In addition to the penalty provided in Section 191.99, any employee of the Village or of the Regional Income Tax Agency (R.I.T.A.) who violates the provisions of this section relative to the disclosure of confidential information shall be guilty of an offense punishable by immediate dismissal.