Mississippi § 27-7-713 - Disclosure of information; confidentiality.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 27-7-713 — Disclosure of information; confidentiality., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 27-7-713. Disclosure of information; confidentiality.
Notwithstanding the provisions that prohibit disclosure by the commission of the contents of taxpayer records or information and notwithstanding any other confidentiality statute, the State Tax Commission may provide to a claimant agency all information necessary to accomplish and effectuate the intent of this article. The information obtained by a claimant agency from the commission in accordance with the provisions of this article shall retain its confidentiality and shall only be used by a claimant agency in the pursuit of its debt collection duties and practices; and any employee or prior employee of any claimant agency who unlawfully discloses any such information for any other purpose, except as specifically authorized by law, shall be subject to the same penalties specified by law for unauthorized disclosure of confidential information by an agent or employee of the State Tax Commission.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 27-7-713 ("Disclosure of information; confidentiality.") is part of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Mississippi. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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