Texas § TX.111.007 - CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR DISCLOSING FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION
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§ TX.111.007. CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR DISCLOSING FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION
CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR DISCLOSING FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION. (a) The comptroller, a person who formerly held the office of comptroller, or an employee or former employee of the comptroller commits an offense if he discloses in a manner unauthorized by law a federal tax return or federal tax return information that is required to be submitted to the comptroller by any person. (b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000 or by confinement in jail for not more than one year, or by both a fine and confinement. Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1502, ch. 389, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
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