Vermont § 112 - Banks and agencies to furnish information

§ 112. Banks and agencies to furnish information

• (a) An officer of a financial institution, as described in 8 V.S.A. § 11101(32), a credit union, or an independent trust company in this State, when requested by
  the Commissioner, shall furnish the Commissioner information in the possession of
  the bank or company with reference to any person or his or her spouse who is applying
  for or is receiving assistance or benefits from the Department. (b) Any governmental official or agency in the State, when requested by the Commissioner,
  shall furnish him or her information in the official’s or agency’s possession with
  reference to aid given or money paid or to be paid to any person or person’s spouse
  who is applying for or is receiving assistance or benefits from the Department. (c) The Commissioner of Taxes, when requested by the Commissioner for Children and Families,
  and unless otherwise prohibited by federal law, shall compare the information furnished
  by an applicant or recipient of assistance with the State income tax returns filed
  by such person and shall report his or her findings to the Commissioner for Children
  and Families. Each application for assistance shall contain a form of consent, executed
  by the applicant, granting permission to the Commissioner of Taxes to disclose such
  information to the Commissioner for Children and Families. (Added 1967, No. 147, § 1; amended 1975, No. 244 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 1999, No. 147 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 2001, No. 73 (Adj. Sess.), § 6, eff. Feb. 2, 2002; 2005, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 70.)