16910-16911
REVENUE AND TAXATION CODE
SECTION 16910-16911
16910. All information and records acquired by the Controller or any of his employees are confidential in nature, and, except insofar as may be necessary for the enforcement of this part or as may be permitted by this article, shall not be disclosed by any of them. Except insofar as may be necessary for the enforcement of this part or as may be permitted by this article, any former or incumbent Controller or employee of the Controller who discloses any information acquired by any inspection or examination made pursuant to this article is guilty of a felony, and upon conviction shall be imprisoned in the state prison. 16911. The Controller may allow any local, state, or federal official charged with the administration of any tax law to examine his generation skipping transfer tax records under such rules and regulations as he may prescribe.