62-6-124 - Access to and use of financial statements.

62-6-124. Access to and use of financial statements.

(a)  The financial statements submitted by contractors shall be treated as confidential and shall be used by the board only for the purposes of determining the qualifications of applicants for licenses and the monetary limitations.

(b)  The comptroller of the treasury or the comptroller's designated representative shall be accorded access to and may examine any financial statement solely for the purpose of a legitimate audit, § 10-7-508 to the contrary notwithstanding.

[Acts 1979, ch. 165, § 1; T.C.A., § 62-625.]