{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-44-49-14","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 44-49-14","heading":"Confidential nature of information.","body":"(a) Disclosure prohibited. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, neither the tax administrator nor a public employee may reveal facts contained in a report or return required by this chapter or any information obtained from a dealer; nor can any information contained in a report or return or obtained from a dealer be used against the dealer in any criminal proceeding, unless independently obtained, except in connection with a proceeding involving taxes due under this chapter from the dealer making the return.\n(b) Penalty for disclosure. Any person violating this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.\n(c) Statistics. This section does not prohibit the tax administrator from publishing statistics that do not disclose the identity of dealers or the contents of particular returns or reports.","path":["Title 44 Taxation","Chapter 49 Controlled Substances Taxation Act"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE44/44-49/44-49-14.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:00:37Z","sha256":"2bf49cc48cadb91425b373d68ea74b7da2355c59573dd9bfa5231dbbe0e1d74f","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-44-49-13.1","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-44-49-15"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}