5.04.200 Information confidential.

The collector or any authorized representatives shall not make known in any manner whatever the business affairs, operations, or information obtained by an investigation of records and equipment of any person required to obtain a license or pay a license fee under the provisions of this chapter or to divulge the amount or source of income, profits, losses, expenditures, or any particular information set forth in any statement or application, or to permit any statement or application, or copy of either, or any other related document which contains specific information as to the amount or source of income or expenditures of any person obtaining a license to be seen or examined by any person; provided, that nothing in this section shall be construed to present the disclosure to or examination of records by another city agent for the sole purpose of administering or enforcing any of the provisions of this chapter or auditing of accounts of the collector, federal or state officials, or a grand jury or court of law upon subpoena or in a proceeding to determine the existence or amount of any license fee liability of the particular licensee to the city; nor shall the disclosure of the names and addresses of persons to whom licenses have been issued and the general type of their business be prohibited hereunder, together with general statistics regarding business fees collected or business done in the city.