2006 Minnesota Code
Chapters 296 - 299 Excise and Sales Taxes
Chapter 297D Marijuana and Controlled Substance Taxation
Section 297D.13 CONFIDENTIAL NATURE OF INFORMATION.

297D.13 CONFIDENTIAL NATURE OF INFORMATION.
Subdivision 1. Disclosure prohibited. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, neither the
commissioner nor a public employee may reveal facts contained in a report or return required by
this chapter or any information obtained from a tax obligor; nor can any information contained
in such a report or return or obtained from a tax obligor be used against the tax obligor in any
criminal proceeding, unless independently obtained, except in connection with a proceeding
involving taxes due under this chapter from the tax obligor making the return.
Subd. 2. Penalty for disclosure. Any person violating this section is guilty of a gross
misdemeanor.
Subd. 3. Statistics. This section does not prohibit the commissioner from publishing statistics
that do not disclose the identity of tax obligors or the contents of particular returns or reports.
Subd. 4. Possession of stamps. A stamp denoting payment of the tax imposed under this
chapter must not be used against the taxpayer in a criminal proceeding, except that the stamp
may be used against the taxpayer in connection with the administration or civil or criminal
enforcement of the tax imposed under this chapter or any similar tax imposed by another state or
local unit of government.
History: 1986 c 470 s 16; 1987 c 268 art 17 s 40; 1989 c 277 art 1 s 26; 1991 c 291 art
9 s 40,41