Tex. Tax Code § 171.210
This is the official text of Tex. Tax Code § 171.210, part of Texas’s Tax Code — governs state and local taxation.
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§ 171.210. PERMITTED USE OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.
Official statutory text
(a) To enforce this chapter, the comptroller or attorney general may use information made confidential by this chapter.
(b) The comptroller or attorney general may authorize the use of the confidential information in a judicial proceeding in which the state is a party. The comptroller or attorney general may authorize examination of the confidential information by:
(1) another state officer of this state;
(2) a law enforcement official of this state; or
(3) a tax official of another state or an official of the federal government if the other state or the federal government has a reciprocal arrangement with this state.
(b) The comptroller or attorney general may authorize the use of the confidential information in a judicial proceeding in which the state is a party. The comptroller or attorney general may authorize examination of the confidential information by:
(1) another state officer of this state;
(2) a law enforcement official of this state; or
(3) a tax official of another state or an official of the federal government if the other state or the federal government has a reciprocal arrangement with this state.
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