A. Information obtained by the department or the authority that is proprietary technical or business information or related to the possible relocation or expansion of an eligible entity shall be confidential and not subject to inspection pursuant to the Inspection of Public Records Act [Chapter 14, Article 2 NMSA 1978].
B. It is unlawful for any employee of the department or the authority, or any former employee of the department or the authority to reveal to any person other than another employee of the department or the authority any confidential information obtained by the department or the authority that is proprietary technical or business information or related to the possible relocation or expansion of an eligible entity and not available from public sources, except in response to an order of a district court, an appellate court or a federal court.
C. Any employee or former employee of the department or the authority who reveals to another person any information that he is prohibited from lawfully revealing is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be sentenced in accordance with the provisions of Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978.
History: Laws 2005, ch. 103, § 24.
Effective dates. — Laws 2005, ch. 103, § 28 made the act effective April 4, 2005.
Structure 2021 New Mexico Statutes
Article 25 - Statewide Economic Development
Section 6-25-2 - Findings and purpose.
Section 6-25-4 - Economic development department; additional powers.
Section 6-25-6 - New Mexico finance authority; additional powers and duties.
Section 6-25-7 - Project revenue bonds.
Section 6-25-8 - Leases of projects.
Section 6-25-9 - Project revenue refunding bonds.
Section 6-25-10 - Use of project revenue bond proceeds.
Section 6-25-11 - Project revenue bonds legal investments.
Section 6-25-13 - Economic development revolving fund.
Section 6-25-14 - Tax impact fund.
Section 6-25-15 - Cumulative authority.
Section 6-25-16 - Liberal interpretation.
Section 6-25-17 - Economic development revolving fund bonds of the authority; use; security.
Section 6-25-19 - Economic development revolving fund bonds secured by trust indenture.
Section 6-25-20 - Publication of notice; validation; limitation of action.
Section 6-25-21 - Refunding bonds.
Section 6-25-22 - Economic development revolving fund and project revenue bond anticipation notes.
Section 6-25-24 - Agreement of the state.
Section 6-25-25 - Economic development revolving fund bonds; legal investments.
Section 6-25-26 - Tax exemption.
Section 6-25-27 - Proprietary information; confidentiality; penalty.
Section 6-25-28 - Application of other laws.
Section 6-25-29 - Temporary provision; fund name change; outstanding bonds; fund balances.