Sec. 12. If a county or township official, a member of a county or state board, or an employee of such an official or board discloses in an unauthorized manner information which is classified as confidential under section 9 of this chapter, a person who owns property which the information pertains to may recover from the official, board member, or employee either:
(1) liquidated damages in the amount of five hundred dollars ($500); or
(2) the person's actual damages resulting from the unauthorized disclosure.
[Pre-1975 Property Tax Recodification Citation: 6-1-39-9.]
Formerly: Acts 1975, P.L.47, SEC.1.
Structure Indiana Code
Chapter 35. Supervision of Assessing Officials
6-1.1-35-1. Duties of Department of Local Government Finance
6-1.1-35-2. Visits by Department of Local Government Finance to County
6-1.1-35-3. Instructional Sessions; Lodging, Subsistence, and Mileage Allowances
6-1.1-35-4. Township Assessors; Instructional Meetings
6-1.1-35-5. Township Assessors; Incompetency Reported to Department of Local Government Finance
6-1.1-35-12. Unauthorized Disclosure of Confidential Information; Recovery of Damages