23-5-116. Disclosure of information. (1) The department shall, upon request, disclose information concerning a current or former gambling license applicant or gambling licensee or any other person engaged in gambling or a gambling activity governed by parts 1 through 8 of this chapter, except:
(a) confidential criminal justice information, as defined in 44-5-103;
(b) personal information protected by an individual privacy interest;
(c) trade secrets, as defined in 30-14-402, specifically identified and for which there are reasonable grounds of privilege asserted by the party claiming the privilege; and
(d) information obtained in the tax reporting processes.
(2) Notwithstanding the limitations set forth in subsection (1), the department may disclose any information obtained in the application or tax reporting process or as a result of other department operations to:
(a) a federal, state, city, county, or tribal criminal justice agency;
(b) the department of revenue and the federal internal revenue service; and
(c) a gambling regulatory agency of another state, a local government unit of another state, a tribal government, or a foreign nation, provided that the disclosure of the information complies with the law of that jurisdiction and that the receiving entity has been approved for receipt by the Montana attorney general.
(3) In the event of a tax delinquency or at the request of a video gambling machine permitholder, the department shall inform the permitholder of the status of a licensed machine owner's tax payments for a video gambling machine located at the permitholder's place of business.
History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 647, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 132, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 178, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 416, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 424, L. 1999.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Title 23. Parks, Recreation, Sports, and Gambling
Part 1. General Provisions, Proceedings, and Penalties
23-5-110. Public policy of state concerning gambling
23-5-111. Construction and application
23-5-113. Department as criminal justice agency
23-5-114. Department employees -- activities prohibited
23-5-115. Powers and duties of department -- licensing
23-5-116. Disclosure of information
23-5-118. Transfer of ownership interest -- definitions
23-5-119. Appropriate alcoholic beverage license for certain gambling activities
23-5-123. Disposal of fines and penalties for violation of gambling laws
23-5-128. Distributor's license -- fees
23-5-129. Route operator's license -- fees
23-5-130. Allowable compensation for route operator
23-5-131. Losses at illegal gambling may be recovered in civil action
23-5-135. Discharge of defendant
23-5-136. Injunction and other remedies
23-5-138. Evidence in administrative proceedings
23-5-139. and 23-5-140 reserved
23-5-145. through 23-5-150 reserved
23-5-153. Possession and sale of antique gambling devices
23-5-154. Soliciting participation in illegal gambling activity prohibited
23-5-155. Counterfeiting or defacing documents -- penalty
23-5-157. Gambling on cash basis -- penalties
23-5-158. Minors not to participate -- penalty -- exception
23-5-159. Illegal sale, assignment, lease, or transfer of license -- penalty
23-5-160. Shaking dice for drink or music or in shake-a-day game
23-5-161. Criminal liabilities -- misdemeanor
23-5-162. Criminal liabilities -- felony
23-5-164. Payroll checks -- promotional activities prohibited
23-5-165. Fishing derbies and wagering on natural occurrences
23-5-166. through 23-5-170 reserved
23-5-171. Authority of local governments to regulate gambling
23-5-173. through 23-5-175 reserved
23-5-176. Qualifications for licensure
23-5-177. Operator of gambling establishment -- license -- fee
23-5-178. Associated gambling business
23-5-180. Property subject to forfeiture
23-5-181. Petition -- summons -- service -- answer
23-5-182. Effect of failure to answer -- hearing date following answer
23-5-183. Rebuttable presumption of forfeiture -- rebuttal of presumption