Except by permission of the client for whom a certificate or permit holder performs a service or the heir, successor or personal representative of the client, a certificate holder shall not voluntarily disclose information communicated to him by the client relating to and in connection with a service rendered to the client by him. Such information shall be deemed confidential; provided that nothing in this section shall prohibit the disclosure of information required to be disclosed by a standard of the public accounting profession in reporting on the examination of a financial statement or prohibit disclosure in a court proceeding, in an investigation or proceeding pursuant to the 1999 Public Accountancy Act, in an ethical investigation conducted by a private professional organization or in the course of a peer review, or to another person active in the organization performing a service for that client on a need-to-know basis or to a person in the entity who needs this information for the sole purpose of assuring quality control.
History: Laws 1999, ch. 179, § 24.
Delayed repeals. — For delayed repeal of this section, see 61-28B-29 NMSA 1978.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 61 - Professional and Occupational Licenses
Article 28B - 1999 Public Accountancy Act
Section 61-28B-1 - Short title. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)
Section 61-28B-2 - Purpose. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)
Section 61-28B-3 - Definitions. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)
Section 61-28B-5 - Board; powers and duties. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)
Section 61-28B-6 - Fund created. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)
Section 61-28B-14 - Appointment of secretary of state as agent. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)
Section 61-28B-15 - Enforcement procedures; investigations. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)
Section 61-28B-17 - Enforcement; unlawful acts. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)
Section 61-28B-18 - Exemptions; unlawful acts. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)
Section 61-28B-19 - Business names; prohibitions. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)
Section 61-28B-21 - Reinstatement. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)
Section 61-28B-22 - Criminal penalties. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)
Section 61-28B-23 - Single act evidence of practice. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)
Section 61-28B-24 - Confidential communications. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)
Section 61-28B-25 - Working papers; client records. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)
Section 61-28B-27 - Fees. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)
Section 61-28B-28 - Criminal offender eligibility. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)
Section 61-28B-29 - Termination of agency life; delayed repeal. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)