Sec. 181.304. OTHER DISCLOSURE PROHIBITED; PENALTY. (a) Confidential information that is provided to a state trust company, affiliate, or service provider of the state trust company, whether in the form of a report of examination or otherwise, is the confidential property of the department. The information may not be made public or disclosed by the recipient or by an officer, director, manager, employee, or agent of the recipient to a person not officially connected to the recipient as officer, director, employee, attorney, auditor, independent auditor, or bonding company, except as authorized by rules adopted under this subtitle.
(b) A person commits an offense if the person discloses or uses the confidential information in violation of this section. An offense under this subsection is punishable as if it were an offense under Section 37.10, Penal Code.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 7.16(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 3 - Financial Institutions and Businesses
Chapter 181 - General Provisions
Subchapter D. Confidentiality of Information
Section 181.301. Disclosure by Department Prohibited
Section 181.3015. Disclosure to State Trust Companies
Section 181.302. Disclosure to Finance Commission
Section 181.303. Disclosure to Other Agencies
Section 181.304. Other Disclosure Prohibited; Penalty
Section 181.305. Civil Discovery
Section 181.306. Investigative Information