§ 11-33-119. Confidentiality

CO Rev Stat § 11-33-119 (2018) (N/A)
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(1) Neither the commissioner, the commissioner's deputy, nor any other person appointed by the commissioner shall divulge any information acquired in the discharge of the person's duties; except that:

(a) A person specified in the introductory portion to this subsection (1) may divulge information acquired in the discharge of the person's duties if doing so is made necessary by law or under order of court in an action involving the division or in criminal actions;

(b) The commissioner may furnish information as to the condition of a cannabis credit co-op to a liquidating agent appointed by the commissioner, a federal reserve bank, the division of banking, the executive director of the department of regulatory agencies, or a department or division of any other state having supervisory authority over marijuana financial services cooperatives or analogous organizations and may accept any report of examination made on behalf of the liquidating agent, bank, department, or division;

(c) The commissioner may give records or information in the commissioner's possession to a licensing agency within the department of regulatory agencies or the department of revenue relating to possible misconduct by a person or entity licensed by the agency;

(d)

(I) The commissioner and the commissioner's designees may exchange information obtained by the division as to possible criminal violations of any law relating to the activities of a co-op with the appropriate law enforcement agencies; and

(II) The commissioner or the commissioner's designees shall exchange information obtained by the division with the appropriate state law enforcement agencies as to criminal violations of any law relating to the activities of a co-op that the commissioner reasonably believes have occurred; and

(e) Notwithstanding any provision of this article to the contrary, the commissioner may disclose information in the records of the division or acquired by the commissioner in the discharge of the commissioner's duties the disclosure of which has been specifically authorized by the board of directors of the co-op to which the information relates. Nothing in this section authorizes the board of directors of a co-op to waive any privileges that belong solely to the commissioner, the division, or its employees.