§ 37-5-509 — Confidential information

All information obtained by the authority in connection with any
hearing or investigation under this article that contains or
that might reveal proprietary data shall be considered as
confidential for the purposes of this article. The authority
shall not disclose confidential information to any person,
governmental entity or agency without prior written consent from
the owner of the confidential information. Any board or staff
member who discloses or causes to be disclosed any confidential
information is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by
imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, a fine of not more
than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), or both.