(b) If an officer or employee of an entity that contracts with a board of county commissioners or a county assessor under IC 6-1.1-36-12 discloses in an unauthorized manner any information that is classified as confidential under section 9 of this chapter:

1. (1) the contract between the entity and the board is void as of the date of the disclosure;
2. (2) the entity forfeits all right to payments owed under the contract after the date of disclosure;
3. (3) the entity and its affiliates are barred for three (3) years after the date of disclosure from entering into a contract with a board or a county assessor under IC 6-1.1-36-12 ; and

4. (4) the taxpayer whose information was disclosed has a right of action for triple damages against the entity.

   [Pre-1975 Property Tax Recodification Citation: 6-1-34-9.]

   Formerly: Acts 1975, P.L.47, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.6-1997, SEC.114; P.L.178-2002, SEC.38; P.L.146-2008, SEC.280.