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title: O.C.G.A. § 46-2-29. Requirement of confidentiality of information obtained by commission member or employee in a proceeding under Code Section 46-2-28.
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# O.C.G.A. § 46-2-29. Requirement of confidentiality of information obtained by commission member or employee in a proceeding under Code Section 46-2-28.

(a) No member or employee of the commission shall, except when legally called upon by a court of competent jurisdiction, disclose or impart to anyone any fact which was obtained in his official capacity from or through any proceeding filed with the commission under Code Section 46-2-28, provided that this Code section shall not apply to any fact or information which is obtained through public hearings or which is not confidential in nature.

(b) Any person who violates this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

## History

Ga. L. 1907, p. 72, § 8; Civil Code 1910, § 2665; Code 1933, § 93-319.