R.I. Gen. Laws § 44-49-14 — Confidential nature of information

(a) Disclosure prohibited. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, neither the tax administrator nor a public
employee may reveal facts contained in a report or return required by this chapter
or any information obtained from a dealer; nor can any information contained in a
report or return or obtained from a dealer be used against the dealer in any criminal
proceeding, unless independently obtained, except in connection with a proceeding
involving taxes due under this chapter from the dealer making the return.
(b) Penalty for disclosure. Any person violating this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(c) Statistics. This section does not prohibit the tax administrator from publishing statistics that
do not disclose the identity of dealers or the contents of particular returns or reports.