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. (a) Notwithstanding Section 55381, it is unlawful for any
person, other than an officer or employee of a county, city and
county, city, or district, who obtains access to information
contained in, or derived from, prepaid mobile telephony services
surcharge and local charge records of the board pursuant to
subdivision (b), to retain that information after that person's
contract with the county, city and county, city, or district has
expired.
(b) (1) When requested by resolution of the legislative body of
any county, city and county, city, or district, the board shall
permit any duly authorized officer or employee of the county, city
and county, city, or district, or other person designated by that
resolution, to examine all of the prepaid mobile telephony services
surcharge and local charge records of the board pertaining to the
ascertainment of those prepaid mobile telephony services surcharge
and local charges to be collected for the county, city and county,
city, or district by the board pursuant to contract entered into
between the board and the county, city and county, city, or district
pursuant to this part. Except as otherwise provided in this section,
this subdivision does not allow any officer, employee, or other
person authorized or designated by a county, city and county, city,
or district to examine any sales or transactions and use tax records
of any taxpayer. The costs that are incurred by the board in
complying with a request made pursuant to this subdivision shall be
deducted by the board from those revenues collected by the board on
behalf of the county, city and county, city, or district making the
request.
(2) The resolution of the legislative body of the county, city and
county, city, or district shall certify that any person designated
by the resolution, other than an officer or employee, meets all of
the following conditions:
(A) Has an existing contract with the county, city and county,
city, or district to examine those prepaid mobile telephony services
surcharge and local charge records.
(B) Is required by that contract to disclose information contained
in, or derived from, those prepaid mobile telephony services
surcharge and local charge records only to an officer or employee of
the county, city and county, city, or district who is authorized by
the resolution to examine the information.
(C) Is prohibited by that contract from performing consulting
services for a seller during the term of that contract.
(D) Is prohibited by that contract from retaining the information
contained in, or derived from, those prepaid mobile telephony
services surcharge and local charge records, after that contract has
expired.
(3) Information obtained by examination of board records pursuant
to this subdivision shall be used only for purposes related to the
collection of the prepaid mobile telephony services surcharge and
local charges by the board pursuant to the contract, or for purposes
related to other governmental functions of the county, city and
county, city, or district set forth in the resolution.
(c) If the board believes that any information obtained pursuant
to subdivision (b) has been disclosed to any person not authorized or
designated by the resolution of the legislative body of the county,
city and county, city, or district, or has been used for purposes not
permitted by subdivision (b), the board may impose conditions on
access to its local charge records that the board considers
reasonable, in order to protect the confidentiality of those records.
(d) Predecessors, successors, receivers, trustees, executors,
administrators, assignees, and guarantors, if directly interested,
may be given information as to the items included in the measure and
amounts of any unpaid local charges or amounts of local charges
required to be collected, interest, and penalties.