500.226 Disclosure of confidential information; penalty. Sec. 226. The commissioner or any of the commissioner's employees or agents shall not divulge confidential information acquired in the course of an examination or investigation except as permitted by section 222(7). A person appointed or acting under this act who discloses any fact or information that is confidential under this act is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or imprisonment of not more than 1 year, or both. A conviction under this section shall automatically remove the person from his or her position or office. History: Add. 1992, Act 182, Imd. Eff. Oct. 1, 1992 ;-- Am. 1994, Act 226, Imd. Eff. June 27, 1994 Popular Name: Act 218
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