Except when pursuant to an order of any court of competent jurisdiction or as otherwise provided by law, any person who divulges or makes known in any way the contents of any private document, as specified in section 39-4-103, 39-5-120, or 39-7-101 (4), to any person not authorized to have access to such documents is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than three months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Source: L. 64: R&RE, p. 680, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 137-1-16. L. 96: Entire section amended, p. 110, § 2, effective January 1, 1997.
Cross references: For confidential records submitted by a public utility, see § 39-4-103; for confidential personal property schedules, see § 39-5-120.