PUBLIC Law Chapter 439

	10.__Disclosure of information.__Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, the Department of Administrative and Financial
Services, Bureau of Revenue Services is authorized to disclose to
the Attorney General any tax information received by the Bureau of
Revenue Services and requested by the Attorney General for purposes
of determining compliance with and enforcing the provisions of this
section. The Attorney General may share any information received
under this section, other than information received from the Bureau
of Revenue Services, with other federal, State or local agencies
but only for purposes of enforcement of this section, subchapter 3
or corresponding laws of other states.__The Attorney General shall
provide notice to the Department of Administrative Services, Bureau
of Revenue Services of those persons certified under this section.

11.__Verification of qualified escrow fund.__The Attorney
General may require at any time that the nonparticipating
manufacturer provide from the financial institution in which the
nonparticipating manufacturer has established a qualified escrow
fund for the purpose of compliance with subchapter 3 proof of the
amount of money in the qualified escrow fund being held on behalf
of the State, the dates of deposits and a listing of the amounts
of all withdrawals from the fund and the dates of the
withdrawals.

12.__Requests for additional information.__The Attorney
General may require a distributor or tobacco product manufacturer
to submit any additional information, including, but not limited
to, samples of the packaging or labeling of each brand family
necessary to enable the Attorney General to determine whether a
tobacco product manufacturer is in compliance with this section.

13.__Escrow__installments.__To promote compliance with the
provisions of this section, the Attorney General may adopt rules
requiring a tobacco product manufacturer subject to the
requirements of subsection 3, paragraph A to make the required
deposits in the qualified escrow fund in installments during the
year in which the sales covered by the deposits are made.__The
Attorney General may require sufficient information to enable the
Attorney General to determine the adequacy of the amount of the
installment deposit.

14.__Rules.__The Attorney General may adopt rules necessary to
carry out the purposes of this section.__Rules adopted pursuant
to this section are routine technical rules as defined in Title
5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.

15.__Unlawful acts.__A person may not:

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