Obtaining evidence

The commissioner is authorized to examine any book, paper, record, or other data belonging to a person, including a local collector of a tax due the state under any law of this state, under chapter 1, part 14 of this title, in order to ascertain the liability of a person, including a local collector of a tax due the state, under any law of this state, for any taxes due the state. Acts 1937, ch. 108, art. 3, § 2; C. Supp. 1950, § 1248.5 (Williams, § 1248.138); Acts 1978, ch. 839, § 18; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 67-4321. The commissioner is authorized to examine any book, paper, record, or other data belonging to a person, including a local collector of a tax due the state under any law of this state, under chapter 1, part 14 of this title, in order to ascertain the liability of a person, including a local collector of a tax due the state, under any law of this state, for any taxes due the state. Acts 1937, ch. 108, art. 3, § 2; C. Supp. 1950, § 1248.5 (Williams, § 1248.138); Acts 1978, ch. 839, § 18; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 67-4321.