(a) Personal property assessment records:
(1) shall be maintained and arranged in alphabetical order according to the owner by county, election district, taxing district, or assessment area; and
(2) may be retained in an electronic medium.
(b) Each record shall contain:
(1) a brief description of the nature of the personal property; and
(2) the value of the personal property.
(c) A personal property assessment record may be inspected only by:
(1) the property owner or the property taxpayer if different from the owner, for the personal property; or
(2) an officer of the State, a county, or a municipal corporation that is affected by the personal property assessment.
(d) The Department may allow a commercial bank to have access to personal property returns for the limited purpose of assisting in the collection of filing fees through a lockbox system.
(e) The Department may periodically transfer property records to the State Archives for retention.