Any employee of the commission who divulges any fact or information which comes to his knowledge during the course of the examination of the accounts, records, and memoranda of household goods carriers, except as he is authorized or directed by the commission or by a court of competent jurisdiction or judge thereof, is guilty of a misdemeanor and is punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than three (3) months, or both.