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PAMELA DAVIS v. FREEDOM OF
lNFORMATlON
COMMISSION ET AL.
(SC 16598)
Borden, Katz, Palmer,
Vertefeuille and Zarella, Js.
Argued December 7,
2001--officially released January 15, 2002
Procedural History
Appeal from a decision by
the named defendant ordering the plaintiff to provide access to certain of the
city of Bridgeport's motor vehicle grand lists to the defendant Barbara
Brennan, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district of Fairfield,
and tried to the court, Tanzer, J.; judgment
dismissing the appeal, from which the plaintiff appealed. Affirmed.
John H. Barton, associate city attorney, for
the appellant (plaintiff).
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Victor R. Perpetua, appellate attorney, with
whom, on the brief, was Mitchell W.
Pearlman, general counsel, for the appellee (named defendant).
Opinion
PER CURIAM. This is an appeal by the plaintiff, Pamela Davis, the tax
assessor of the city of Bridgeport, from the judgment of the trial court
dismissing her appeal from an order of the named defendant, the freedom of
information commission (commission).[1]
The commission had ordered the plaintiff to provide the complainant, Barbara
Brennan, with access to the city's motor vehicle grand lists for 1997 and 1998,
and to comply strictly with the provisions of General Statutes § 1-210 (a),[2]
formerly §1-19 (a).
The plaintiff claims that the federal Drivers Privacy Protection Act;
18 U.S.C. § 2721 et seq.;[3]
and General
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"(a) In General. --Except as provided in subsection (b), a State
department of motor vehicles, and any officer, employee, or contractor,
thereof, shall not knowingly disclose or otherwise make available to any person
or entity personal information about any individual obtained by the department
in connection with a motor vehicle record.
"(b) Permissible Uses.--Personal information referred to in subsection (a)
shall be disclosed for use in connection with matters of motor vehicle or
driver safety and theft, motor vehicle emissions, motor vehicle product
alterations, recalls, or advisories, performance monitoring of motor vehicles
and dealers by motor vehicle manufacturers, and removal of non-owner records
from the original owner records of motor vehicle manufacturers to carry out the
purposes of titles I and IV of the Anti Car Theft Act of 1992, the Automobile
Information Disclosure Act (15 U.S.C. 1231 et seq.), the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C.
7401 et seq.), and chapters 301, 305, and 321-331 of title 49, and may be
disclosed as follows:
"(1) For use by any government agency, including any court or law
enforcement agency, in carrying out its functions, or any private person or
entity acting on behalf of a Federal, State, or local agency in carrying out
its functions.
"(2) For use in connection with matters of motor vehicle or driver safety
and theft; motor vehicle emissions; motor vehicle product alterations, recalls,
or advisories; performance monitoring of motor vehicles, motor vehicle parts
and dealers; motor vehicle market research activities, including survey
research; and removal of non-owner records from the original owner records of
motor vehicle manufacturers.
"(3) For use in the normal course of business by a legitimate business or
its agents, employees, or contractors, but only--
"(A) to verify the accuracy of personal information submitted by the individual to the business or its agents, employees, or contractors; and
"(B) if such information as so submitted is not correct or is no longer
correct, to obtain the correct information, but only for the purposes of
preventing fraud by, pursuing legal remedies against, or recovering on a debt
or security interest against, the individual.
"(4) For use in connection with any civil, criminal, administrative, or
arbitral proceeding in any Federal, State, or local court or agency or before
any self-regulatory body, including the service of process, investigation in
anticipation of litigation, and the execution or enforcement of judgments and
orders, or pursuant to an order of a Federal, State, or local court.
"(5) For use in research activities, and for use in producing statistical
reports, so long as the personal information is not published, redisclosed, or
used to contact individuals.
"(6) For use by any insurer or insurance support organization, or by a
self-insured entity, or its agents, employees, or contractors, in connection
with claims investigation activities, antifraud activities, rating or
underwriting.
"(7) For use in providing notice to the owners of towed or impounded
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vehicles.
"(8) For use by any licensed private investigative agency or licensed
security service for any purpose permitted under this subsection.
"(9) For use by an employer or its agent or insurer to obtain or verify
information relating to a holder of a commercial driver's license that is
required under chapter 313 of title 49.
"(10) For use in connection with the operation of private toll
transportation facilities.
"(11) For any other use in response to requests for individual motor
vehicle records if the State has obtained the express consent of the person to
whom such personal information pertains.
"(12) For bulk distribution for surveys, marketing or solicitations if the
State has obtained the express consent of the person to whom such personal
information pertains.
"(13) For use by any requester, if the requester demonstrates it has
obtained the written consent of the individual to whom the information
pertains.
"(14) For any other use specifically authorized under the law of the State
that holds the record, if such use is related to the operation of a motor
vehicle or public safety.
"(c) Resale or Redisclosure.-An authorized recipient of personal
information (except a recipient under subsection [b][11] or [12]) may resell or
redisclose the information only for a use permitted under subsection (b) (but
not for uses under subsection [b][11] or [12]). An authorized recipient under
subsection (b)(11) may resell or redisclose personal information for any
purpose. An authorized recipient under subsection (b)(12) may resell or
redisclose personal information pursuant to subsection (b)(12). Any authorized
recipient (except a recipient under subsection [b][11])that resells or rediscloses
personal information covered by this chapter must keep for a period of 5 years
records identifying each person or entity that receives information and the
permitted purpose for which the information will be used and must make such
records available to the motor vehicle department upon request.
"(d) Waiver Procedures.-A State motor vehicle department may establish and carry out procedures under which the department or its agents, upon receiving a request for personal information that does not fall within one of the exceptions in subsection (b), may mail a copy of the request to the individual about whom the information was requested, informing such individual of the request, together with a statement to the effect that the information will not be released unless the individual waives such individual's right to privacy under this section."
Title 18
of the United States Code, § 2722, provides: "Additional unlawful acts
"(a) Procurement for Unlawful Purpose.-It shall be unlawful for any person
knowingly to obtain or disclose personal information, from a motor vehicle
record, for any use not permitted under section 2721(b) of this title.
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Statues §§ 14-10,[4]
14-50a and 14-163, bar the disclosure
"(b) False Representation.-It shall be unlawful for any person to make
false representation to obtain any personal information from an individual's
motor vehicle record."
Title 18
of the United States Code, § 2723, provides: "Penalties
"(a) Criminal Fine.-A person who knowingly violates this chapter shall be
fined under this title.
"(b) Violations by State Department of Motor Vehicles.-Any State
department of motor vehicles that has a policy or practice of substantial
noncompliance with this chapter shall be subject to a civil penalty imposed by
the Attorney General of not more than $5,000 a day for each day of substantial
noncompliance."
Title 18
of the United States Code, § 2724, provides: "Civil action
"(a) Cause of Action.-A person who knowingly obtains, discloses or uses
personal information, from a motor vehicle record, for a purpose not permitted
under this chapter shall be liable to the individual to whom the information pertains,
who may bring a civil action in a United States district court.
"(b) Remedies.-The court may award-
"(1) actual damages, but not less than liquidated damages in the amount of
$2,500;
"(2) punitive damages upon proof of willful or reckless disregard of the
law;
"(3) reasonable attorneys' fees and other litigation costs reasonably
incurred; and
"(4) such other preliminary and equitable relief as the court determines
to be appropriate."
Title 18
of the United States Code, § 2725, provides: "Definitions
"In
this chapter-
"(1) 'motor vehicle record' means any record that pertains to a motor
vehicle operator's permit, motor vehicle title, motor vehicle registration, or
identification card issued by a department of motor vehicles;
"(2) 'person' means an individual, organization or entity, but does not
include a State or agency thereof; and
"(3) 'personal information' means information that identifies an
individual, including an individual's photograph, social security number,
driver identification number, name, address (but not the 5-digit zip code),
telephone number, and medical or disability information, but does not include
information on vehicular accidents, driving violations, and driver's
status."
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of the motor vehicle grand
lists in question. The plaintiff
other document issued by the
Department of Motor Vehicles;
"(3) 'Personal inforrnationt means information that identifies an
individual and includes an individual's photograph or computerized image,
Social Secu-
rity number, operator's
license number, name, adoress other than the zip
code, telephone number, or
medical or disability information, but does not
include information on motor
vehicle accidents or violations, or information
relative to the status of an
operator's license, registration or insurance
coverage; and
"(4) 'Express consent' means an affirmative agreement given by the
indi-
vidual who is the subject of
personal information that specifically grants
permission to the department
to release such information to the requesting
party. Such agreement shall
(A) be in writing or such other form as the
commissioner may determine in
regulations adopted in accordance with
the provisions of chapter 54,
and (B) specify a procedure for the individual
to withdraw such consent, as
provided in regulations adopted in accordance
with the provisions of
chapter 54.
"(b) A number shall be assigned to each motor vehicle registration
and operator's license and a record of all applications for motor vehicle
registrations and operators' licenses issued shall be kept by the commissioner
at the main office of the Department of Motor Vehicles.
"(c) (1) All records of the Department of Motor Vehicles
pertaining to the application for registration, and the registration, of motor
vehicles of the current or previous three years shall be maintained by the
commissioner at the main office of the department. Any such records over three
years old may be destroyed at the discretion of the commissioner. (2) Before
disclosing personal information pertaining to an applicant or registrant from
such motor vehicle records or allowing the inspection of any such record containing
such personal information in the course of any transaction conducted at such
main of fice, the commissioner shall ascertain whether such disclosure is
authorized under subsection (f) of this section, and require the person or
entity making the request to (A) complete an application that shall be on a
form prescribed by the commissioner, (B) provide two forms of acceptable
identffication, and (C) pay a fee of fffteen dollars to the commissioner in
addition to any fee required under section 14‑50a. An attorney‑at‑law
admitted to practice in this state may provide juris number to the
commissioner in lieu of the requirements of subparagraph (B) of this
subdivision. The commissioner may disclose such personal information or permit
the inspection of such record containing such information only ff such
disclosure is authorized under subsection (f) of this section.
"(d) The commissioner may disclose personal information from a
motor vehicle record pertainung to an operator's license or a driving history
or permit the inspection or copying of any such record or history containing
such in ormation in the course of any transaction conducted at the main office
of the department only ff such disclosure is authorized under subsection (f)
of this section. Any such records over f ve years old may be destroyed
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also
claims that the grand lists are exempt from the
at the discretion of the
commissioner.
"(e) In the event (1) a federal court judge, federal court
magistrate or judge of the Superior Court, Appellate Court or Supreme Court of
the state, (2) a member of a municipal police department or a member of the
Division of State Police within the Department of Public Safety, (3) an
employee of the Department of Correction, (4) an attorney‑at‑law
who represents or has represented the state rn a criminal prosecution, or (5) a
member or employee of the Board of Parole submits a written request and
furnishes such individual's business address to the commissioner, such
business address only shall be disclosed or available for public inspection to
the extent authorized by this section.
"(f) The commissioner may disclose personal information from a
motor vehicle record to
"(1) Any federal, state or local government agency in carrying out
its functions or to any individual or entity acting on behalf of any such
agency, or
"(2) Any individual, organization or entity that signs and files
with the commissioner, under penalty of false statement as provided in section
53a157b, a statement on a form approved by the commissioner, together with
such supporting documentation or information as the commissioner may
require, that such
information will be used for any of the following purposes:
"(A) In connection with matters of motor vehicle or driver safety
and
theft, motor vehicle
emissions, motor vehicle product alterations, recalls or
advisories, performance
monitoring of motor vehicles and dealers by motor
vehicle manufacturers and
removal of nonowner records from the original
owner records of motor
vehicle manufacturers to implement the provisions
of the federal Automobile
Information Disclosure Act, 15 USC 1231 et seq.,
the Motor Vehicle Information
and Cost Saving Act, 15 USC 1901 et seq.,
the National Traffic and
Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966, 15 USC 1381 et
seq., Anti‑Car Theft
Act of 1992, 15 USC 2021 et seq., and the Clean Air Act, 42 USC 7401 et seq.,
as amended from time to time, and any provision of the general statutes enacted
to attain compliance with said federal acts;
"(B) In the normal course of business by the requesting party, but
only to confirm the accuracy of personal information submitted by the
individual to the requesting party;
"(C) In connection with any civil, criminal, administrative or
arbitral proceeding in any court or government agency or before any self‑regulatory
body, including the service of process, an investigation in anticipation of
litigation and the execution or enforcement of judgments and orders, or
pursuant to an order of any court provided the requesting party is a party in
interest to such proceeding;
"(D) In connection with matters of motor vehicle or driver safety
and theft, motor vehicle emissions, motor vehicle product alterations, recalls
or advisories, performance monitoring of motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts
and dealers, motor vehicle market research activities including survey
research, motor vehicle product and service communications, and removal
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public disclosure othervnse
mandated by General Stat-
of nonowner records from the
original owner records of motor vehicle manufacturers, provided the personal
information is not published, disclosed or used to contact individuals except
as permitted under subparagraph (A) of this subdivision;
"(E) By any
insurer or insurance support organization or by a self‑insured entity or
its agents, employees or contractors, in connection with the investigation of
claims arising umder insurance policies, antifraud activities, rating or
underwriting;
"(F) In
providing any notice required by law to owners or lienholders named in the
certificate of title of towed, abandoned or impounded motor vehicles;
"(G) By an
employer or its agent or insurer to obtain or verify information relating to a
holder of a passenger endorsement or commercial driver's license required under
the federal Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986, 49 USC 2304 et seq.,
and sections 14‑44 to 14‑44m, inclusive
"(H) In
connection with any lawful purpose of a labor organization, as defined in
section 31‑77, provided (i) such organization has entered into a contract
with the commissioner, on such terms and conditions as the commissioner may
require, and (ii) the information will be used only for the purposes specified
in the contract other than campaign or political purposes;
"(I) For bulk
distribution for surveys, marketing or solicitations provided
the commissioner has obtained
the express consent of the individual to
whom such personal
information pertains;
"(J) For
the purpose of preventing fraud by verifying the accuracy of personal
information contained in a motor vehicle record, including an individual's
photograph or computerized image, as submitted by an individual to a
legitimate business or an agent, employee or contractor of a legitimate
business, provided the individual has provided express consent in accordance
with subdivision (4) of subsection (a) of this section.
"(g) Any
person receiving personal information from a motor vehicle record pursuant to
subsection (f) of this section shall be entitled to use such information for
any of the purposes set forth in said subsection.
"(h)
Notwithstanding any provision of this section, the disclosure of personal
information from a motor vehicle record pursuant to subsection (f) of this
section shall be subject to the provisions of section 14‑50a concerning
(1) the fees that shall be charged for copies of or informaMon pertaining to
motor vehicle records and (2) the authority of the commissioner to establish
fees for information furnished on a volume basis in accordance with such terms
and conditions regarding the use and distribution of such information as the
commissioner may prescribe.
"(i)
Notwithstanding any provision of this section that restricts or prohibits the
disclosure of personal information from a motor vehicle record, the
commissioner may disclose personal information contained in any such record to
any individual who is the subject of such personal information or to any person
who certifies under penalty of false statement that such
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person has obtained the
express consent of the subject of such personal information.
''(j) The
commissioner may adopt regulations in accordance with chapter 54 to implement
the provisions of this section."
Although §14‑10
has been amended since 1999, when this action was instituted, the changes are
not relevant to this appeal. References to §14-10 are to the current revision
of the statute.
General
Statutes §14‑60a provides: "(a) The following fees shall be charged
by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles for the item or service indicated:
"(1) Duplicate of a registration certificate, five dollars.
"(2) First
duplicate of a motor vehicle operator's license, ten dollars, second duplicate
of a motor vehicle operator's license, twenty dollars and each duplicate of a
motor vehicle operator's license thereafter, thrrty dollars.
"(3)
Replacement numberplate or set of numberplates, except as provided in
subsection (c) of section 14‑253a, eleven dollars.
"(4)
Replacement number plate or set of number plates bearing same number as set of
replaced plates, eleven dollars.
"(5) Each
search of the accident record files made pursuant to a request for a copy of an
accident report which results in no document being pro-
duced, ten dollars and
seventy‑five cents.
"(6) Each copy of an
accident report, ten dollars and seventy‑five cents.
"(7) Certified copy of an accident record, fourteen dollars.
"(8) Certified statement of 'no record of accident', fourteen
dollars.
"(9)
Certified abstract of driving history record, or driving history record for
applicants for commercial driver's license with passenger endorsement or transportation
permit, ten dollars.
"(10) Name of registered owner, four dollars and fifty cents.
"(11) Operator license information, five dollars and fifty cents.
"(12) Certification of any copy or record, three dollars and fifty
cents.
"(13)
Certified transcripts of hearing held by the commissioner, three dollars and
fifty cents per page with a minimum charge of seventeen dollars and fifty
cents.
"(14) Each
copy of a motor vehicle operator's completed application for a license, seven
dollars.
"(15) Each
copy of a completed application for registration of a motor vehicle, seven
dollars.
"(16) Each copy of a title document provided to a municipality,
ten dollars.
"(17) Each
reques fo rinformation asprovided in section 14‑10, the amount provided
in said section.
"(18) For
any copy or material released from information maintained by the Department of
Motor Vehicles for which no fee is established by statute, an amount determined
by the commissioner.
"(b) The commissioner may establish fees not conforming to those
of
subsection (a) of this
section for information furnished on a volume basis
to persons or firms who
satisfy the commissioner that the information
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utes §12‑55 (a)[5]
because "the phrase [in §12‑55 (a)]
furnished is properly
required in connection with the conduct of such person's or firm's business.
"(c) The commissioner may waive any fee specified in subdivision
(3) or (4) of subsection (a) of this section in the case of any peson who
submits a police report to the commissioner indicating that the number plate or
set of number plates have been stolen or mutilated for the purpose of obtaining
the sticker attached to the plate denoting the expiration date of the registration.
"(d) No person, firm or corporation furnished information by the
commissioner as provided by this section shall distribute such information for
any other purpose than that for which it was furnished.
"(e) Any person, frm or corporation which violates any provision
of this section shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars."
General Statutes § 14‑163 provides: "The commissioner, on or
before the first day of December, annually, shall furnish to the tax assessors
in each town a list contarning the names and addresses of the owners of motor
vehicles and snowmobiles residing in their respective towns, as they appear by
the records of the Department of Motor Vehicles, with a description of such
vehicles. The commissioner shall, on or before December 1, 2000, and
December first, annually
thereafter, furnish to the Commissioner of Revenue .~:
::
Services a list containing
the names, addresses and federal Social Security <14.~:
account numbers or federal
employer identification numbers, or both, if
available, of the owners of
motor vehicles as they appear by the records of
the Department of Motor
Vehicles, and the vehicle identification numbers
of such vehicles, in order to
establish the identification of persons affected
by the tax laws of the
state."
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'except as otherwise
specially provided by law' would encompass the enactment of the Federal
[Drivers Privacy Protection Act], as well as the subsequent revision to . . .
§14‑10 creating the Connecticut privacy exemption."
Our
examination of the record and briefs and our consideration of the arguments of
the parties persuades us that the judgment of the trial court should be
affirmed. The issues were resolved properly in the trial court's concise and
well reasoned memorandum of decision. Davis
v. Freedom of Information Commission, 47 Conn. Sup. 309, A.2d
(2001). Because that memorandum
of decision fully addresses all arguments raised in this appeal, we adopt it
as a proper statement of the issues and the applicable law concerning those
issues. It would serve no useful purpose for
such change, which shall
indicate the current methodology and that previously used. Such notice shall
also include information describing the manner in which an appeal may be filed
with the board of assessment appeals. When the review of such declarations has
been completed, the assessor or board of assessors shall determine the assessed
valuations resulting therefrom, including, where applicable, the twenty‑five
per cent assessment penalty added in accordance with section 12-1. The assessor
shall publish all such assessed values, together with the assessed value of all
other property in the town in the grand list abstract for the assessment year
commencing on the October first immediately preceding completion of such grand
list. Such grand list shall also reflect the statutory exemption or exemptions
to which each taxpayer is entitled. The assessor or board of assessors shall
lodge the same, except as otherwise specially provided by law, in the office of
the assessor, on or before the thirty‑first day of January following the
commencement of such assessment year, for public inspection. Such assessor or
board of assessors shall take and subscribe the oath provided by law, which
shall be certified by the officer administering the same and endorsed upon or
attached to such grand list abstract. For the grand list of October 1, 2000,
and each grand list thereafter, each assessor who signs the grand list of the
town shall be certified in accordance with the provisions of section 12-40a.
Any assessor or board of assessors of any town who fails to comply with any
provision of this section shall be fined five dollars."
Although § 12‑55 (a) has been amended since 1999, when this
action was instituted, the changes are not relevant to this appeal. References
to §12-55 (a) are to the current revision of the statute.
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us to repeat the discussion
contained therein. See Kaluszka v. East
Hartford, 60 Conn. App. 749, 752, 760 A.2d 1269 (2000).
The judgment is affirmed.
[1] The plaintiff appealed from
the judgment of the trial court to the Appellate Court, and we transferred the
appeal to this court pursuant to Practice Book § 65-1 and General Statues §
51-199 (c).
[2] General Statutes § 1-210 (a)
provides: "Except as otherwise provided by any federal law or state
statute, all records maintained or kept on file by any public agency, whether
or not such records are required by any law or by any rule or regulation, shall
be public records and every person shall have the right to inspect such records
promptly during regular office or business hours or to receive a copy of such
records in accordance with the provisions of section 1-212. Any agency rule or
regulation, or part thereof, that conflicts with the provisions of this
subsection or diminishes or curtails in any way the rights granted by this
subsection shall be void. Each such agency shall keep and maintain all public
records in its custody at its regular office or place of business in an
accessible place and, if there is no such office or place of business, the
public records pertaining to such agency shall be kept in the office of the
clerk of the political subdivision in which such public agency is located or of
the Secretary of the State, as the case may be. Any certified record hereunder
attested as a true copy by the clerk, chief or deputy of such agency or by such
other person designated or empowered by law to so act, shall be competent
evidence in any court of this state of the facts contained therein. Each such
agency shall make, keep and maintain a record of the proceedings of its
meetings."
[3] Title 18 of the United
States Code, § 2721 (1994 & Sup. 1999), provides: "Prohibition on
release and use of certain personal information from State motor vehicle
records
[4] General Statutes § 14‑10
provides: "(a) For the purposes of this section:
"(i) 'Disclose' means to engage in any practice or conduct to make
available and make known, by any means of communication, personal information
contained in a motor vehicle record pertaining to an individual to any other
individual, organization or entity;
"(2) 'Motor vehicle record' means any record
that pertains to an operator's
license, learner's permit,
identity card, registration, certificate of title or any
[5] General Statutes § 12‑55
(a) provides: "When the declarations of any town have been so received or
made by the assessor or board of assessors they shall equalize the same, if
necessary, and make any assessment omitted by mistake or required by law. The
assessor or board of assessors may mcrease or decrease the valuation of
property as named in any of such declarations or in the last‑preceding
grand list, but, in each case of any increase in valuation of such property
above the valuation, if any, stated by the person filing such declaration or in
each case of any increase of valuation above the valuation of such property in
the last‑preceding grand list, except with respect to the valuation of
any motor vehicle, they shall send written notice by mail of such increase in
accordance with subsection (b) of this section, or in accordance with
subsection (f) of section 12‑62 in the year of a revaluation, including
in such notice the valuation prior to and after such increase with respect to
each parcel of real property, the valuation of which has been increased, to the
last‑known address of the person whose valuation is so changed. If the
methodology used to determine the value of personal property for which a notice
of increase is required differs from that
previously used to determine the value of such property by the assessor or
assessors of such town, said notice shall include a statement concerning