§410. Violations
1. Civil violation. An officer or employee of a state government agency or local government entity who willfully violates this subchapter commits a civil violation.
[PL 2019, c. 247, §1 (NEW).]
2. Penalties. A state government agency or local government entity whose officer or employee commits a civil violation described in subsection 1 is subject to:
A. A fine of not more than $500 for a civil violation described in subsection 1; [PL 2019, c. 247, §1 (NEW).]
B. A fine of not more than $1,000 for a civil violation described in subsection 1 that was committed not more than 4 years after a previous adjudication of a civil violation described in subsection 1 by an officer or employee of the same state government agency or local government entity; or [PL 2019, c. 247, §1 (NEW).]
C. A fine of not more than $2,000 for a civil violation described in subsection 1 that was committed not more than 4 years after 2 or more previous adjudications of a civil violation described in subsection 1 by an officer or employee of the same state government agency or local government entity. [PL 2019, c. 247, §1 (NEW).]
[PL 2019, c. 247, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 758 (NEW). PL 1987, c. 477, §6 (RPR). PL 2019, c. 247, §1 (RPR).
Structure Maine Revised Statutes
Chapter 13: PUBLIC RECORDS AND PROCEEDINGS
Subchapter 1: FREEDOM OF ACCESS
1 §401. Declaration of public policy; rules of construction
1 §402-A. Public records defined (REPEALED)
1 §403. Meetings to be open to public; record of meetings
1 §403-B. Remote participation in public proceedings
1 §404. Recorded or live broadcasts authorized
1 §404-A. Decisions (REPEALED)
1 §405-A. Recorded or live broadcasts authorized (REPEALED)
1 §405-C. Appeals from actions (REPEALED)
1 §408. Public records available for public inspection and copying (REPEALED)
1 §408-A. Public records available for inspection and copying
1 §411. Right To Know Advisory Committee
1 §412. Public records and proceedings training for certain officials and public access officers