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§409
Title 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS
Chapter 13: PUBLIC RECORDS AND PROCEEDINGS
Subchapter 1: FREEDOM OF ACCESS
§411

§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).
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