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§3602
Title 15: COURT PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL
Part 6: MAINE JUVENILE CODE
Chapter 514: CIVIL REMEDY FOR UNLAWFUL DISCLOSURE OF CONFIDENTIAL RECORDS, INFORMATION
§5801

§3701. Civil actions by aggrieved persons authorized

1.  Authorization.  A person about whom confidential records or information has been intentionally disclosed when the disclosure was made knowing it was in violation of section 3010, subsection 6, section 3308‑A, subsection 7 or section 3308‑C, subsection 11 or that person's parent or parents, guardian or legal custodian, may initiate and prosecute in that person's own name and on that person's own behalf a civil action for the relief described in this section.  
[PL 2021, c. 365, §25 (NEW); PL 2021, c. 365, §37 (AFF).]
2.  Jurisdiction.  An action under subsection 1 must be instituted in the District Court for the county where the alleged violator resides or has a principal place of business.  
[PL 2021, c. 365, §25 (NEW); PL 2021, c. 365, §37 (AFF).]
3.  Relief.  A person who brings and prevails in a civil action pursuant to this section is entitled to injunctive relief, reimbursement of court costs and reasonable attorney's fees, an award of actual damages of up to $5,000 and award of punitive damages.  
[PL 2021, c. 365, §25 (NEW); PL 2021, c. 365, §37 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2021, c. 365, §25 (NEW). PL 2021, c. 365, §37 (AFF).
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