Maine § 38 §100-A Confidentiality of complaints and investigative records

Maine Statutes

§ 38 §100-A — Confidentiality of complaints and investigative records

Maine § 38 §100-A

Title 38WATERS AND NAVIGATION

Ch. 1OPERATION OF VESSELS

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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 38, § 38 §100-A (2026).

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1.During investigation. All complaints and investigative records of the commission are confidential during the pendency of an investigation. Those records become public records upon the conclusion of an investigation unless confidentiality is required by some other provision of law. For purposes of this section, an investigation is concluded when:

2.Exceptions. Notwithstanding subsection 1, during the pendency of an investigation, a complaint or investigative record may be disclosed:

3.Violation. A person who knowingly or intentionally makes a disclosure in violation of this section commits a civil violation for which a forfeiture not to exceed $1,000 may be adjudged.

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1.
During investigation.
All complaints and investigative records of the commission are confidential during the pendency of an investigation. Those records become public records upon the conclusion of an investigation unless confidentiality is required by some other provision of law. For purposes of this section, an investigation is concluded when:
2.
Exceptions.
Notwithstanding subsection 1, during the pendency of an investigation, a complaint or investigative record may be disclosed:
3.
Violation.
A person who knowingly or intentionally makes a disclosure in violation of this section commits a civil violation for which a forfeiture not to exceed $1,000 may be adjudged.