Maine Revised Statutes Title 15 Sec. 3701 – Civil actions by aggrieved persons authorized
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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).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 15 Sec. 3701
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Disclosure: means the transmission of information contained in juvenile case records by any means, including orally, in writing or electronically, upon request. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 15 Sec. 3003
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Legal custodian: means a person who has legal custody of a juvenile. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 15 Sec. 3003
- Parent: means either a natural parent or the adoptive parent of a juvenile. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 15 Sec. 3003
- Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
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).