Maine statute
15 M.R.S. § 3701 — Civil actions by aggrieved persons authorized
Current through First Special Session of the 132nd Maine Legislature (current through October 1, 2025)
Part of Chapter 514: Civil Remedy for Unlawful Disclosure of Confidential Records, Information, Maine Revised Statutes.
Full text of 15 M.R.S. § 3701
Statutory text current through the First Special Session of the 132nd Maine Legislature (current through October 1, 2025). This publication reproduces the statutory text of the Maine Revised Statutes from the Revisor of Statutes' official published files; it is not the official statutes of the State of Maine and has not been certified by the Secretary of State.
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.
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.
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.
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