{"data":{"id":"us-me/15-m.r.s.-3701","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"15 M.R.S. §3701","heading":"Civil actions by aggrieved persons authorized","body":"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.\n2.  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.\n3.  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.","path":["TITLE 15: COURT PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL","PART 6: MAINE JUVENILE CODE","CHAPTER 514: CIVIL REMEDY FOR UNLAWFUL DISCLOSURE OF CONFIDENTIAL RECORDS, INFORMATION"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/15/title15sec3701.html","current_through":"January 1, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:27Z","sha256":"bbbf123fe70d3156498b4f2fca8526c43b48ce1511db12d32503035e01ba04d6","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/15-m.r.s.-3602","next":"us-me/15-m.r.s.-5801"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}