§ 10-627. Prohibited acts; criminal penalties  


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  •    (a) Prohibited acts. -- A person may not:

       (1) willfully or knowingly violate any provision of this Part III of this subtitle;

       (2) fail to petition a court after temporarily denying inspection of a public record; or

       (3) by false pretenses, bribery, or theft, gain access to or obtain a copy of a personal record whose disclosure to the person is prohibited by this Part III of this subtitle.

    (b) Criminal penalties. -- A person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $ 1,000.


HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 76A, § 3, 5; 1984, ch. 284, § 1; 1997, chs. 338, 339; 2003, ch. 120.