CHAPTER 201
S.P. 295 - L.D. 946
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 30-A MRSA §5205, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1991, c. 322, is amended to read:
1. Confidential information. Records containing the following information are deemed confidential for the purposes of Title 1, section 402, subsection 3, paragraph A:
A. Any information acquired by a municipality or a member, officer, employee or agent of a municipality from an individual applicant for assistance provided by this chapter or from any 3rd person pertaining to an individual applicant for assistance provided pursuant to this chapter; and
B. Any written or recorded financial statement of an individual applicant submitted to a municipality or a member, officer, employee or agent of a municipality in connection with an application for assistance pursuant to this chapter.
The term "applicant" includes individuals, partnerships, limited partnerships, limited liability companies and corporations, but does not include partnerships, limited liability companies and corporations whose shares, interests or other evidence of proportional ownership are publicly traded upon a recognized exchange.
Sec. 2. 30-A MRSA §5205, sub-§5 is enacted to read:
5. Application. Notwithstanding this section, the confidentiality of information provided to a municipality during the course of the application process with the Department of Economic and Community Development is governed by Title 5, sections 13119 to 13119-C.
Effective September 19, 1997, unless otherwise indicated.
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