Section 387-1-C-6 - Confidentiality Pending Investigationa. During the pendency of an investigation, all complaints and investigative records of the Commission shall be confidential. The Commission and all pilot complainants shall not knowingly disclose or cause to be disclosed any information contained in or relating to the subject matter of the complaint to any person except the members of the Commission or the Commission Administrator. Those records shall become public records upon the conclusion of the investigation unless confidentiality is required by some other provision of law. For purposes of this Section, an investigation is concluded when:
(1) A notice of an adjudicatory hearing under 5 M.R.S. §§9051et seq. has been issued;(2) The complaint has been listed on a meeting agenda of the Commission;(3) A consent agreement has been executed; or(4) A letter of dismissal has been issued or the investigation has otherwise been closed.b.Exceptions. Notwithstanding Subsection 22(a) above, during the pendency of an investigation, a complaint or investigative record may be disclosed for any of the reasons contained in 38 M.R.S. §100-A(2).c.Violation. Any person who knowingly or intentionally makes a disclosure in violation of this Section commits a civil violation for which a forfeiture not to exceed $1,000 may be adjudged.17-387 C.M.R. ch. 1, § C-6