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An Act To Ensure Confidentiality of Personally Identifying Information for Professional Investigators, Investigative Assistants and Dependents of Deployed Members of the Military
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  32 MRSA §8124  is enacted to read:
§ 8124. Confidential information
The home address and home telephone number of a professional investigator or investigative assistant obtained by the State under this chapter are confidential and may not be disclosed by the board except by written consent of the subject of the information, by court order, for criminal justice purposes or for permitting purposes by law enforcement agencies or permitting authorities.
Sec. 2.  37-B MRSA §11  is enacted to read:
§ 11. Information of dependents
 
1.  Confidentiality; exceptions.     Any personally identifying information obtained by the State under this Title concerning a dependent of a member of the United States Armed Forces or state military forces who is deployed out of state is confidential and may not be disclosed except:
 
A.  By written consent of the subject of the information or, if the subject of the information is less than 18 years of age, a parent or guardian of the subject;
 
B.  By court order;
 
C.  For criminal justice purposes; or
 
D.  For official purposes of the department or the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
 
2.  Dependent.     For the purposes of this section, "dependent" has the same meaning as in 10 United States Code, Section 1072.
 
Effective 90 days following adjournment of the 127th Legislature, First Regular Session, unless otherwise indicated.