Sec. 1. 16 MRSA §614, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1979, c. 433, §2, is amended to read:

2. Exception to this limitation. Nothing in this section shall preclude precludes dissemination of intelligence and investigative information to another criminal justice agency or to the Department of Human Services, Bureau of Child and Family Services for use in the investigation of suspected abuse or neglect. Intelligence and investigative information may also be disseminated to an accused person or his that person's attorney, if authorized by:

A. The District Attorney for the district in which that accused person is to be tried;

B. A rule or ruling of a court of this State or of the United States; or

C. The Attorney General.

SUMMARY

This bill permits the release of reports or records that contain intelligence and investigative information and that are prepared by, prepared at the direction of or kept in the custody of certain state agencies, including law enforcement agencies, to the Department of Human Services, Bureau of Child and Family Services for use in the investigation of suspected abuse or neglect.