(1)__To the subject of the complaint by certified mail; and

(2)__To the presiding officer of the body of the Legislature of which the subject of the complaint is a member.

9.__Confidentiality.__Notwithstanding chapter 13, all complaints filed under this subchapter, including the fact that a complaint has been filed, are confidential until the investigation is complete and a hearing ordered.__The records of the commission and all information received by the commission acting under this section in the course of its investigation and the conduct of its affairs are confidential, except:

A.__That evidence or information disclosed at public hearings;

B.__The commission's findings of fact; and

C.__The commission's opinions and guidelines.

10.__Penalties.__Any person, except the subject of the complaint, who knowingly breaches the confidentiality requirements of this subchapter is guilty of a Class D crime.

A.__This section does not limit the application of any provisions of Title 17-A, chapter 25.

B.__If other statutory conflict of interest provisions pertaining to the conduct of any Legislator are more stringent than the provisions of this subchapter, the more stringent provisions apply.

C.__A violation of this subchapter for which no other penalty has been prescribed is a civil violation for which a forfeiture of not more than $1,000 may be adjudged.

11.__Limitation. A complaint may not be filed more than 4 years after the conduct that is the subject of that complaint is alleged to have occurred.

Sec. 12. 1 MRSA §1016-A, as amended by PL 1989, c. 734, is repealed.