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with a department or agency of the Federal Government and law | | enforcement agencies and gaming enforcement or regulatory agencies | | of other jurisdictions.__The board or the department may provide | | information or records designated as confidential under section | | 1006 only after obtaining a signed authorization to release the | | information or records from the applicant, licensee, owner, key | | executive or gaming employee to which the information or records | | relate, pertain or belong.__This authorization requirement does not | | apply to the sharing of information permitted under subsections 2 | | and 3. |
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| | | 2.__Reports from other jurisdictions.__Information or records | | in the possession of the board or the department received | | pursuant to an intelligence sharing, reciprocal use or restricted | | use agreement entered into by the board or the department with a | | federal department or agency or a law enforcement agency or | | gaming enforcement or regulatory agency of any jurisdiction are | | considered records or information within the meaning of section | | 1006, subsection 1 and may be disseminated only with the | | permission of the person or agency providing the information or | | records. |
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| | | 3.__Investigation of violations.__Records received by the | | board or the department as application materials or as part of an | | investigation related to an applicant or licensee may be | | disclosed to state or federal law enforcement entities when the | | Attorney General or the department determines that the | | information contains evidence of a possible violation of laws, | | rules or regulations enforced by those entities. |
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| | | §1008.__Hearings and proceedings |
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| | | Notwithstanding section 1006, the confidentiality of records | | and information used or produced in connection with hearings, | | proceedings or appeals under subchapter 5 regarding noncompliance | | with or violation of this chapter are governed by the provisions | | of section 1052. |
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| | | Sec. 2. 8 MRSA §1052, first ¶, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 687, Pt. A, §5 | | and affected by Pt. B, §11, is amended to read: |
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| | | All reports, information or records compiled by the board or | | the department pursuant to this subchapter regarding | | noncompliance with or violation of this chapter by an applicant, | | licensee, owner or key executive are confidential, except that | | the board may disclose any confidential information as follows. |
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| | | Sec. 3. 8 MRSA §1052, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 687, Pt. A, | | §5 and affected by Pt. B, §11, is amended to read: |
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