1 §531. Short title

§531. Short title This chapter may be known and cited as the “InforME Public Information Access Act.”   [PL 1997, c. 713, §1 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1997, c. 713, §1 (NEW).

1 §532. Definitions

§532. Definitions As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.   [PL 1997, c. 713, §1 (NEW).] 1.  Board.  “Board” means the InforME Board established in section 534.   [PL 1997, c. 713, §1 (NEW).] 1-A.  Agency fees.  “Agency fees” are fees defined in statute or […]

1 §533. InforME established; purposes

§533. InforME established; purposes Information Resource of Maine, referred to as “InforME,” is established with the following purposes:   [PL 1997, c. 713, §1 (NEW).] 1.  Electronic gateway.  To serve as a self-supporting and cost-effective electronic gateway to provide and enhance access to the State’s public information for individuals, businesses and other entities and to […]

1 §534. InforME Board

§534. InforME Board 1.  Membership.  The InforME Board, as established in Title 5, section 12004‑G, subsection 30‑A, consists of 15 voting members and 2 nonvoting, advisory members as follows:   A. The Secretary of State or the Secretary of State’s designee;   [PL 1997, c. 713, §1 (NEW).] B. Three members who are chief executive […]

1 §535. InforME network manager; contract terms and duties

§535. InforME network manager; contract terms and duties 1.  Criteria and specifications; contract terms.  The Chief Information Officer within the Department of Administrative and Financial Services or the Chief Information Officer’s designee, in consultation with the board, shall develop criteria and specifications for a network manager and its duties. The Chief Information Officer shall develop […]

1 §536. Network manager and data custodian responsibilities

§536. Network manager and data custodian responsibilities 1.  Voluntary cooperation.  All data custodians may voluntarily cooperate with the network manager in providing public information, access to public information and assistance as may be requested for achieving InforME’s purposes.   [PL 1997, c. 713, §1 (NEW).] 2.  Duplication of fee services.  Executive branch and semiautonomous state […]

1 §537. Financial requirements

§537. Financial requirements 1.  Funding.  InforME is self-supporting and may not receive an appropriation or allocation from the General Fund or other state funds.   Revenue is generated through fees on services paid by data custodians, subscribers or users, from contracts with other state departments and agencies and from money, goods or in-kind services donated […]

1 §538. Copyrights, licensing restrictions and confidentiality

§538. Copyrights, licensing restrictions and confidentiality 1.  Information.  The information developed by the network manager for InforME and public information made available through InforME is owned by the public, and copyright or licensing restrictions may not be fixed to this information by the board, the network manager or data custodians.   [PL 1997, c. 713, […]