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| 3 | 3 | LCO No. 111 1 of 1 | |
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| 5 | 5 | General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 17 | |
| 6 | 6 | January Session, 2021 | |
| 7 | 7 | LCO No. 111 | |
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| 10 | 10 | Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION | |
| 11 | 11 | AND ELECTIONS | |
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| 13 | 13 | ||
| 14 | 14 | Introduced by: | |
| 15 | 15 | SEN. ANWAR, 3rd Dist. | |
| 16 | 16 | (By Request) | |
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| 21 | 21 | AN ACT INCREASING THE MAXIMUM PENALTY FOR WRONGFUL | |
| 22 | 22 | DENIALS UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT. | |
| 23 | 23 | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General | |
| 24 | 24 | Assembly convened: | |
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| 26 | 26 | That subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of section 1-206 of the general 1 | |
| 27 | 27 | statutes be amended to increase the maximum penalty for the denial of 2 | |
| 28 | 28 | any right created by the Freedom of Information Act that was without 3 | |
| 29 | 29 | reasonable grounds from one thousand dollars to five thousand dollars. 4 | |
| 30 | 30 | Statement of Purpose: | |
| 31 | 31 | To increase the maximum penalty for the wrongful denial of any right | |
| 32 | 32 | created by the Freedom of Information Act. |