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<section article="ggp" article_name="General Provisions" number="4-401" title_number="4" title_name="Public Information Act" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Liability; Prohibited Acts; Penalties; Immunity">
  <level label="a">
    <text>A person, including an officer or employee of a governmental unit, is liable to an individual for actual damages that the court considers appropriate if the court finds by clear and convincing evidence that:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <level label="i">
        <text>the person willfully and knowingly allows inspection or use of a public record in violation of this subtitle; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the public record names or, with reasonable certainty, otherwise identifies the individual by an identifying factor such as:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>an address;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>a description;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>a fingerprint or voice print;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="4">
          <text>a number; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="5">
          <text>a picture; or</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the person willfully and knowingly obtains, discloses, or uses personal information in violation of § 4–320 of this title.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>If the court determines that the complainant has substantially prevailed, the court may assess against a defendant reasonable counsel fees and other litigation costs that the complainant reasonably incurred.</text>
  </level>
</section>
