A-2.1 - Act respecting Access to documents held by public bodies and the Protection of personal information

Article 158 Versions de la disposition

2023-09-22

158. Anyone who

1°  denies or impedes access to a document or information that is accessible by law, in particular by destroying, modifying or concealing the document or by unduly delaying its release,

2°  grants access to a document to which the law does not allow access or to which a public body refuses access in accordance with the law,

3°  informs a person of the existence of information he does not have the right to be informed of under the law,

4°  hinders the person in charge of access to documents or the protection of personal information in the performance of his functions,

5°  collects, uses, keeps or destroys personal information in contravention of the law,

6°  fails to report, where required to do so, a confidentiality incident to the Commission or to the persons concerned, or

7°  fails to comply with the conditions set out in an agreement entered into under section 67.2.3

commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $1,000 to $10,000 in the case of a natural person and of $3,000 to $30,000 in all other cases.

1982, c. 30, s. 158; 1990, c. 4, s. 22; 2021, c. 25, s. 69.

1990-10-01

158. Every person who knowingly denies or impedes access to a document or information to which access is not to be denied under this Act is guilty of an offence and is liable to a fine of $100 to $500 and, in the case of a second or subsequent conviction, to a fine of $250 to $1,000.

1982, c. 30, s. 158; 1990, c. 4, s. 22.

1984-07-01

158. Every person who knowingly denies or impedes access to a document or information to which access is not to be denied under this Act is guilty of an offence and is liable, in addition to costs, to a fine of $100 to $500, and, for every subsequent offence within two years, to a fine of $250 to $1 000.

1982, c. 30, s. 158.