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

Section 158 Disposition versions

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.