(A) Pursuant to the provisions of I.C. 5-14-3-3(e), a person who makes a request pursuant to I.C. 5-14-3-3 and receives information from the county on disk or tape may not use such information for commercial purposes, including to sell, advertise, or solicit the purchase of merchandise, goods or services; or sell, loan, give away, or otherwise deliver such information obtained by the request to any other person for these purposes. For purposes of this section, the term DISK or TAPE shall include any form of electronic transmission of the information requested, where such information does not require manual re-entry by the recipient (e.g., emailing information on attached file).
(B) The prohibition contained in division (A) shall not apply to:
(1) A request for electronic data to be used in connection with the preparation or publication of news, for nonprofit activities, or for academic research; or
(2) A request by title companies to obtain a disk from the County Recorder pursuant to § 36.08.
(C) Any person who violates the terms and conditions of this section:
(1) Is prohibited from obtaining any further electronic data from the county without specific approval by the Board of County Commissioners; and
(2) Is subject to a fine of not more than $2,500, imposed in accordance with the procedures set forth in I.C. 36-1-6-3(b).
(Ord. BCC-1999-01, passed 1-6-99; Am. Ord. BCC-2005-52, passed 9-19-05; Am. Ord. BCC-2007-45, passed 12-3-07)