§ 2.52.010. Prohibited uses—Exception.

A.

A person who receives information on disk or tape or in any electronic format under IC 5-14-3-3(d) may not use the information for commercial purposes; and

B.

Specifically, a person who receives information on a disk or tape or in any electronic format under IC 5-14-3-3(d) is prohibited from: (a) selling that information; except for the specific purpose of identifying and paying of property taxes, including as needed for mortgage escrow service companies; (b) advertising that information; (c) soliciting the purchase of merchandise, goods, or services with that information; or (d) selling, loaning, giving away or otherwise delivering the information obtained by the request to any other person for these purposes; and

C.

Use of information received under IC 5-14-3-3(d) in connection with the preparation or publication of news, for non-profit activities, or for academic research is not prohibited; and

D.

A person who uses information in a manner contrary to this section may be prohibited by the Porter County Board of Commissioners from obtaining a copy of any further data under subsection (d) and may be subject to a fine of up to two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.00).

E.

his section does not apply to electronic formatted map data, the release of which is governed by a specific ordinance passed by the fiscal body.

(Ord. 00-7: Ord. 96-23 §§ 1—4)

(Ord. No. 09-10, §§ 1—5, 8-18-2009)