1. A public employee or other person who has lawful access to any private, controlled, or protected record under this chapter, and who intentionally discloses or provides a copy of a private, controlled or protected record to any person knowing that such disclosure is prohibited, is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.

2. It is a defense to prosecution under subsection A of this section that the actor released private, controlled or protected information in the reasonable belief that the disclosure of the information was necessary to expose a violation of law involving government corruption, abuse of office, or misappropriation of public funds or property.

3. It is a defense to prosecution under subsection A of this section that the record could have lawfully been released to the recipient if it had been properly classified.

1. A person who by false pretenses, bribery, or theft, gains access to or obtains a copy of any private, controlled, or protected record to which he is not legally entitled is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.

2. No person shall be guilty under subsection B1 of this section who receives the record, information, or copy after the fact and without prior knowledge of or participation in the false pretenses, bribery, or theft.