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(a) Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter shall incur in a misdemeanor and if convicted, shall be sanctioned with a fine not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000).(b) Any person, natural or juridical, who discriminates in relation to any aspect relative to the access to necessary services for a person who requires mental health services, who abuses or violates the duty to protect confidentiality of information, or uses isolation, restriction or electroconvulsive therapy contrary to the provisions of this act, shall incur in a felony and shall be sanctioned with a fine of not less than five thousand dollars ($5,000) or more than fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000), or imprisonment for a fixed term of three (3) years, or both penalties, at the discretion of the court.(c) [Upon initiating an action under subsections (a) and (b) of this section, the filing of any type of administrative action is not impeded]. History —Oct. 2, 2000, No. 408, § 15.08, eff. 90 days after Oct. 2, 2000.