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+from collections import defaultdict
+
+import pyblish.api
+
+from maya import cmds
+
+
+class ValidateMayaRenderLayersAccessible(pyblish.api.ContextPlugin):
+    """Validate if the render is accessible to iterate through
+
+    A bug in Maya can result in inaccessible render layers.
+    The render layer is not visible in the render layer manager or outliner
+    but can be found through code. The bug occurs when a referenced file is
+    imported.
+
+    Sometimes the issue is an unresolved adjustment in render layers.
+
+    """
+
+    order = pyblish.api.CollectorOrder
+    label = "Render Layer Accessible"
+    hosts = ["maya"]
+
+    def process(self, context):
+
+        # Get render globals node
+        try:
+            render_globals = cmds.ls("renderglobalsDefault")[0]
+        except IndexError:
+            self.log.error("Cannot collect renderlayers without "
+                           "renderGlobals node")
+            return
+
+        loaded, referenced = self.get_invalid()
+        if loaded or referenced:
+            message_a = ("Discovered inaccessible loaded renderlayers: %s"
+                         % list(loaded)) if loaded else ""
+
+            message_b = ("Discovered inaccessible referenced renderlayers: %s"
+                         % list(referenced)) if referenced else ""
+
+            raise RuntimeError("{}\n{}".format(message_a, message_b))
+
+    @classmethod
+    def get_invalid(cls):
+
+        invalid = []
+        invalid_referenced = []
+
+        lookup = defaultdict(list)
+        render_layers = cmds.ls(type="renderLayer")
+
+        # Create look up
+        for layer in render_layers:
+            parts = layer.rsplit(":", 1)
+            lookup[parts[-1]].append(layer)
+
+        for name, layers in lookup.items():
+            cls.log.info("Checking if %i '%s' layers can be accessed" %
+                         (len(layers), name))
+
+            for layer in layers:
+                try:
+                    cmds.editRenderLayerGlobals(currentRenderLayer=layer)
+                except RuntimeError:
+                    if cmds.referenceQuery(layer, isNodeReferenced=True):
+                        cls.log.error("Referenced layer '%s' cannot "
+                                      "be accessed" % layer)
+                        invalid_referenced.append(layer)
+                    else:
+                        cls.log.error("Non-referenced layer '%s' cannot "
+                                      "be accessed" % layer)
+
+                        invalid.append(layer)
+
+        return invalid, invalid_referenced