APPROVED CHAPTER
APRIL 16, 2024 639
BY GOVERNOR PUBLIC LAW
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR
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H.P. 1435 - L.D. 2236
An Act to Expand the List of Crimes Eligible for a Post-judgment Motion to
Seal Criminal History Record Information to Include Convictions for
Possession and Cultivation of Marijuana
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 15 MRSA §2261, sub-§6, as enacted by PL 2021, c. 674, §1, is repealed
and the following enacted in its place:
6. Eligible criminal conviction. "Eligible criminal conviction" means:
A. A conviction for a current or former Class E crime, except a conviction for a current
or former Class E crime under Title 17‑A, chapter 11; and
B. A conviction for a crime when the crime was committed prior to January 30, 2017
for:
(1) Aggravated trafficking, furnishing or cultivation of scheduled drugs under
Title 17-A, former section 1105 when the person was convicted of cultivating
scheduled drugs, the scheduled drug was marijuana and the crime committed was
a Class D crime;
(2) Aggravated cultivating of marijuana under Title 17-A, section 1105-D,
subsection 1, paragraph A, subparagraph (4);
(3) Aggravated cultivating of marijuana under Title 17-A, section 1105-D,
subsection 1, paragraph B-1, subparagraph (4);
(4) Aggravated cultivating of marijuana under Title 17-A, section 1105-D,
subsection 1, paragraph D, subparagraph (4); and
(5) Unlawful possession of a scheduled drug under Title 17-A, former section
1107 when that drug was marijuana and the underlying crime was a Class D crime.
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Statutes affected:
Bill Text LD 2236, HP 1435: 15.2261
Bill Text ACTPUB , Chapter 639: 15.2261