APPROVED CHAPTER
APRIL 20, 2022 644
BY GOVERNOR PUBLIC LAW
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-TWO
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H.P. 669 - L.D. 913
An Act To Make Certain Civil Court Records Accessible by the Public Only
at the Courthouse
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 4 MRSA §9-C is enacted to read:
§9-C. Court records accessible by the public only at the courthouse
For civil cases brought pursuant to Title 14, section 6001 or 7481, the following court
records are accessible by the public only at a courthouse:
1. Resolution by agreement of the parties. Court records that are part of a court case
in which the parties agree that the records should be accessible by the public only at the
courthouse;
2. Dismissed or resolved in favor of the defendant. Court records that are part of a
court case that is dismissed or resolved in favor of a defendant; and
3. Older than 3 years. Court records that are part of a court case more than 3 years
after a judgment has been entered.
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