This text of Maine § 15 §2265 (Special restrictions on dissemination and use of criminal history record information) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Maine primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Notwithstanding Title 16, section 704, the criminal history record information relating to a criminal conviction sealed under section 2264 is confidential, must be treated as confidential criminal history record information for the purposes of dissemination to the public under Title 16, section 705 and may not be disseminated by a criminal justice agency, whether directly or through any intermediary, except as provided in Title 16, section 705 and as set out in this section. In addition to the dissemination authorized by Title 16, section 705, a criminal justice agency may disseminate the sealed criminal history record information to:
1.Subject of conviction.
The person who is the subject of the criminal conviction or that person's designee;
2.Criminal justice agency.
A criminal justice
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Notwithstanding Title 16, section 704, the criminal history record information relating to a criminal conviction sealed under section 2264 is confidential, must be treated as confidential criminal history record information for the purposes of dissemination to the public under Title 16, section 705 and may not be disseminated by a criminal justice agency, whether directly or through any intermediary, except as provided in Title 16, section 705 and as set out in this section. In addition to the dissemination authorized by Title 16, section 705, a criminal justice agency may disseminate the sealed criminal history record information to:
1.
Subject of conviction.
The person who is the subject of the criminal conviction or that person's designee;
2.
Criminal justice agency.
A criminal justice agency for the purpose of the administration of criminal justice and criminal justice agency employment. For the purposes of this subsection, dissemination to a criminal justice agency for the purpose of the administration of criminal justice includes:
3.
Secretary of State.
The Secretary of State to ensure compliance with state and federal motor vehicle laws;
4.
Victims.
The victim or victims of the crime related to the conviction or:
5.
Financial services regulatory agencies.
The Department of Professional and Financial Regulation, Bureau of Insurance, Bureau of Consumer Credit Protection, Bureau of Financial Institutions and Office of Securities to ensure compliance with Titles 9‑A, 9‑B, 10, 24, 24‑A and 32, as applicable, and any state or federal requirement to perform criminal background checks by those agencies;
6.
Professional licensing agencies.
Licensing agencies conducting criminal history record checks for licensees, registrants and applicants for licensure or registration by the agencies; licensing agencies performing regulatory functions enumerated in Title 5, section 5303, subsection 2; and the State Board of Veterinary Medicine pursuant to Title 32, chapter 71‑A to conduct a background check for a licensee;
7.
Financial institutions.
A financial institution if the financial institution is required by federal or state law, regulation or rule to conduct a criminal history record check for the position for which a prospective employee or prospective board member is applying; or
8.
Subject to fingerprinting.
An entity that is required by federal or state law to conduct a fingerprint-based criminal history record check pursuant to Title 25, section 1542‑A.