Maine § 25 §1577 DNA records

Maine Statutes

§ 25 §1577 — DNA records

Maine § 25 §1577

Title 25INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY

Part 4STATE POLICE

Ch. 194DNA DATA BASE AND DATA BANK ACT

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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 25, § 25 §1577 (2026).

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1.Confidentiality. All DNA records are confidential and may not be disclosed to any person or agency unless disclosure is authorized by this section.

2.Access to records. The following persons or agencies may have access to DNA records:

3.Statistical interpretation. Notwithstanding subsections 1 and 2, DNA records may be released to advance DNA analysis methods and support statistical interpretation of DNA analysis, including development of population data bases, if personal identifying information is removed from DNA records prior to the release of those records.

4.Expungement. A person whose DNA record has been stored in the state DNA data base may petition the Superior Court for expungement on the ground that the conviction or adjudication justifying the inclusion of the DNA record

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1.
Confidentiality.
All DNA records are confidential and may not be disclosed to any person or agency unless disclosure is authorized by this section.
2.
Access to records.
The following persons or agencies may have access to DNA records:
3.
Statistical interpretation.
Notwithstanding subsections 1 and 2, DNA records may be released to advance DNA analysis methods and support statistical interpretation of DNA analysis, including development of population data bases, if personal identifying information is removed from DNA records prior to the release of those records.
4.
Expungement.
A person whose DNA record has been stored in the state DNA data base may petition the Superior Court for expungement on the ground that the conviction or adjudication justifying the inclusion of the DNA record in the state DNA data base has been reversed or dismissed. Upon receipt of an expungement order and a certified copy of the order reversing and dismissing the conviction or adjudication, the Chief of the State Police shall purge from the state DNA data base the DNA record and all identifiable information resulting exclusively from the reversed conviction or adjudication.