Maine § 27 §121 Confidentiality of library records

Maine Statutes

§ 27 §121 — Confidentiality of library records

Maine § 27 §121

Title 27LIBRARIES, HISTORY, CULTURE AND ART

Ch. 4-ALIBRARY RECORDS

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 27, § 27 §121 (2026).

Text

1.Confidentiality. A record maintained by any public library, as defined in section 110, subsection 10, the Maine State Library, the Law and Legislative Reference Library or a library of the University of Maine System, the Maine Community College System or the Maine Maritime Academy is confidential if the record contains:

2.Permitted release. A record designated confidential by subsection 1 may be released only with the express written permission of the library patron involved; to officers, employees, volunteers and agents of the library to the extent necessary for library administrative purposes; or as the result of a court order.

3.Public record. A library may publish and release as a public record aggregated and statistical information pertaining to library patronage, circulation act

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1.
Confidentiality.
A record maintained by any public library, as defined in section 110, subsection 10, the Maine State Library, the Law and Legislative Reference Library or a library of the University of Maine System, the Maine Community College System or the Maine Maritime Academy is confidential if the record contains:
2.
Permitted release.
A record designated confidential by subsection 1 may be released only with the express written permission of the library patron involved; to officers, employees, volunteers and agents of the library to the extent necessary for library administrative purposes; or as the result of a court order.
3.
Public record.
A library may publish and release as a public record aggregated and statistical information pertaining to library patronage, circulation activities and use of any service or consultation the library provides as long as the release of the information does not jeopardize the confidentiality of a library patron's personally identifying information.

Legislative History

PL 1983, c. 208 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 67 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 146, §1 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 146, §2 (AFF). PL 2007, c. 67, §5 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 82, §12 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 81, §1 (RPR).