§ 5 §5301 — Eligibility for occupational license, registration or permit

Maine § 5 §5301

• Jurisdiction: Maine
• Title 5: ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AND SERVICES
• Part 14: OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE DISQUALIFICATION
• Ch. 341: OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE DISQUALIFICATION ON BASIS OF CRIMINAL RECORD

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Effect of criminal history record information respecting certain convictions.
Subject to subsection 2 and sections 5302 and 5303, in determining eligibility for the granting of any occupational license, registration or permit issued by the State, the appropriate State licensing agency may take into consideration criminal history record information from Maine or elsewhere relating to certain convictions which have not been set aside or for which a full and free pardon has not been granted, but the existence of such information shall not operate as an automatic bar to being licensed, registered or permitted to practice any profession, trade or occupation.
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Criminal history record information which may be considered.
A licensing agency may use in connection with an application for an occupational license, registration or permit criminal history record information pertaining to the following:

Legislative History

PL 1975, c. 150 (NEW). PL 1977, c. 287, §1 (RPR). PL 1989, c. 84, §1 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 600, §§B20-22 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 131, §1 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 162, §1 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 625, §A11 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 347, §A1 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 369, Pt. A, §1 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 369, Pt. C, §5 (AFF). PL 2011, c. 286, Pt. O, §1 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 429, §23 (REV).