Maine Revised Statutes Title 15 Sec. 2262 – Statutory prerequisites for sealing criminal history record information
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Except as provided in section 2262?A, criminal history record information relating to a specific criminal conviction may be sealed under this chapter only if: [PL 2023, c. 409, §1 (AMD).]
1. Eligible criminal conviction. The criminal conviction is an eligible criminal conviction;
[PL 2021, c. 674, §1 (NEW).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 15 Sec. 2262
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Eligible criminal conviction: means a conviction for a current or former Class E crime, except a conviction for a current or former Class E crime under Title 17?A, chapter 11. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 15 Sec. 2261
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
2. Time since sentence fully satisfied. At least 4 years have passed since the person has fully satisfied each of the sentencing alternatives imposed under Title 17?A, section 1502, subsection 2 for the eligible criminal conviction;
[PL 2021, c. 674, §1 (NEW).]
3. Other convictions in this State. The person has not been convicted of another crime in this State and has not had a criminal charge dismissed as a result of a deferred disposition pursuant to Title 17-A, former chapter 54-F or Title 17?A, chapter 67, subchapter 4 since the time at which the person fully satisfied each of the sentencing alternatives imposed under Title 17?A, section 1502, subsection 2 for the person’s most recent eligible criminal conviction up until the time of the order;
[PL 2021, c. 674, §1 (NEW).]
4. Convictions in another jurisdiction. The person has not been convicted of a crime in another jurisdiction since the time at which the person fully satisfied each of the sentencing alternatives imposed under Title 17?A, section 1502, subsection 2 for the person’s most recent eligible criminal conviction up until the time of the order;
[PL 2021, c. 674, §1 (NEW).]
5. Pending criminal charges. The person does not have any presently pending criminal charges in this State or in another jurisdiction; and
[PL 2021, c. 674, §1 (NEW).]
6. Age of person at time of commission. At the time of the commission of the crime underlying the eligible criminal conviction, the person had in fact attained 18 years of age but had not attained 28 years of age.
[PL 2021, c. 674, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2021, c. 674, §1 (NEW). PL 2023, c. 409, §1 (AMD).