Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 4656 – Identifying information sealed
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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 4656
- Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
- Court: means any District Court and, with regard to section 4659, the tribal court of the Passamaquoddy Tribe or the Penobscot Nation. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 4651
If a party alleges in an affidavit or a pleading under oath that the health, safety or liberty of a party or child would be jeopardized by disclosure of identifying information, the information must be sealed by the clerk and not disclosed to the other party or to the public unless the court orders the disclosure to be made after a hearing in which the court takes into consideration the health, safety or liberty of the party or child and determines that the disclosure is in the interest of justice. [PL 2001, c. 134, §4 (RPR).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1987, c. 515, §1 (NEW). PL 2001, c. 134, §4 (RPR).