An Act To Make Criminal History Record Information Maintained in a Database Confidential

Sec. 1. 16 MRSA §711  is enacted to read:

§ 711.  Criminal history record information in database confidential

Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, criminal history record information contained in a database maintained or caused to be maintained by the Department of Public Safety, State Bureau of Identification is confidential and not a public record for the purposes of Title 1, chapter 13 and may not be disseminated in whole or part, except to the extent necessary to generate and disclose an individual's criminal history record information to persons requesting and authorized by law to receive an individual's criminal history record information from the State Bureau of Identification.

SUMMARY

This bill makes criminal history record information contained in a database maintained or caused to be maintained by the Department of Public Safety, State Bureau of Identification confidential.