CHAPTER 208
S.P. 303 - L.D. 1050
An Act to Allow Victims of Crimes More Access to Inmate Records
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 34-A MRSA §3003, sub-§1-B is enacted to read:
1-B. Release of certain information to victims. Notwithstanding subsection 1, upon the request of a person who was the victim of a crime, as verified by the department or the prosecuting attorney, for which a client was incarcerated, the department shall disclose the following information to the victim:
A. Whether the client has been charged with committing any crime while incarcerated and, if so, the crime with which the client has been charged; and
B. Whether the client has been disciplined while incarcerated and, if so, the offense for which the disciplinary action was taken and the type of disciplinary action taken.
Effective September 21, 2001, unless otherwise indicated.
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