Maine Code § 15-2261

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As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the
following meanings. [PL 2021, c. 674, §1 (NEW).]
1. Administration of criminal justice. "Administration of criminal justice" has the same meaning
as in Title 16, section 703, subsection 1.
[PL 2021, c. 674, §1 (NEW).]
2. Another jurisdiction. "Another jurisdiction" has the same meaning as in Title 17-A, section 2,
subsection 3-B.
[PL 2021, c. 674, §1 (NEW).]
3. Criminal history record information. "Criminal history record information" has the same
meaning as in Title 16, section 703, subsection 3.
[PL 2021, c. 674, §1 (NEW).]
4. Criminal justice agency. "Criminal justice agency" has the same meaning as in Title 16, section
703, subsection 4.
[PL 2021, c. 674, §1 (NEW).]
5. Dissemination. "Dissemination" has the same meaning as in Title 16, section 703, subsection
6.
[PL 2021, c. 674, §1 (NEW).]
6. Eligible criminal conviction. "Eligible criminal conviction" means:

A. 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; and [PL 2023, c. 639, §1 (NEW).]
B. A conviction for a crime when the crime was committed prior to January 30, 2017 for:
(1) Aggravated trafficking, furnishing or cultivation of scheduled drugs under Title 17-A,
former section 1105 when the person was convicted of cultivating scheduled drugs, the
scheduled drug was marijuana and the crime committed was a Class D crime;
(2) Aggravated cultivating of marijuana under Title 17-A, section 1105-D, subsection 1,
paragraph A, subparagraph (4);
(3) Aggravated cultivating of marijuana under Title 17-A, section 1105-D, subsection 1,
paragraph B-1, subparagraph (4);
(4) Aggravated cultivating of marijuana under Title 17-A, section 1105-D, subsection 1,
paragraph D, subparagraph (4); and
(5) Unlawful possession of a scheduled drug under Title 17-A, former section 1107 when that
drug was marijuana and the underlying crime was a Class D crime. [PL 2023, c. 639, §1
(NEW).]
[PL 2023, c. 639, §1 (RPR).]
7. Sealed record. "Sealed record" means the criminal history record information relating to a
specific criminal conviction that a court has ordered to be sealed under section 2264.
[PL 2021, c. 674, §1 (NEW).]

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