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(A) Criminal Court Records Accessible by the Public.

(1) Accessible by the Public Remotely and at a Courthouse.

Court records in criminal cases are accessible by the public both remotely

and at a courthouse except as otherwise provided by law, subdivision

(A)(2) of this rule, or court order.

(2) Accessible by the Public only at a Courthouse. The

following criminal court records are accessible by the public only

at a courthouse, except as otherwise provided by law or court

order:

(a) Bail bond and conditions of release;

(b) Probation conditions;

(c) Administrative release;

(d) Court records in a multi-charge case in which only

some of the charges have been unconditionally pardoned;

and

(e) Court records in a multi-charge case in which only

some of the charges have been sealed.

(3) Nonpublic Information.

(a) Victim Information. Court documents must not

include a victim’s address or location, or any information that

contains information from which a victim’s current address or

location could be determined. If the information must be included

in a court record, it must be done in compliance with Rule 38(B)(1).

(b) Social Security Numbers. Court documents must not

include an individual’s Social Security number, only the last four

digits of the Social Security number may be included. If the

complete Social Security number must be included in a court

record, it must be provided on the Social Security Number

Confidential Disclosure Form (CR-CV-FM-PC-200) that is filed as

nonpublic.

(c) Financial Account Numbers. Court records must not

contain a complete financial account number, only the last four

digits of the financial account number may be included. If the

complete financial account number must be included in a court

record, it must be done in compliance with Rule 38(B)(1).

(d) “Confidential criminal history record

information,” Designated as Confidential Court Information.

As defined by 16 M.R.S. § 703(2) “confidential criminal history

record information” is public if accessible by the public pursuant to

Rule 5(A) or as declared by Public Information and Confidentiality,

Me. Admin. Order JB-05-20, pursuant to 16 M.R.S. § 705(1)(B),

unless specifically designated as confidential court information by

court order.

(e) Information that is Nonpublic by Law. When filing a

public document that contains information that is nonpublic by

law, the filer must omit or redact the nonpublic information.

(f) Protective Orders. For good cause, the court may by

order require redaction or omission of additional information or

limit or prohibit a nonparty’s remote electronic access to a

document filed with the court.

(4) Nonpublic Documents. The following documents are

nonpublic, except as provided by law:

(a) Disability accommodation requests;

(b) Images of minors and persons of any age subject to

guardianship, conservatorship, or mental health commitment

proceedings;

(c) Images depicting nudity or of a sexual nature,

including sexual acts, sexual contact, or sexual touching;

(d) Immigration and visa documents and any related work

authorizations;

(e) Court records relating to applications for

court-appointed counsel and fee waivers, including indigency

affidavits and any attachments;

(f) Personal financial documents, including financial

statements, tax documents including W-2s, paystubs, bank

statements, account statements, and payment histories;

(g) Personal health and medical records, including

HIV/AIDS testing information and results, all mental health

evaluations and records, forensic evaluations, substance use

evaluations and treatment records, psychological records, and

intelligence test documents and results;

(h) School and education records;

(i) Birth certificates and death certificates;

(j) Requests for appointment of a guardian ad litem,

orders appointing guardians ad litem, guardian ad litem reports,

and guardian ad litem vouchers;

(k) Reports of sexual assault forensic examination kits;

(l) Social Security Number Confidential Disclosure Form;

(m) Files, reports, records, communications and working

papers used or developed in providing child advocacy center

services pursuant to 22 M.R.S. § 4019(9);

(n) Recordings of child advocacy center forensic

interviews pursuant to 22 M.R.S. § 4019(9-A);

(o) Court records regarding a charge that has been

unconditionally pardoned;

(p) Court records regarding a charge that has been sealed;

(q) All court records in a multi-charge criminal case that

has been dismissed because it incorrectly included a juvenile

charge;

(r) Arrest warrants and affidavits in criminal cases before

they are executed, except for unexecuted warrants for failure to

appear or failure to pay fines, fees or restitution;

(s) Search warrants, affidavits, returns, and inventory in

criminal cases before they are executed;

(t) Certificate of prisoner’s account;

(u) Victim address or location information pursuant to

17-A M.R.S. § 2108;

(v) Requests for release of confidential records under

22 M.R.S. § 4008(3)(B);

(w) Orders to produce confidential records and orders

after review of confidential records under 22 M.R.S. § 4008(3)(B);

(x) In criminal prosecution for an alleged violation of a

protection from abuse or harassment order, any identifying or

residence information that is confidential under 19-A M.R.S. § 4112

or 5 M.R.S. § 4656;

(y) “Confidential criminal history record information,” as

defined by the Maine Criminal History Record Information Act,

16 M.R.S. §§ 701-710, except for information accessible by the

public pursuant to Rule 5(A);

(z) Court records in grand jury proceedings, except for

indictments;

(aa) Presentence reports, including attachments and

evaluation reports; and

(bb) Any other information or court record to which public

access is prohibited by law.