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(A) No Remote Access. No court records are accessible by the public

remotely.

(B) Nonpublic Cases. No court records are accessible by the public in

the following proceedings:

(1) Child protection matters;

(2) Adoptions;

(3) Guardianships of minors;

(4) Name changes for minors;

(5) Petitions for court-authorized abortions for minors;

(6) Emancipations of minors;

(7) Assisted reproduction matters, including noncompliance

with gestational carrier agreements;

(8) Termination of parental rights and responsibilities pursuant

to 19-A M.R.S. § 1658; and

(9) Any other proceeding that is nonpublic by law.

(C) Court Records in Family Matters and Protection Order Cases

Accessible by the Public only at a Courthouse. Court records listed below

are accessible by the public only at a courthouse except as provided by law or

subdivisions (B) or (D) of this rule.

(1) Protection from abuse cases;

(2) Protection from harassment cases; and

(3) The following family matters:

(a) Divorce, annulment, or judicial separation;

(b) Parental rights and responsibilities, including the

establishment or enforcement of a child support obligation;

(c) Establishment of parentage including complaints for

de facto parenthood; and

(d) Grandparent or great-grandparent visitation.

(D) Nonpublic Records. The documents listed below, when filed in

family matters and protection order cases, are nonpublic, except as provided

by law.

(1) Disability accommodation requests;

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

guardianship, conservatorship, or mental health commitment

proceedings;

(3) Images depicting nudity or of a sexual nature, including

sexual acts, sexual contact, or sexual touching;

(4) Immigration and visa documents and related work

authorizations;

(5) Court records relating to applications for court-appointed

counsel and fee waivers, including indigency affidavits and any

attachments;

(6) Personal financial documents, including child support

affidavits and worksheets, qualified domestic relations orders, financial

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

account statements, and payment histories;

(7) Personal health and medical records, including HIV/AIDS

testing documents and results, all mental health evaluations and records,

forensic evaluations, substance use evaluations and treatment records,

psychological records, and intelligence test documents and results;

(8) School and education records;

(9) Birth certificates and death certificates;

(10) Requests for appointment of a guardian ad litem, orders

appointing guardians ad litem, guardian ad litem reports, and guardian

ad litem vouchers;

(11) Reports of sexual assault forensic examination kits;

(12) Social Security Number Confidential Disclosure Form;

(13) Files, reports, records, communications, and working papers

used or developed in providing child advocacy center services pursuant

to 22 M.R.S. § 4019(9);

(14) Recordings of child advocacy center forensic interviews

pursuant to 22 M.R.S. § 4019(9-A);

(15) Family and probate matter summary sheet;

(16) Party Contact Information form;

(17) Affidavit for confidential address or contact information, and

any identifying or residence information that is confidential under

19-A M.R.S. § 4112, 5 M.R.S. § 4656, or M.R. Civ. P. 102;

(18) Requests for release of confidential records under 22 M.R.S.

§ 4008(3)(B);

(19) Orders to produce confidential records and orders after

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

(20) Any other court record or document to which public access

is prohibited by law.