Maine

Overview

Maine

No Maine cases.

None.

Maine’s courts have not addressed this issue.

Overview

Maine

The applicable Administrative Order does not address webcasting, although most court houses in Maine do not have wireless internet access. The order would presumably apply to any cameras or recording equipment used to engage in webcasting via a cellular network.

Information gathering and fact-finding sessions must be undertaken in public.

An action is taken by statutory appeal to Superior Court pursuant to M.R.Civ. P. 80B (local government or M.R.Civ.P. 80C (state government). 1 M.R.S.A. § 409(2). Any minutes, agenda, or other documentation related to the meeting should be attached to the appeal.

Department of Health records that contain personally identifying medical information that are created or obtained in connection with the department's public health activities or programs are confidential.  These records include, but are not limited to, information on genetic, communicable, occupational or environmental disease entities, and information gathered from public health nurse activities, or any program for which the department collects personally identifying medical information.  22 M.R.S.A.

Overview

Maine

In general criminal court records are public in Maine pursuant to Administrative Order JB-05-20 (A. 5-09) “Public Information and Confidentiality,” which provides: “Information and records relating to cases that are maintained in case files, dockets, indices, lists, or schedules by and at the District, Superior, or Supreme Judicial Courts are generally public and access will be provided to a person who requests to inspect them or have copies made by the clerk’s office staff unless the information or a part of it is confidential . . . .” Id.

No.

There is no requirement that a notice of intent to quash be filed before a motion to quash is served.