{"data":{"id":"us-me/1-m.r.s.-414","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"1 M.R.S. §414","heading":"Public records; information technology","body":"An agency shall consider, in the purchase of and contracting for computer software and other information technology resources, the extent to which the software or technology will:\n1.  Maximize public access.  Maximize public access to public records; and\n2.  Maximize exportability; protect confidential information.  Maximize the exportability of public records while protecting confidential information that may be part of public records.","path":["TITLE 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 13: PUBLIC RECORDS AND PROCEEDINGS","SUBCHAPTER 1: FREEDOM OF ACCESS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/1/title1sec414.html","current_through":"January 1, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:21Z","sha256":"9a9a54d98be8542e9e338aca2c63236a9ba0f5fae5ec0bdb43754f8536e9c0bf","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/1-m.r.s.-413","next":"us-me/1-m.r.s.-431"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}