{"data":{"id":"us-me/15-m.r.s.-2262","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"15 M.R.S. §2262","heading":"Statutory prerequisites for sealing criminal history record information","body":"Except as provided in section 2262‑A, criminal history record information relating to a specific criminal conviction may be sealed under this chapter only if:\n1.  Eligible criminal conviction.  The criminal conviction is an eligible criminal conviction;\n2.  Time since sentence fully satisfied.  At least 4 years have passed since the person has fully satisfied each of the sentencing alternatives imposed under Title 17‑A, section 1502, subsection 2 for the eligible criminal conviction;\n3.  Other convictions in this State.  The person has not been convicted of another crime in this State and has not had a criminal charge dismissed as a result of a deferred disposition pursuant to Title 17‑A, former chapter 54-F or Title 17‑A, chapter 67, subchapter 4 since the time at which the person fully satisfied each of the sentencing alternatives imposed under Title 17‑A, section 1502, subsection 2 for the person's most recent eligible criminal conviction up until the time of the order;\n4.  Convictions in another jurisdiction.  The person has not been convicted of a crime in another jurisdiction since the time at which the person fully satisfied each of the sentencing alternatives imposed under Title 17‑A, section 1502, subsection 2 for the person's most recent eligible criminal conviction up until the time of the order; and\n5.  Pending criminal charges.  The person does not have any presently pending criminal charges in this State or in another jurisdiction.\n6.  Age of person at time of commission.","path":["TITLE 15: COURT PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL","PART 4: JUDGMENT AND PROCEEDINGS","CHAPTER 310-A: POST-JUDGMENT MOTION TO SEAL CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/15/title15sec2262.html","current_through":"January 1, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:27Z","sha256":"f181ff64d3ab122da428a479a1c4426259c86807b186b30d0dfbdd8886e2f1f9","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/15-m.r.s.-2261","next":"us-me/15-m.r.s.-2262-a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}