{"data":{"id":"us-me/5-m.r.s.-792","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"5 M.R.S. §792","heading":"Application forms for employment","body":"An application form for employment for a position in State Government may not include any questions regarding an applicant's criminal history except when, due to the nature and requirements of the position, a person who has a criminal history may be disqualified from eligibility for the position.  For purposes of this section, \"position in State Government\" means a position in the legislative, executive or judicial branch of State Government or a position with a quasi-independent state entity or public instrumentality of the State. \"Position in State Government\" does not include a position in a school administrative unit, municipality, county or other political subdivision of the State.","path":["TITLE 5: ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AND SERVICES","PART 2: CIVIL SERVICE","CHAPTER 65: CODE OF FAIR PRACTICES AND AFFIRMATIVE ACTION"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/5/title5sec792.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:22Z","sha256":"1c08ad7ddf930eb1afc91f8e4b6caf3b737ac3ea0e2b546e966d02fa7c316a3f","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/5-m.r.s.-791","next":"us-me/5-m.r.s.-881"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}