1 §502. Property of State
§502. Property of State All Maine reports, digests, statutes, codes and laws, printed or purchased by the State and previously distributed by law to the several towns and plantations within the State, shall be and remain the property of the State and shall be held in trust by such towns or plantations for the sole […]
1 §503. Delivery to successor in office
§503. Delivery to successor in office All revisions of the statutes, and supplements thereto, the session laws and the Maine Reports sold or furnished to any state, county or municipal officer, shall be held in trust by said officer for the sole use of his office; and at the expiration of his term of office […]
1 §504. Source of authority to be shown
§504. Source of authority to be shown All publications printed or published by the State as a requirement of law shall set forth the authority for the same at an appropriate place on each copy printed or published. Publications printed or published by the State which are not required by law shall set forth the […]
1 §505. Mailing lists
§505. Mailing lists All addressees on mailing lists used for the distribution of all matters printed or distributed at state expense by dedicated or undedicated revenues shall at least once in every 12-month period be contacted in writing to inquire if continuance of delivery to said addressees is desired. Failure of the addressee to affirmatively […]
1 §521. Executive orders
§521. Executive orders 1. Available to public. The Governor shall maintain in the Governor’s office a file containing a copy of every executive order issued by that Governor or by previous governors that is currently in effect. This file must be open to public inspection at reasonable hours. [PL 2019, c. 475, §4 (AMD).] […]
1 §412. Public records and proceedings training for certain officials and public access officers
§412. Public records and proceedings training for certain officials and public access officers 1. Training required. A public access officer and an official subject to this section shall complete a course of training on the requirements of this chapter relating to public records and proceedings. The official or public access officer shall complete the training […]
1 §413. Public access officer
§413. Public access officer 1. Designation; responsibility. Each agency, county, municipality, school administrative unit and regional or other political subdivision shall designate an existing employee as its public access officer to serve as the contact person for that agency, county, municipality, school administrative unit or regional or other political subdivision with regard to requests for […]
1 §414. Public records; information technology
§414. Public records; information technology 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: [PL 2011, c. 662, §8 (NEW).] 1. Maximize public access. Maximize public access to public records; and [PL 2011, c. 662, […]
1 §431. Definitions
§431. Definitions As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [PL 2003, c. 709, §3 (NEW).] 1. Public records exception. “Public records exception” or “exception” means a provision in a statute or a proposed statute that declares a record or a category of records to […]
1 §432. Exceptions to public records; review
§432. Exceptions to public records; review 1. Recommendations. During the second regular session of each Legislature, the review committee may report out legislation containing its recommendations concerning the repeal, modification and continuation of public records exceptions and any recommendations concerning the exception review process and the accessibility of public records. Before reporting out legislation, the […]