1 §408-A. Public records available for inspection and copying
§408-A. Public records available for inspection and copying Except as otherwise provided by statute, a person has the right to inspect and copy any public record in accordance with this section within a reasonable time of making the request to inspect or copy the public record. [PL 2011, c. 662, §5 (NEW).] 1. Inspect. […]
1 §409. Appeals
§409. Appeals 1. Records. Any person aggrieved by a refusal or denial to inspect or copy a record or the failure to allow the inspection or copying of a record under section 408‑A may appeal the refusal, denial or failure within 30 calendar days of the receipt of the written notice of refusal, denial or […]
1 §402. Definitions
§402. Definitions 1. Conditional approval. Approval of an application or granting of a license, certificate or any other type of permit upon conditions not otherwise specifically required by the statute, ordinance or regulation pursuant to which the approval or granting is issued. [PL 1975, c. 758 (NEW).] 1-A. Legislative subcommittee. “Legislative subcommittee” means 3 […]
1 §402-A. Public records defined (REPEALED)
§402-A. Public records defined (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c. 483, §3 (NEW). PL 1975, c. 623, §1 (RPR). PL 1975, c. 758 (RP).
1 §403. Meetings to be open to public; record of meetings
§403. Meetings to be open to public; record of meetings 1. Proceedings open to public. Except as otherwise provided by statute or by section 405, all public proceedings must be open to the public and any person must be permitted to attend a public proceeding. [PL 2011, c. 320, Pt. C, §1 (NEW).] 2. […]
1 §403-A. Public proceedings through remote access during declaration of state of emergency due to COVID-19 (REPEALED)
§403-A. Public proceedings through remote access during declaration of state of emergency due to COVID-19 (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 2019, c. 617, Pt. G, §1 (NEW). MRSA T. 1 §403-A, sub-§3 (RP).
1 §403-B. Remote participation in public proceedings
§403-B. Remote participation in public proceedings 1. Remote participation. This section governs remote methods of participation in public proceedings of certain public bodies. For the purposes of this section, “remote methods” means telephonic or video technology allowing simultaneous reception of information and may include other means when such means are necessary to provide reasonable accommodation […]
1 §404. Recorded or live broadcasts authorized
§404. Recorded or live broadcasts authorized In order to facilitate the public policy so declared by the Legislature of opening the public’s business to public scrutiny, all persons shall be entitled to attend public proceedings and to make written, taped or filmed records of the proceedings, or to live broadcast the same, provided the writing, […]
1 §404-A. Decisions (REPEALED)
§404-A. Decisions (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1973, c. 433, §2 (NEW). PL 1973, c. 704, §§1,2 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 758 (RP).
1 §405. Executive sessions
§405. Executive sessions Those bodies or agencies falling within this subchapter may hold executive sessions subject to the following conditions. [PL 1975, c. 758 (NEW).] 1. Not to defeat purposes of subchapter. An executive session may not be used to defeat the purposes of this subchapter as stated in section 401. [PL 2009, […]