CRIMINAL CASES

(A) Criminal Court Records Accessible by the Public. (1) Accessible by the Public Remotely and at a Courthouse. Court records in criminal cases are accessible by the public both remotely and at a courthouse except as otherwise provided by law, subdivision (A)(2) of this rule, or court order. (2) Accessible by the Public only at a Courthouse. The following criminal court records are accessible by the public only at a courthouse, except as otherwise provided by law or court order: (a) Bail bond and conditions of release; (b) Probation conditions; (c) Administrative release; 19 (d) Court records in a multi-charge case in which only some of the charges have been unconditionally pardoned; and (e) Court records in a multi-charge case in which only some of the charges have been sealed. (3) Nonpublic Information. (a) Victim Information. Court documents must not include a victim’s address or location, or any information that contains information from which a victim’s current address or location could be determined. If the information must be included in a court record, it must be done in compliance with Rule 38(B)(1). (b) Social Security Numbers. Court documents must not include an individual’s Social Security number, only the last four digits of the Social Security number may be included. If the complete Social Security number must be included in a court record, it must be provided on the Social Security Number Confidential Disclosure Form (CR-CV-FM-PC-200) that is filed as nonpublic. (c) Financial Account Numbers. Court records must not contain a complete financial account number, only the last four digits of the financial account number may be included. If the complete financial account number must be included in a court record, it must be done in compliance with Rule 38(B)(1). history criminal (d) “Confidential record information,” Designated as Confidential Court Information. As defined by 16 M.R.S. § 703(2) “confidential criminal history record information” is public if accessible by the public pursuant to Rule 5(A) or as declared by Public Information and Confidentiality, Me. Admin. Order JB-05-20, pursuant to 16 M.R.S. § 705(1)(B), unless specifically designated as confidential court information by court order. 20 (e) Information that is Nonpublic by Law. When filing a public document that contains information that is nonpublic by law, the filer must omit or redact the nonpublic information. (f) Protective Orders. For good cause, the court may by order require redaction or omission of additional information or limit or prohibit a nonparty’s remote electronic access to a document filed with the court. (4) Nonpublic Documents. The following documents are nonpublic, except as provided by law: (a) Disability accommodation requests; (b) Images of minors and persons of any age subject to guardianship, conservatorship, or mental health commitment proceedings; (c) Images depicting nudity or of a sexual nature, including sexual acts, sexual contact, or sexual touching; (d) authorizations; Immigration and visa documents and any related work (e) Court for court-appointed counsel and fee waivers, including indigency affidavits and any attachments; applications relating records to (f) Personal financial documents, including financial including W-2s, paystubs, bank statements, tax documents statements, account statements, and payment histories; (g) Personal health and medical records, including HIV/AIDS testing information and results, all mental health evaluations and records, forensic evaluations, substance use evaluations and treatment records, psychological records, and intelligence test documents and results; (h) School and education records; 21 (i) Birth certificates and death certificates; (j) Requests for appointment of a guardian ad litem, orders appointing guardians ad litem, guardian ad litem reports, and guardian ad litem vouchers; (k) Reports of sexual assault forensic examination kits; (l) Social Security Number Confidential Disclosure Form; (m) Files, reports, records, communications and working papers used or developed in providing child advocacy center services pursuant to 22 M.R.S. § 4019(9); (n) Recordings of child advocacy center forensic interviews pursuant to 22 M.R.S. § 4019(9-A); (o) Court records regarding a charge that has been unconditionally pardoned; (p) Court records regarding a charge that has been sealed; (q) All court records in a multi-charge criminal case that has been dismissed because it incorrectly included a juvenile charge; (r) Arrest warrants and affidavits in criminal cases before they are executed, except for unexecuted warrants for failure to appear or failure to pay fines, fees or restitution; (s) Search warrants, affidavits, returns, and inventory in criminal cases before they are executed; (t) Certificate of prisoner’s account; (u) Victim address or location information pursuant to 17-A M.R.S. § 2108; 22 (v) Requests for release of confidential records under 22 M.R.S. § 4008(3)(B); (w) Orders to produce confidential records and orders after review of confidential records under 22 M.R.S. § 4008(3)(B); (x) In criminal prosecution for an alleged violation of a protection from abuse or harassment order, any identifying or residence information that is confidential under 19-A M.R.S. § 4112 or 5 M.R.S. § 4656; (y) “Confidential criminal history record information,” as defined by the Maine Criminal History Record Information Act, 16 M.R.S. §§ 701-710, except for information accessible by the public pursuant to Rule 5(A); (z) Court records in grand jury proceedings, except for indictments; (aa) Presentence reports, including attachments and evaluation reports; and (bb) Any other information or court record to which public access is prohibited by law. Advisory Note – January 2026