An Act To Codify Public Records Exceptions
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 1455
Committee: Judiciary

Legislative Document 
No. 1455 
H.P.1020 
House of Representatives, March 23, 2005 
An Act To Codify Public Records Exceptions 
Reported by Representative KOFFMAN of Bar Harbor for the Committee to Study 
Compliance with Maine's Freedom of Access Laws pursuant to Resolve 2003, chapter 83, 
section 9-A. 
Reference to the Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed under Joint Rule 
218. 
Printed on recycled paper 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. I. I MRSA §435 is enacted to read: 
§435. 
Listing of statutes 
This section provides 
a list of statutes that designate 
records 
and 
information 
as 
confidential. 
The 
inclusion 
of 
records in or exclusion of records from this section does not 
affect 
the 
public 
or 
confidential 
status 
of 
the 
records. 
Inclusion in or exclusion from 
a 
specific subsection of this 
section of records does not affect the purposes for which the 
information 
was 
collected or 
for 
which it may 
be 
used 
or 
maintained. 
1. 
Agriculture. 
The 
following 
statutes 
designate 
as 
confidential certain records containing information collected, 
used or maintained for agriculture purposes: 
A. 
Title 
7, 
section 
20, 
subsection 
1, 
relating 
to 
information reported to the Department of Agriculture, Food 
and Rural Resources: 
B. 
Title 
7, 
section 
306-A, 
subsection 
3, 
relating 
to 
agricultural development grant program, market research or 
development activities: 
C. 
Title 7, section 95l-A, relating to minimum standards 
for planting potatoes; 
D. 
Title 7, section 1052, subsection 2, relating to growers 
of genetically engineered plants and seeds; 
E. 
Title 7, 
section 2l03-A, 
subsection 4, 
relating to 
patented and nonreleased potato varieties; 
F. 
Title 
7, 
section 
4204, 
subsection 10, 
relating 
to 
nutrient management plans; 
Gt 
Title 
7, 
section 
4205, 
subsection 
2, 
relating 
to 
livestock operation permits and nutrient management plans; 
Ht 
Title 13, section 1957, subsection 8, relating to the 
members 
of 
associations 
of 
agricultural 
producers 
and 
purchasing information; 
It 
Title 36, section 4315, subsection I-A, relating to the 
transportation of wild blueberries; and 
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J. 
Title 36, section 4316, subsection 4, relating to wild 
blueberries audits. 
2. 
Commercial r~~ation. The following statutes designate 
~~nfidential certain records containing information collected, 
used or maintained for commercial regulation purposes: 
A. 
Title 
information 
acquisition 
10, 
section 
1109, 
subsection 
4, 
relating 
to 
re~orted to 
the 
Attorney 
General 
concerning 
of gasoline and heating oil assets; 
B. 
Title 10, 
section 1495 G, 
subsection 3, 
relating to 
payroll processing bonding; 
C. 
Title 10, section 1675, relating to information received 
by the Attorney General under the Petroleum Market Share Act; 
D. 
Title 22, 
section 2698-B, 
subsection 5, 
relating to 
prescription drug information provided by the manufacturer 
to the Department of Health and Human Services concerning 
price; 
E. 
Title 28-A, section 755, relating to liquor licensees' 
business and financial records; 
F. 
Title 
32, 
section 
6115, 
subsection 
1, 
relating 
to 
financial informatJQ:!L-provided to the Director of the Office 
of 
Consumer 
Credit 
Regulation within 
the 
Department 
of 
Professional and Financial Regulation; 
G. 
Title 32, section 10701, subsection 4, relating to the 
administration of the Revised Maine Securities Act by the 
Securities Administrator; and 
H. 
Title 
32, 
section 11305, 
subsection 
3, 
relating to 
administration of the Maine Commodity Code by the Securities 
Administrator. 
3. 
Compen~~tion pr09-rams. 
The following statutes designate 
~~<;:onfidential certain records containing information collected, 
used or maintained for compensation program purposes: 
A. 
Title 5, section 3360 D, subsection 4 , relating to the 
Victims' 
Compensation 
Fund 
concerning 
applications 
and 
awards; and 
B. 
Title 5, section 22009, subsection 2, relating to Baxter 
Compensation Program claimant information. 
4. 
Econg.m..ic 
ap~Q~JMI,ity deve12pment. 
The 
followigg 
statutes designate as confidential certain records containing 
information 
collected, 
used 
or 
maintained 
for 
economic 
and 
community development purposes: 
~A~. __ ~T~~~·t~1~e __ ~5~' __ 2s~e~c~t~~iyo~n~~1~3~119-A, 
relating to 
economic 
community 
development 
activities 
of 
the 
Department 
Economic and Community Development and municipalities; 
and 
of 
B. 
Title 5, 
section 13120-M, 
subsection 2, 
relating to 
Maine Rural Development Authority activities; 
C. 
Title 5, section 15302, subsection 2, relating to Maine 
Technology Institute activities: 
D. 
Title 
5, 
section 
15321, 
Applied Technology Development 
proceedings: 
subsection 
3, 
Center System 
relating 
to 
records 
and 
E. 
Title 10, section 391, subsections 2 and 3, relating to 
the Small Enterprise Growth Program; 
F. 
Title 
10, 
section 
945-J, 
relating 
to 
the 
Maine 
International Trade Center; 
G. 
Title 10, section 97 5-A, 
s"y'~ections 2 and 3, relating 
to the Finance Authority of Maine; 
H. 
Title 
10, 
section 
1079, 
subsection 4, 
relating to 
persons who have family development accounts; 
I. 
Title 12, section 6078-A, subsection 1, relating to the 
Aquaculture 
Monitoring, 
Research 
and 
Development 
Fund 
concerning harvest information from leaseholders; and 
J. 
Title 30-A, section 5242, subsection 13, relating to tax 
increment financing districts. 
5. 
Education. 
The 
following 
statutes 
designate 
as 
confidential certain records containing information collected, 
used or maintained for education purposes: 
A. 
Title 
15, 
section 
3009, 
subsection 
, 
relating to 
reintegration of a juvenile into school: 
B. 
Title 20-A, 
section 4008, 
subsection 2, 
relating to 
school counselor or social worker activities; 
C. 
Title 20-A, section 500l-A, subsection 3, relating to 
homeschooling records; 
D. 
Title 
A, 
sectiQn 
60Q1, 
sybsectiQn 3, 
relating to 
stydents' edycation records; 
E. 
Title 
A, 
s~ction 6205, 
re1gting to stgndgrds 
gnd 
assessments of student perfQrmance; 
F. 
Title 
2Q-A, 
section 6357, 
sybl.:!~ctiQn 1, 
relgting to 
stud!i1nt immunization records; 
G. 
Title 20-A, section 11418, subsections 1 and 2, relating 
to 
Mgine 
Educational 
LQan 
Authority 
applicgntl.:! 
gnd 
r!i1cip i !i1nts; 
H. 
Title 20-A, section 11444, subsectiQns 1 and 2, relating 
to 
the 
Student 
Financial 
Aid 
Supplemental 
Loan 
PrQgram 
applicgnts and recipients; and 
I. 
Title 20-A, section 11494, subl.:!!i1ctiQns 1 and 2, relating 
to the Higher Education Loan Purchal.:!!i1 PrQgram borrowers. 
6. 
Election 
law. 
The 
following 
I.:!tgtyt!i11.:! 
designgte 
as 
confidential certain records containing informatiQn collected, 
used or maintained for election law purposes: 
]0 
A. 
Title 
21-A, 
section 
22, 
subsectiQn 
2, 
relating 
to 
ballots; 
B. 
Title 2l-A, section 22, subsections 5 and 6, relating to 
registered voter applications; 
C. 
Title 21-A, 
section 737-A, 
subsection 7, 
relating to 
disputed ballots; and 
D. 
Title 
21-A~ection 764, relgting to applicgtions and 
envelopes for absentee ballots. 
7. 
designate 
collected, 
purposes: 
Environmental 
reC}1!lation. 
The 
following 
statutes 
as confidential certain records containing infQrmation 
used 
or 
maintained 
for 
environmental 
regulgtion 
A. 
Title 7, section 607, subsection 4, relating to results 
of pesticides tests; 
B. 
Title 
7, 
section 
4204, 
subsection 
10, 
relating 
to 
nutrient management plans; 
C. 
Title 
7, 
section 
4205, 
subsectiQn 
2, 
relating 
to 
livestock operation permits and nutrient management plans; 
]8 
D. 
Title 12, section 550-B, subsection 6, relating to water 
well 
ipformation 
coll~c~ed 
by 
the 
Deggrtment 
of 
Conservation, Bureau of Geology and Natural Areas: 
E. 
Title 12, 
section 6173, 
relating to marine resources 
statistics: 
F. 
Title 36, section 579~ating to the Maine Tree Growth 
Tax Law concerning forest management plans; 
G. 
Title 
38, 
section 345-A, 
subsection 4, 
relating to 
information submitted to 
the Department of Environmental 
Protection and Board of Environmental Protection concerning 
trade secrets1-
H. 
Title 38, section 414, subsection 6, relating to records 
and 
reports 
obtained 
by 
the 
Board 
of 
Environmental 
Protection in license application procedures; 
I. 
Title 38, section 470-D, relating to individual water: 
withdrawal reports; 
J. 
Title 38« section 585-C, subsection 2, relating to the 
hazardous air pollutant emissions inventQ£yL 
K. 
Title 38, 
section 1310-B, 
SUbsection 2, 
relating to 
hazardous waste information; 
L. 
Title 38, 
section 1661-A, 
subsection 4, 
re1atin9--tQ 
information submitted to 
the Department of 
Environmental 
Protection concerning mercury-added products: and 
M. 
Title 38, sectiQP 2307-A, subsections 1 and 5, relatin--9 
to information submitted to the Department of Environmental 
Protection 
concerning 
toxics 
use 
and 
hazardous 
waste 
reduction. 
8. 
Families~ children. 
The following statutes designate 
as confidential certain records containing information collected, 
used or maintained for purposes related to families and children: 
A. 
Title 19-A, 
section 651, 
subsection 
2, 
relating to 
social security numbers on marriage applications; 
B. 
Title 19-A, 
section 908, 
relating to social security 
numbers on divorce records: 
C. 
Title 19 A, 
section 1565, 
subsection 4, 
relating to 
social security numbers in paternity actions; 
D. 
Title 19 A, 
section 1653, 
subsection 6, 
relating to 
addresses 
of 
children 
and 
victims 
in 
cases 
concerning 
parental 
rights 
and 
responsibilities 
involving 
domestic 
abuse; 
E. 
Title 19 A, 
section 2006, 
subsection 10, relating to 
social security numbers in child support actions; 
F. 
Title 19 A, 
section 2152, 
subsection 11, 
relating to 
information 
collected 
in 
child 
support 
enforcement 
and 
medical support recoupment; 
G. 
Title 22, section 17, subsection 7, relating to records 
of child support obligors; 
H. 
Title 22, 
section 2706-A, 
subsection 6, 
relating to 
adoption contact files; and 
I. 
Title 
22, 
section 
4018, 
subsection 
4, 
relating 
to 
information about a person delivering a child to a 
safe 
haven. 
9. 
FinancJal services. 
The following statutes designate as 
confidential certain records containing information collected, 
used or maintained for purposes related to the regulation of 
financial services: 
A. 
Title 9-A, 
section 2-304, 
subsection 2, 
relating to 
reports of supervised lenders; and 
B. 
Title 9-A, section 6-116, relating to the Department of 
Professional and. Financial Regulation, Office of Consumer 
Credit Regulation. 
10. 
Bea1th. 
The 
following 
statutes 
designate 
as 
confidential certain records containing information collected, 
used or maintained for health purposes: 
A. 
Records 
relating 
to 
patients, 
clients 
or 
other 
identifiable individuals: 
(1) 
Title 5, section 957, subsection 5, relating to 
State Employee Assistance Program client records; 
(2) 
Title 5, section 20047, subsection L 
relating to 
Department of Health and 
Human 
Services, 
Office of 
Substance Abuse records concerning patients; 
(3) 
Title 14, section 164-A, subsection 3, relating to 
the Maine Assistance Program for Lawyers; 
(4) 
Title 20-A, section 6357, subsection 1, relating 
to student immunization records; 
(5) 
Title 22, section 811, subsection 6, relating to 
hearings 
regarding 
testing 
or 
admission 
concerning 
communicable disease~ 
( 6) 
Title 22, section 815, subsection 1, 
relatin~ 
communicable disease information; 
(7) 
Title 22, section 824, relating to persons having 
or suspected of having communicable diseases; 
(8) 
Ti tIe 
2_~ection 1494, relating to occupational 
disease reporting; 
(9) 
Title 22, section 1596, relating to abortion and 
miscarriage reporting; 
(10) 
Title 22, section 1597 -A, subsection 6, relating 
to a petition for a court order consenting to a minor's 
abortion; 
(11) 
Title 22, section 1711-C, relating to hospital 
records 
concerning 
an 
individual's 
health 
care 
information; 
(12) 
Title 22, section 3188, subsection 4, relating to 
the Maine Managed Care Insurance Plan Demonstration for 
uninsured individuals; 
(13) 
Title 22, section 3192, subsection 13, relating 
to Community Health Access Program medical data; 
(14) 
Title 22, section 7250, subsection 1, relating to 
the 
Controlled 
Substances 
Prescription 
Monitoring 
Program; 
(15) 
Title 22, section 8824, subsection 2, relating to 
the newborn hearing program; 
(16) 
Title 22, section 8943, relating to the registry 
for birth defects; 
(17) 
Title 24 A, section 6907 , subsection 1, relating 
to 
personally 
identifiable 
financial 
information 
obtained by Dirigo Health: 
(18) 
Title 24 A, section 6907, subsection 2, relating 
to health information obtained by Dirigo Health under 
the 
federal 
Health 
Insurance 
Portability 
and 
Accountability Act of 1996; 
(19) 
Title 26~~tion 685~bsection 3, relating to 
substance abuse testing by an employer; 
(20) 
Title 29 A, section 1258, subsection 7, relating 
to a person's competency to operate a motor vehicle: 
(21) 
Title 32, section 1092-A, subsections 1 and 2, 
relatin~o privileged communications of dentists' and 
dental hygienists' patients; 
(22) 
Title 34-B, section 1207, subsection 1, relating 
~~nj;.al~eal th 
and 
mental 
retardation orders 
of 
commitment and medical and administrative records; 
~ Title 34-B, section 1216, subsection 3, relating 
to the Consumer Advisory Board; 
(24) 
Title 34-B, section 3864, subsection 5, relating 
to mental health involuntary commitment hearings; 
1QL_Title 34-:Jl, sectipn 54 75, subsection 3, relating 
to mental retardation judicial certification hearings; 
(26) 
Title 34-B, section 5476, subsection 6, relating 
to mental retardation judicial commitment hearings; 
(27) 
Title 34-B, section 5605, subsection 15, relating 
to 
records 
of 
persons 
receiving 
mental 
retardation 
services: and 
(28) 
Title 34-B, section 7014, subsection 1, relating 
to court proceedings concerning sterilization; 
~~~QxJ:lL.x~Latill9-._t.~gcili ties, manufacturers or other 
entities: 
(1) 
Title 
221_~~ctLQ1L_l.a_28, relatj,l!9--.tO Medicaid and 
licensing of hospitals, nursing homes and other medical 
faci1.ities and entities.l. 
(2) 
Title 22, section 1885, subsection It relating to 
information provided to the Attorney General under the 
Hospital Cooperation Act of 1992; and 
( 3) 
Title 22, section 2698-B, subsection 5, 
to 
prescription 
drug 
information 
provided 
manufacturer 
to 
the Department of Health 
Services concerning price; and 
relating 
by 
the 
and 
Human 
C. 
Records relating to the Maine Health Security Act or 
other health care review: 
(1) 
Title 22, 
section 8707, 
relating to the Maine 
Health Data Organization; 
(2) 
Title 
22, 
section 
8754, 
relating 
to 
medical 
sentinel events and reporting; 
(3) 
Title 24, section 2510, subsection It relating to 
professional competence reports under the Maine Health 
Security Act; 
(4) 
Title 24, section 25l0-A, relating to professional 
competence 
review 
records 
under 
the 
Maine 
Health 
Security Act; 
(5) 
Title 
24, 
section 2604, 
relating to liability 
claims reports under the Maine Health Security Act; 
(6) 
Title 24, section 2853, subsection I-A, relating 
to action for professional negligence under the Maine 
Health Security Act; 
(7) 
Title 
24, 
section 2857, 
subsections 
and 
2, 
relating 
to 
mandatory 
prelitigation 
screening 
and 
mediation panels; 
(8) 
Title 24-A, section 4204, subsection 2-A, relating 
to health maintenance organizations' guality assurance 
programs; 
(9) 
Title 24-A, section 4224, subsection 2, relating 
to health maintenance organizations' guality assurance 
committees; 
(10) 
Title 32, section 87-B, subsection 3, relating to 
the 
Department 
of 
Public 
Safety, 
Emergency 
Medical 
Services' Board trauma-incidence registry; 
(11) 
Title 32, section 92, relating to the Department 
of Public Safety, 
Emergency Medical 
Services' 
Board 
reports and records; 
(12) 
Title 3~ section 92-A, subsection 2, relating to 
emergency medical services quality assurance committee 
activities; and 
(13) 
Title 34, 
section 3296, 
relating to Board of 
Licensure in Medicine medical review committees. 
11. 
In§urance regy1at!on. 
The following statutes designate 
as confidential certain records containing information collected, 
used or maintained for purposes related to the regulation of 
insurance: 
A. 
Records pertaining primarily to insurers: 
(1) 
Title 22, section 3188, subsection 4, relating to 
Maine 
Managed 
Care 
Insurance Plan Demonstration for 
uninsured individuals; 
(2) 
Title 24-A, section 1905, subsection 1, relating 
to 
credit 
and 
investigative 
reports 
concerning 
insurance administrator applicants; 
(3) 
Title 24-A, 
section 216, 
subsections 
and 
, 
relating 
to 
relating 
to 
records 
of 
the 
Bureau 
of 
Insurance; 
(4) 
Title 24-A, section 222, subsection 13, relating 
to insurance information filed with the Superintendent 
of Insurance concerning registration statements, tender 
offers, 
requests 
or 
invitations 
for 
tender offers, 
options to purchase, agreements to merge and contracts 
to manage; 
(5) 
Title 24-A, section 225, subsection 3, relating to 
insurance examination reports; 
(6) 
Title 24-A, section 226, subsection 2, relating to 
insurance 
examination 
reports 
furnished 
to 
the 
Governor, 
the Attorney General 
and the Treasurer of 
State pending final decision; 
(7) 
Title 24-A, section 227, relating to information 
pertaining 
to 
individuals 
in 
insurance 
examination 
reports: 
(8) 
Title 24-A, section 41~ubsection 5, relating to 
insurance certificate of authority audit work papers; 
(9) 
Title 24-A, section 423-C, subsection 4, relating 
to insurance reports of material transactions; 
(10) 
Title 24-A, section 952-A, subsection 4, relating 
to actuarial opinion of reserves; 
(11) 
Title 24-A, section 6807, subsection 7, relating 
to viatical settlement examinations; 
(12) 
Ti tle 
A, 
section 
1420 N , 
subsection 
, 
relating to insurers and producers; 
(13) 
Tit,lg 24-A, se!;;tion 1911, rglgt,ing t,Q 
in~yrance 
gydits and gxamination....s....L 
(14) 
Title 24-A, sgction 2204, subsectiQn 4, relating 
t,Q 
in~yrgn!;;e inv!i!~tiggtive informgtiQn; 
( 15) 
Title 
A, 
section 
2304 A, 
subsection 
, 
r!i!lat,ing t,o insurance rate filings; 
(16) 
Title 24-A, section 2315, relating to informgtion 
submitted tQ fire insurance advisory organizations; 
(17) 
Title 24-A, section 2323, subsection 4, relating 
tQ 
insur!i!rs' 
reports 
con!;;erning 
loss 
gnd 
!i!xp!i!nse 
experi!i!nce; 
(18) 
Title 24-A, section 2393, subs!i!ct,iQn 2, relating 
t,Q 
wQrk!i!rs' 
compensation 
pool 
self-insuranc!i! 
and 
syr!;;hgrg!i!s; 
(19) 
Title 24 A, sectiQn 2412, sybsg!;;tiQn 8, relating 
tQ insyrgn!;;e !;;Qnt,rg!;;ts gnd forms; 
(20) 
Title 24-A, section 2483, sybsection 6, relati..ng 
tQ 
t,he 
Int,grst,gt,!i! 
Insyranc!i! 
Product 
Regulation 
CQmmissiQn's wQrk papers and individuals' privacy and 
prQprigt,gry information of insur!i!rs; 
(21) 
Title 24 A, section 4233, subsection 2, rglgting 
to health maintgnance orggnizations' work papers filed 
wit,h th!i! Syperint!i!ndent of Insyrgnc!i!; 
(22) 
Title 24 A, 
se!;;tiQn 4245, sybsection L 
relating 
t,Q 
heglth 
mgintgngnce 
orggnizat,iQns' 
accr!i!ditation 
syrvey report: 
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(23) 
Title 24 A, section 4406, subsection 3, relating 
to delinquent insurers; 
(24) 
Title 24 A, section 6708, subsection 2, relating 
to 
examination 
of 
captive 
insurance 
companies' 
documents; 
(25) 
Title 24-A, 
section 6715, 
insurance 
companies' 
information 
Superintendent of Insurance; and 
relating to 
submitted 
captive 
to 
the 
(26) 
Title 24 A, section 6807, subsection 7, paragraph 
B, relating to viatical settlement licensee examination 
records; and 
B. 
Records pertaining primarily to insureds: 
(1) 
Title 
24, 
section 2604, 
relating to liability 
claims reports under the Maine Health Security Act; 
(2) 
Title 24, section 2853, subsection I-A, relating 
to action for professional negligence under the Maine 
Health Security Act; 
(3) 
Title 
24, 
section 
2857, 
subsections 
and 
2, 
relating 
to 
mandatory 
pre litigation 
screening 
and 
mediation panels; 
(4) 
Title 24-A, section 2384-B, subsection 8, relating 
to workers' 
compensation insurance rating concerning 
claims and self-insurance; 
(5) 
Title 24-A, section 2384-C, subsection 7, relating 
to workers' 
compensation insurance concerning claims 
and self-insurance; 
(6) 
Title 24-A, section 4204, subsection 2 A, relating 
to health maintenance organizations' quality assurance 
programs; 
(7) 
Title 24-A, section 4224, subsection 2, relating 
to health maintenance organizations' quality assurance 
committees; 
( 8) 
Title 24-A, section 6807, subsection 7, paragraph 
A, 
relating 
to 
individual 
identification 
data 
of 
viatorliL 
(9) 
Title 24-A, section 6818, subsection 6, relating 
to fraudulent viatical or life insurance settlements 
information provided for enforcement; 
(10) 
Title 24-A, section 6907, subsection 1, relating 
to 
personally 
identifiable 
financial 
information 
obtained by Dirigo Health; and 
(11) 
Title 24-A, section 6907, subsection 2, relating 
to health information obtained by Dirigo Health under 
the 
federal 
Health 
Insurance 
Portability 
and 
Accountability Act of 1996. 
12. 
Investigat_ions. 
The following 
confidential 
certain records 
containing 
statutes designate as 
information 
regarding 
investigations: 
A. 
Records 
relating to internal departmental or 
agency 
investigations: 
(1) 
Title 3, section 997, s1.l,bsections 1, 3, 4, 
and 
6, relating to the 
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Governmental 
Accountability 
activities 
and 
working 
papers; 
~(~2u) __ ~T~i~t=1~e~~4~,~s~e~c~t~i-"'o~nL-~1~7~,~~s~1.l,bsection 3, relating to 
State Court Administrator complaints and investigative 
files; 
( 3 ) 
Ti tle 
5, 
section 
2~4"----,C,,,--,-, __ 
!%.s-",u"",b,-"s,-"e,-,c"-,t,,-,~,,,-· o=n-",s __ -"2,---"a""n=d,,,--,",-,-3 , 
relating to the Department of Audit activities 
and 
working papers; 
(4) 
Title 25, section 2806, subsection 8, relating to 
proceedings of 
the board of trustees of 
the Maine 
Criminal 
Justice 
Academy 
concerning 
complaints 
of 
misconduct of law enforcement officers; 
(5) 
Title 30-A, section 503, subsection I-A, relating 
to county personnel records concerning the use of force; 
(6) 
Title 30-A. section 2702, subsection I-A, relating 
to municipal personnel records concerning the use of 
force; 
(7) 
Title 
32, 
section 
, 
relating 
to 
Emergency 
Medical Services' 
Board complaints 
and investigative 
records; 
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(8) 
Title 32, section 13006 , relating to real estate 
gr ievance 
and 
professional 
standards 
committees 
hearings; 
( 9) 
Title 34 A, section 1203, subsection 5 , relating 
to the Department of Corrections, Office of 
concerning reguests for action; and 
Advocacy 
(10) 
Title 34 8, section 1205, subsection 5, relating 
to the Department of Health and Human Services, Office 
of Advocacy records concerning reguests for action; and 
8. 
Records relating to investigations other than those set 
out in paragraph A: 
(1) 
Title 
1, 
section 
1013, 
subsections 
and 
3, 
relating to the Commission on Governmental Ethics and 
Election Practices records; 
(2) 
Title 5, section 48-A, subsection 5, relating to 
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interpreters for the deaf; 
(3) 
Title 5, 
section 1545, 
relating to outstanding 
unpaid checks issued by the State; 
(4) 
Title 10, section 1109, subsection 4, relating to 
information reported to the Attorney General concerning 
acguisition of gasoline and heating oil assets; 
(5) 
Title 10, section 1675, relating 
received by the Attorney General under 
Market Share Act; and 
to information 
the Petroleum 
(6) 
Title 23, section 1980, subsection 2-8, relating 
to recorded images used to enforce tolls on the Maine 
Turnpike. 
13. 
Judici~LQkeegi~q~. The following statutes designate 
as confidential certain records containing information collected, 
used or maintained for judicial proceedings purposes: 
A. 
Title 14, 
section 1254 A, 
subsection 7, 
relating to 
jurors; 
B. 
Title 
15, 
section 
3308, 
subsection 
7, 
relating 
to 
juvenile proceedings; 
C. 
Title 18-A, section 2 901, relating to wills deposited 
with the Probate Court; 
D. 
Title 18-A, section 9-304, subsection (a-I), relating to 
background checks for adoptions ordered by the Probate Court; 
E. 
Title 18-A, section 9-308, subsection (c), relating to 
final adoption decrees; 
F. 
Title 18-A, section 9-310, relating to adoption records 
concerning adoptions decreed on or after August 8, 1953; 
G. 
Title 
22, 
section 
81L 
hearings 
regarding 
testing 
communicable diseases; 
subsection 
6, 
relating 
to 
or 
admission 
concerning 
H. 
Title 
22, 
section 
832, 
subsection 
3, 
relating 
to 
hearings for consent to test for the source of exposure for 
a blood-borne pathogen; 
I. 
Title 22, section 1597 -A, subsection 6, relating to a 
petition for a court order consenting to a minor's abortion; 
J. 
Title 24, section 2857, subsections 1 and 2, relating to 
mandatory prelitigation screening and mediation panels; 
K. 
Title 34-B, 
section 3864, 
subsection 5, 
relating to 
mental health involuntary commitment hearings; 
L. 
Title 34-B, 
section 5475, 
subsection 3, 
relating to 
~al retardation judicial certification hearings; 
M. 
Title 34-B, 
section 5476, 
subsection 6, 
relating to 
mental retardation judicial commitment hearings; and 
N. 
Title 34-B, 
section 7014, 
subsection 1, 
relating to 
court proceedings concerning sterilization. 
14. 
Juvenile 
justice 
or 
criminal 
investigation 
and 
history. 
The 
following 
statutes 
designate 
as 
confidential 
certain 
records 
containing 
information 
collected, 
used 
or 
maintained for 
juvenile justice or 
criminal investigation or 
history purposes: 
A. 
Title 4, 
section 809, 
relating to investigations of 
attorneys by the Attorney General; 
B. 
Title 5, section 200-H, relating to the Office of the 
Attorney General, Maine Elder Death Analysis Review Team; 
C. 
Title 15, 
section 101 C, 
subsection 3, 
relating to 
records necessary to conduct an evaluation concerning mental 
responsibility for criminal conduct: 
D. 
Title 15, section 3009, subsection 2, relating to the 
reintegration of a juvenile into school: 
E. 
Title 15, 
section 3301, 
subsection 6-A, 
relating to 
information 
about 
a 
juvenile 
against 
whom 
a 
juvenile 
petition has not been filed: 
F. 
Title 
, 
section 
614, 
subsection 
1, 
relating 
to 
criminal 
justice 
agency 
intelligence 
and 
investigative 
information; 
G. 
Title 
16, 
section 
614, 
subsection 
2, 
relating 
to 
personally identifying 
cruelty to animals to 
and Rural Resources; 
information of persons 
who 
report 
the Department of Agriculture, Food 
H. 
Title 18 A, section 9 304, subsection (a 1), relating to 
background checks for adoptions ordered by the Probate Court; 
I. 
Title 18 A, section 9 304, subsection (a-2), relating to 
background checks for adoptions initiated by the Department 
of Health and Human Services; 
J. 
Title 19-A, section 4013, subsection 4, relating to the 
Domestic Abuse Homicide Review Panel; 
K. 
Title 20-A, 
section 6103, 
subsection 3, 
relating to 
school records concerning criminal history record checks of 
employees and applicants; 
L. 
Title 
22, 
section 
3022, 
subsections 
8, 
and 
13, 
relating to medical examiner information; 
M. 
Title 22, section 3034, subsection 2, relatin9 to the 
Chief Medical Examiner's missing persons files; 
N. 
Title 22, section 4008, subsection 3-A, relating to the 
child death and serious injury review panel; 
o. 
Title 25, section 1577, subsection 1, relating to the 
state DNA data base and the state DNA data bank; 
P. 
Title 
25, 
section 
2957, 
relating 
to 
Maine 
Drug 
Enforcement Agency investigative records; 
O. 
Title 34-A, 
section 1216, 
subsection 6, 
relating to 
documents used to screen or assess clients of the Department 
of Corrections; 
R. 
Title 34-A, section 5210, subsection 4, relating to the 
State Parole Board report to the Governor; 
S. 
Title 34-A, section 9877 , subsection 4 , relating to the 
release 
by 
the Interstate Commission 
for 
Adult Offender 
Supervision 
of 
records 
that 
adversely 
affect 
personal 
privacy rights or proprietary interests; and 
T. 
Title 34-A, section 9903, subsection 8, relating to the 
release 
by 
the 
Interstate 
Commission 
for 
Juveniles 
of 
records that adversely affect personal privacy rights or 
proprietary interests. 
1.5. 
Labor. 
The 
following 
statutes 
designate 
as 
confidential certain records 
containing information collected, 
used or maintained for purposes related to the regulation of 
labor: 
A. 
Title 24-A, 
section 2393, 
subsection 2, 
relating to 
workers' 
compensation 
pool 
concerning 
self-insurance 
and 
surcharges; 
B. 
Title 26 , 
section 3, relating to information, reports 
and records of the Director of Labor Standards wi thin the 
Department of Labor; 
C. 
Title 26, section 43, relating to the names of persons, 
firms 
and 
corporations 
providing 
information 
to 
the 
Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Standards; 
D. 
Title 26, section 665, subsection 1, relating to records 
submitted to the Director of Labor Standards within the 
Department of Labor by an employer concerning wages; 
E . 
T i t 1 e 
6 , 
sec t ion 
8 5 , 
sub sec t ion 
, 
relating 
to 
substance abuse testing by an employer; 
F. 
Title 
26, 
section 979-0, 
subsection 
2, 
relating to 
personnel 
records 
in 
possession 
of 
the 
Department 
of 
Administrative and Financial Services, 
Bureau of Employee 
Relations; 
G. 
Title 26, section 979-0, subsection 2, relating to state 
employees grievance information; 
H. 
Title 
26. 
section 
1082. 
subsection 
7. 
relating to 
employers' 
unemployment 
compensation 
records 
concerning 
individual information; 
I. 
Title 
35-A. 
section 114. 
subsection I. 
relating to 
utility personnel records; 
J. 
Title 39-A. section 153. subsection 5. relating to the 
Workers' Compensation Board abuse investigation unit; 
K. 
Title 
39-A. 
section 153. 
subsection 9. 
relating to 
Workers' Compensation Board audit working papers; 
L. 
Title 39-A. section 355-B. subsection 11. relating to 
records 
and 
proceedings 
of 
the 
Workers' 
Compensation 
Supplemental 
Benefits 
Oversight 
Committee 
concerning 
individual claims; 
M. 
Title 39-A. 
section 403. 
subsection 15. 
relating to 
workers' compensation self-insurers; and 
N. 
Title 
39-A. 
section 
409. 
relating 
to 
workers' 
compensation information filed by insurers. 
16. 
Maine 
Human 
Rights 
Act. 
The 
following 
statutes 
designate as confidential certain records containing information 
collected. used or maintained for purposes related to the Maine 
Humans Rights Act: 
A. 
Title 5. section 4572. subsection 2. relating to medical 
information or history of an applicant in an employment 
discrimination complaint; 
B. 
Title 5. section 4573. subsection 2. relating to records 
of mental or physical disability; and 
C. 
Title 
5. 
section 
4612, 
subsection 
5, 
relating 
to 
3rd-party records. 
17. 
Marine 
resources 
and 
aguaculture. 
The 
statutes designate 
as 
confidential certain records 
information 
collected, 
used 
or 
maintained 
for 
the 
purposes: 
A. 
Records relating to marine resources: 
following 
containi.ng 
following 
(1) 
Title 12, section 6455, subsection I-A, relating 
to market studies and promotional plans of the Lobster 
Promotion Council; and 
(2) 
Title 
12, 
section 
6173, 
relating 
to 
marine 
resources statistics: and 
B. 
Records relating to aquaculture: 
(1) 
Title 12, section 607~ubsection 10, relating to 
~uaculture lease seeding and harvesting reports; 
(2) 
Title 
12, 
section 
6072-A, 
subsection 
17-A, 
relating 
to 
aquaculture 
leasing 
research 
and 
development; 
(3) 
Ti tle l~ection 6077, subsection 4, relating to 
the aquaculture monitoring program; and 
(4) 
Title 12, section 6078 A, 
subsection 1, relating 
to the Aquacul~ure Monitoring, Research and Development 
Fund concerning harvest information from leaseholders. 
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as s istJmce 
and 
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statutes designate 
as 
confidential certain records 
containing 
information collected, used or maintained for market assistance 
and regulation purposes: 
A. 
Title 
7, 
section 
20, 
subsection 
1, 
relating 
to 
information reported to the Department of Agriculture, Food 
and Rural Resources; 
B. 
Title 
7, 
section 
306-A, 
subsection 
3, 
relating 
to 
agricultural development grant program, market research or 
development activities; 
C. 
Title 7, section 9S1-A, relating to minimum standards 
for planting potatoes: 
D. 
Title 7, section 1052, subsection 2, relating to growers 
of genetically engineered plants and seeds; 
E. 
Title 
7, 
section 
2103-A, 
subsection 4, 
relating 
to 
patented and nonreleased potato varieties; 
F. 
Ti tIe 
t 
section 
945-J, 
relating 
to 
the 
Maine 
International Trade Center; 
G. 
Title 10, section 1675, relating to information received 
by the Attorney General under the Petroleum Market Share Ac~ 
H. 
Title 
12, 
section 6072, 
subsection 10, 
relating to 
aquaculture lease seeding and harvesting reports: 
I. 
Title 12, section 6072-A, subsection 17-A, relating to 
aguaculture leasing research and development; 
J. 
Title 12, section 6077, subsection 4, relating to the 
aguaculture monitoring program; 
K. 
Title 12, section 6078-A, subsection 1, relating to the 
Aguaculture 
Monitoring 
Research 
and 
Development 
Fund 
concerning harvest information from leaseholders; 
L. 
Title 12, section 6455, subsection I-A, relating to the 
market 
studies 
and 
promotional 
plans 
of 
the 
Lobster 
Promotion Council; 
M. 
Title 12, section 8611, subsection 1, relating to forest 
management information concerning landowner contacts; 
N. 
Title 12, 
section 8869, 
subsection 13, 
relating to 
forest policy experimental areas; 
O. 
Title 
12, 
section 
8884, 
subsection 
3, 
relating to 
landowner 
and 
wood 
processor 
reporting 
reguirements 
concerning volume information; 
P. 
Title 13, section 1957, subsection 8, relating to the 
members 
of 
associations 
of 
agricultural 
producers 
and 
purchasing information; 
O. 
Title 22, 
section 2698-A, 
subsection 7, 
relating to 
prescription 
drug 
marketing 
costs 
submitted 
to 
the 
Department of Health and Human Services; 
R. 
Title 36, section 4315, subsection I-A, relating to the 
transportation of wild blueberries; and 
S. 
Title 36, section 4316, subsection 4, relating to wild 
blueberries audits. 
19. 
Medical facilities. 
The following statutes designate 
as confidential certain records containing information collected, 
used or maintained for purposes related to the regulation of 
medical facilities: 
A. 
Title 
22, 
section 
1828, 
relating 
to 
Medicaid 
and 
licensing of hospitals, 
nursing homes 
and other medical 
facilities and entities; 
B. 
Title 
22, 
section 
1885, 
subsection 
1, 
relating 
to 
information provided 
to 
the 
Attorney 
General 
under 
the 
Hospital Cooperation Act of 1992; and 
C. 
Title 24, section 2307, 
subsection 3, relating to an 
accountant's work papers concerning nonprofit hospital or 
medical service organizations. 
20. 
Motor 
ve.bi~:te~~d_QP~:tu,\tQX:$. 
The following statuU!_Q 
designate as confidential certain records containing information 
collected, used or maintained for motor vehicle and motor vehicle 
operator purposes: 
A. 
Title 5, section 90-8, subsection 7, relating to the 
Address Confidentiality Program; 
B. 
Title 29-A, section 152, subsection 3, relating to the 
secretary 
of 
State's 
data 
processing 
information 
files 
concerning motor vehicles; 
C. 
Title 
29-A, 
section 253, 
relating to 
motor 
vehicle 
records concerning certain nongovernmental vehicles; 
D. 
Title 29-A, section 255, subsection 1, relating to motor 
vehicle records when a protection order is in effect; 
E. 
Title 29-A, section 257, relating to the Secretary of 
State's motor vehicle information technology system; 
F. 
Title 29-A, section 517, subsection 4, relating to motor 
vehicle records concerning unmarked law enforcement vehicles; 
G. 
Title 29-A, section 1258, subsection 7, relating to a 
person's competency to operate a motor vehicle; and 
H. 
Title 29-A, 
section 1401, 
subsection 6, 
relating to 
driver's license digital images. 
21. 
Occupational 
credentialing. 
The 
following 
statutes 
designate as confidential certain records containing information 
collected, 
used 
or 
maintained 
for 
occupational 
credentialing 
purposes: 
A. 
Records 
relating 
to 
gualifications 
for 
ini tial, 
continuing and renewed credentialing: 
(l) 
Title 
3, 
sections 
and 
159, 
prehearing 
conference 
materials 
for 
confirmations of gubernatorial appointments; 
relating 
to 
legislative 
{2} 
Title 7, section 2226, 
ginseng license applications, 
subsection 1, relatirm..-.-t.Q 
licensees and locations 
of ginseng plantings; 
(3) 
Title 10, section 8002, subsection 10, relating to 
information 
provided 
to 
the 
Commissioner 
of 
Professional and Financial Regulation; 
(4) 
Title 12, section 63l0,. subsection 3, relating to 
medical 
information pertaining 
to 
lobster 
and 
crab 
fishing license denials; 
(5) 
Title 12, section 643l-F, subsection 3, relating 
to medical information pertaining to trap tag denials; 
(6) 
Title 12, section 12907, subsection 8, relating to 
whitewater outfitters and affiliated outfitter records: 
(7) 
Title 20 A, 
section 6101, subsection 2, relating 
to school records concerning employees and applicants; 
( 8) 
Title 20-A, section 6103, subsection 3, relating 
to 
school 
records 
concerning 
background 
checks 
of 
employees and applicants; 
(9) 
Title 20-A, section 13004, subsection 2, relating 
to certification and registration of teachers; 
(10) 
Title 20-A, section 13015, subsection 5, relating 
to teacher action plans; 
(11) 
Title 20-A, section 13034, relating to teacher 
qualifying exam scores; 
(12) 
Title 32, section 92, relating to the Department 
of Public Safety, 
Emergency Medical Services' 
Board 
reports and records; 
(13) 
Title 32, section l658-F, subsection 1, relating 
to hearing aid dealers and fitters; 
(14) 
Title 32, section 2l05-A, subsection 3, relating 
to nurses and nursing; 
(15) 
Title 32, section 2109, relating to home contact 
information of nurse applicants and licensees; 
(16) 
Title 
information 
licensees: 
32, section 2600-A, 
relating to personal 
of 
osteopathic 
physician applicants 
and 
(17) 
Title 32, section 3300-A, relating to Board of 
Licensure 
in 
Medicine 
personal 
information 
about 
applicants and licensees: and 
(18) 
Title 
32, 
section 
9418, 
relating 
to 
private 
security guards; 
B. 
Records relating to quality assurance, 
complaints and 
investigations: 
(1) 
Title 10, section 8003-B, subsections 1 and 2-A, 
relating to complaints and investigations and client 
records of boards and 
with 
the 
Department 
RegUlation; 
commissions within or 
of 
Professional 
and 
associated 
Financial 
(2) 
Title 
20-A, 
section 
13004, 
subsection 
2-A, 
relating 
to 
complaint, 
charges 
and 
accusations 
concerning certification and registration of teachers; 
(3) 
Title 24, section 2510, subsection 1, relating to 
professional competence reports under the Maine Heal th 
Security Act; 
(4) 
Title 24, section 2510-A, relating to professional 
competence 
review 
records 
under 
the 
Maine 
Heal th 
Securi ty Ac t; 
(5) 
Title 
24, 
section 
2604, 
relating to liability 
claims reports under the Maine Health Security Act; 
(6) 
Title 24, section 2853, subsection l-A, relating 
to action for professional negligence under-
the Maine 
Health Security Act; 
(7) 
Title 
24, 
section 
2857, 
subsections 
and 
2, 
relating 
to 
mandatory 
preli tigation 
screening 
and 
mediation panels; 
( 8 ) 
Title 32, section 92-A, subsection 2, relat.in.9--to 
emergency medical services' quality assurance committee 
activities; 
( 9 ) 
Title 32, section 2599, relating to medical staff 
reviews and hospital reviews; 
(10) 
Title 32, 
section 3296, 
relating to Board of 
Licensure in Medicine medical review committees; 
(11) 
Title 32, 
section 13006, relating to the real 
estate grievance and professional standards committees 
hearings; and 
(12) 
Title 38, section 100-A, subsection It relating 
to 
complaints 
and 
investigative 
records 
concerning 
vessel pilots; and 
C. 
Other purposes related to occupational credentialing: 
(1) 
Title 10, section 9012, subsection It relating to 
information provided to the Department of Professional 
and financial Regulation, Manufactured Housing Board; 
and 
(2) 
Title 32, 
section 1092-A, 
subsections 1 and 2, 
relating to privileged communications of dentists' and 
dental hygienists' patients. 
22. 
Other licensing. 
The following statutes designate as 
confidential certain records 
containing information collected, 
used or maintained for purposes related to licensing not listed 
elsewhere in this section: 
A. 
Title 5. section 90-B, 
subsection 7, relating to the 
Address Confidentiality Program;. 
B. 
Title 8, 
section 1052, first paragraph, 
relating to 
Gambling Control 
Board information concerning applicants. 
licensees, owners and key executives; and 
C. 
Title 25, section 2006. relating to concealed firearms 
permit applications. 
23. 
Public employment. 
The following statutes designate as 
confidential certain records containing information collected, 
used or maintained for public employment purposes: 
A. 
Title 5, section 957, subsection 5-A. relating to State 
Employee Assistance Program client records; 
B. 
Title 5, section 7070, subsection It relating to state 
employee applicants; 
C. 
Title 5. section 7070, subsections 2 and 4, relating to 
state employees' personal information; 
D. 
Title 5, section 17057, subsection I. relating to Maine 
State Retirement System information; 
b __ 'Jitle ~~tio~7057~ubsection 3, 
relati~-----.t.~h_Qm~ 
contact 
information 
of 
Maine 
State 
Retirement 
System 
members, benefit recipients and staff; 
F. 
Title 
26~ection 979-0, 
subsection 2, 
relating~ 
personnel 
records 
in 
possession 
of 
the 
Department 
of 
Administrative and Financial Services, 
Bureau of Employee 
Relations; 
G. 
Title 26, section 979-0, subsection 2, relating to state 
employees grievance information; 
H. 
Title 
30-A, 
section 503, 
subsection 1, 
relating to 
county personnel records; 
I. 
Title 30-A, 
section 5Q3, 
subsection l-A, relating to 
county personnel records concerning the use of force; 
J. 
Title 30-A, 
section 2702, 
subsection 1, 
relating to 
municipal personnel records; 
K. 
Title 30-A, section 2702, subsection I-A, relating to 
municipal personnel records concerning the use of force; and 
L. 
Title 34-A, 
section 1212, 
relating to Department of 
Corrections employees and contractors. 
24. 
Public services. The following statutes designate as 
confidential certain records containing information collected, 
used or maintained for use of public services purposes: 
A. 
Title L 
section 538, subsection 3, relating to InforME 
subscriber information; 
B. 
Title 5, section 95, subsection lL relating to state 
archives patrons; 
C . 
Tit 1 e 5 , 
s e c t ion 170 57 , 
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h,,,o,,-,m-,-,,-e 
contact 
information 
of 
Maine 
State 
Retirement 
System 
members, benefit recipients and staff; 
D. 
Title 
12, 
section 
1827, 
subsection 
3, 
relating 
to 
Department 
of 
Conservat~i~o~n~~r~e~~c~o~r~d~s~ ___ ~c~o~n~c~e~r~n~i~n~g~ __ c~a~m~p~e~r 
reservations at state parks; 
E. 
Title 22 , section 4087 -A, subsection 6 , relating to the 
omb udsman p r og.r am 
c o,-"n~c="e",-,"-r~n,-",i,-,n..,g:>--,a",---__ c",-h~i,-"l,-"d"-------,a",n",-d""-------=-f-,,,a,,-,m-,-,,i,,-,l .... yZ---------"-s~e_"'r__'v'_'i"_'c="e"_"'.s 
complaint or inquiry; 
F. 
Title 23, section 1982, relating to patrons of the Maine 
Turnpike; 
G. 
Title 25, 
section 2929, 
subsections 1, 
2, 
and 4, 
relating to emergency services communications; 
H. 
Title 25, section 2929, subsection 2, relating to public 
safety answering point records; 
I . 
Title 
,s_ection :t21, 
relating to library records 
concerning identity of patrons; and 
J. 
Title 34 A, section 1203, subsection 5, relating to the 
Corrections, 
Office of Advocacy concerning 
requests for action. 
25. 
Social services. 
The following statutes designate as 
confidential certain records 
containing information collected, 
used or maintained for social services purposes: 
JO 
A. 
Title 22, section 3188, subsection 4, relating to the 
Maine 
Managed 
Care 
Insurance 
Plan 
Demonstration 
for 
uninsured individuals; 
B. 
Title 22, section 3474, subsection 1, relating to adult 
protective records; 
C. 
Title 22, section 4008, subsection 1, relating to child 
protective records; 
D. 
Title 22, 
section 4008, 
subsection 3-A, 
relating to 
records of the child death and serious injury review panel; 
E. 
Title 22, section 4306, relating to general assistance; 
F. 
Title 
22, 
section 
5328, 
subsection 
community 
action 
agencies' 
records 
about 
providers of servicest 
1, 
relating to 
applicants 
and 
G. 
Title 
22, 
section 
7703, 
subsection 
2, 
relating to 
facilities for children and adults; and 
H. 
Title 
37-B, 
section 
506, 
relating to Department of 
Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management, Bureau of Maine 
Veterans' Services benefits. 
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confidential certain records 
containing information collected, 
used or maintained for taxation purposes: 
A. 
Title 30-A, section 5242, subsection 13, relating to tax 
increment financin9-distr_icts: 
B. 
Ti tle 36, 
se~tioILJiL~~J_Q,ti:ng to the Maine Tree Growth 
Tax Law concerning forest management plans: 
C. 
Title 
36, 
section 
~l:..t,y 
t...,a""'x"--_-'a..,b"'-""-a teme n t 
proceedings; 
, 
subsection 
apillcation 
, 
relating 
to 
information 
and 
D. 
Title 
36, 
secti_Qn 
6760L--relating to 
employment 
tax 
increment financing; and 
E. 
Title 
36, 
section 
7113, 
subsection 
4, 
relating 
to 
information obtained~he Multistate Tax Commission by an 
audit. 
27. 
Utilities. 
The 
fol19wing 
statutes 
designate 
as 
confidential certain records 
containing information collected, 
used or maintained for purposes related to the regulation of 
utilities: 
A. 
Title 22, section 666, 
subsection 3, relating to the 
State Nuclear 
Safety~~ram concerning the identity of a 
person 
providing 
information 
about 
unsafe 
acti vi ties-,--
conduct or operation or license violation; 
B. 
Title 23, 
sectiQn_aJ,~--,-------Lelating_Lo~_~ __ JlQnllern New 
England Passenger Rail Authority; 
C. 
Title 
35-A, 
section 114, 
subsection 
1, 
relating to 
utility personnel record~ 
D. 
Title 
35-A, 
section 
704~ubsection 5, 
relating to 
utility records concerning customer information; 
~jt~5-=~§ecJ;.i_Q.!L13U.-p.~Lela~to Public Utilities 
Commission protective orders; 
F. 
Title 35-A, 
section 1311-B, 
subsections 1, 
and 4, 
relating to public utility technical information; 
~Tit~5-A~~~tiQn~16-~ relating to Public Utilities 
Commission communications concerning utility violations; and 
H. 
Title 
35-fu_sectLQP_8~03L~_ubsection 5, 
relating to 
telecommunications relay service communications. 
28. 
Othe~\lJP2~J;!s. 
The following statutes designate as 
~9nfidential certain records containing information collected, 
used or maintained for purposes not listed elsewhere in this 
section: 
A. 
Title 
architecture, 
security 
of 
systems; 
1, 
section 
402, 
subsection 
3, 
relating 
to 
design, access authentication, encryption and 
information 
technology 
infrastructure 
and 
B . 
Tit I e 
, 
sec t ~,,-,' o""n~~1"-7,-0",--,,,-lL' _s"'-""u"'b-"'s"'e'-"cwt...,i...,o"-'n"--....!7c....,'----"r'-"e...,I"'a ... t"'-=-i""n.,.,g_t.....,..o_t""h~e 
Judicial Compensation Commission concerning working papers 
in the possession of a legislative employee: 
C. 
Title 5, 
section 791, 
relating to the code of fair 
practices 
and 
affirmative 
action 
concerning confidential 
business information: 
D. 
Title 5, section 1743, subsection 5, relating to public 
improvements construction contracts concerning evaluations 
of proposals; 
E. 
Title 5, section 1747, sUbsec.t.Lon 3, relating to public 
improvement contracts concerning prebid gualifications; 
F. 
Ti tIe 5, section 1976, subsection 1, relating to the 
State Government computer system: 
G. 
Title 5, section 3305-B, subsection 1, relating to the 
Executive 
Department, 
State 
Planning 
Of f i ce 
conce rning 
energy policy; 
H. 
Title 8, section 416-A, subsection 9, relating to the 
Tri-State Lotto concerning personal records in connection 
with payment of prize; 
I. 
Title 20-AL..-s_ection 10206, 
subsection 2, relating to 
records of the Energy Testing Laboratory of Maine: 
J. 
Title 
23, 
section 
63, 
relating 
to 
records 
of 
the 
Ligbt-of::Y:[Q.Y-.~tults 
__ iO_IlL...Qt the Department of Transportation 
and the Maine Turnpike Authority; 
K. 
Title 
23, 
section 
753-A, 
subsections 
3, 
and 
5, 
relating to design-build contracts for state highways: 
L. 
Title 26, section 934, relating to a report of the State 
Board of Arbitration and Conciliation; 
M. 
Title 26, section 939, relating to information disclosed 
by 
a 
party 
to 
the 
State 
Board 
of 
Arbitration 
and 
Conciliation; 
N. 
Title 27, section 377, relating to the location of a 
site in possession of 
a 
state agency 
for 
archeological 
research; 
O. 
Title 30-A, 
section 4706, 
subsection 1, 
relating to 
municipal housing authoritie~ 
P. 
Title 
33, 
section 
1971, 
subsection 
4, 
relating 
to 
information derived from unclaimed property reports; and 
Q. 
Title 37-8, 
section 797, 
subsection 
7, 
relating to 
Department of Defense, 
Veterans and Emergency Managemenh 
Maine 
Emergency 
Management 
Agency 
reports 
of 
hazardous 
substance transportation routes. 
29. 
Social 
se~urity 
nwnbers. 
The 
following 
statutes 
designate social security numbers as confidential information: 
A. 
Title 
1, 
section 
402, 
subsection 
3, 
paragraph 
N, 
relating to social security numbers in possession of the 
Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife; 
B. 
Title 
8, 
section 
416-A, 
subsection 
9, 
relating 
to 
records concerning payment of Tri-state Lotto prizes; 
C. 
Title 
19-A, 
section 
651, 
subsection 
2, 
relating to 
social security numbers on marriage applications; 
D. 
Title 19-A, 
section 
90~ relating to social security 
numbers on divorce records; 
E. 
Title 19-A, 
section 1565, 
subsection 
4-L- relating to 
social security numbers in paternity actions; and 
F. 
Title 19-A, 
section 2006, 
subsection 10, 
relating to 
social security numbers in child support actions. 
30. 
Dome.~tic vio.:t,gp.ce and safety. 
The following statutes 
designate certain information as confidential based on domestic 
violence or other safety purposes: 
"'A'-'-._---"T'-"iwt~I._'e~~1"_9iL-=_A"'_.L,. 
s e.c t i-9~fi.~ ub sec t i on 
, 
addresses 
of 
children 
and 
victims 
in 
cases 
concerning 
parental 
rights 
and 
responsibilities 
inVOlving 
domestic 
abuse; 
B. 
Title 
19-A, 
section 
3012, 
relating 
to 
specific 
id~ntifyin£Linformation in child sMQPort enforcement: and 
C. 
Title 29-A, section 255, subsection 1, relating to motor 
vehicle records when a protection order is in effect. 
SUMMARY 
This bill meets the requirements of Public Law 2003, chapter 
709, section 9. 
It lists statutes that by designating records or 
information as confidential remove 
the records or information 
from the definition of "public record" in the freedom of access 
laws. 
The statutes are listed according to the purpose for which 
the information is collected, used or maintained. 
This bill is not intended to make any substantive 
the 
law. 
It is 
intended 
to 
provide 
a 
list of 
exceptions to the definition of "public record." 
changes in 
statutory