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10 M.R.S. § 1500-NN, under REGULATION OF BUSINESS SCREENING SERVICES' HANDLING OF CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 10, CHAPTER 239).

10 M.R.S. § 1500-NN

For the purposes of this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [PL 2025, c. 513, §1 (NEW); RR 2025, c. 2, Pt. A, §56 (RAL).]

1. Business screening service. "Business screening service" means a person regularly engaged in the business of collecting, assembling, evaluating or disseminating criminal history record information related to specific individuals for a fee. "Business screening service" does not include a government entity or the news media.

2. Conviction. "Conviction" means any of the following accepted and recorded by the court:

A. A plea of guilty; or [PL 2025, c. 513, §1 (NEW); RR 2025, c. 2, Pt. A, §56 (RAL).]

B. A verdict of guilty by a jury or a finding of guilty by the court. [PL 2025, c. 513, §1 (NEW); RR 2025, c. 2, Pt. A, §56 (RAL).]

3. Criminal history record information. "Criminal history record information" or "record" has the same meaning as in Title 16, section 703, subsection 3.