Statutory prerequisites for sealing criminal history record information

15 M.R.S. § 2262, under Chapter 310-A.

15 M.R.S. § 2262

Except as provided in section 2262‑A, criminal history record information relating to a specific criminal conviction may be sealed under this chapter only if: [PL 2023, c. 409, §1 (AMD).]

1. Eligible criminal conviction. The criminal conviction is an eligible criminal conviction;

2. Time since sentence fully satisfied. At least 4 years have passed since the person has fully satisfied each of the sentencing alternatives imposed under Title 17‑A, section 1502, subsection 2 for the eligible criminal conviction;

3. Other convictions in this State. The person has not been convicted of another crime in this State and has not had a criminal charge dismissed as a result of a deferred disposition pursuant to Title 17‑A, former chapter 54-F or Title 17‑A, chapter 67, subchapter 4 since the time at which the person fully satisfied each of the sentencing alternatives imposed under Title 17‑A, section 1502, subsection 2 for the person's most recent eligible criminal conviction up until the time of the order;

4. Convictions in another jurisdiction. The person has not been convicted of a crime in another jurisdiction since the time at which the person fully satisfied each of the sentencing alternatives imposed under Title 17‑A, section 1502, subsection 2 for the person's most recent eligible criminal conviction up until the time of the order; and

5. Pending criminal charges. The person does not have any presently pending criminal charges in this State or in another jurisdiction.

6. Age of person at time of commission.