Title 15

A person may file a written motion seeking a court order sealing the person's criminal history record information relating to a specific criminal conviction in the underlying criminal proceeding based on a court determination that the person satisfies the statutory prerequisites …

1. Filing motion. A motion filed pursuant to section 2263 must be filed in the underlying criminal proceeding. After the motion is filed, the clerk shall set the motion for hearing. If multiple motions are filed, the court shall consolidate the motions to one location. 2. Counsel…

Notwithstanding Title 16, section 704, the criminal history record information relating to a criminal conviction sealed under section 2264 is confidential, must be treated as confidential criminal history record information for the purposes of dissemination to the public under Ti…

A person whose eligible criminal conviction is the subject of a sealing order under section 2264 may respond to inquiries from persons other than criminal justice agencies and other than entities that are authorized to obtain the sealed criminal history record information under s…

A written order entered under section 2264, subsection 5 or 7 may be reviewed by the Supreme Judicial Court. [PL 2021, c. 674, §1 (NEW).] 1. Appeal by person. A person aggrieved by a written order under section 2264, subsection 5 or 7 may not appeal as of right. The time for taki…

Notwithstanding Title 16, section 704, the criminal history record information relating to a criminal conviction for which the court has determined the person is entitled to special restrictions on dissemination and use under former section 2254 is confidential and may not be dis…

A person who, in violation of section 2265 or 2268, intentionally disseminates sealed criminal history record information relating to a criminal conviction knowing it to be in violation of section 2265 or 2268 is guilty of unlawful dissemination of sealed records. Violation of th…