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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 16, § 600 (2026)

Expungement of records of arrest

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(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1969, c. 460 (NEW). PL 1973, c. 706 (RPR). PL 1975, c. 430, §§23,24 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 623, §§18-A,18-B (AMD). PL 1975, c. 763, §2 (RP).
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1975–1977 · leading case: State v. Knowles, 371 A.2d 624 (Me. 1977).
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State v. Knowles, 371 A.2d 624 (Me. 1977). · cites it 2× “Defendant now argues to us that the substitution of the April 2 indictment for that of January 8 was error because (1) the order reinstating the expunged records deprived defendant of the benefits accorded under the then “expungement” statute, 16 M.R.S.A. § 600, and (2) the…”
State v. Hanson, 342 A.2d 300 (Me. 1975). “The name of the case and its docket number have been deleted from this quotation in view of 16 M.R.S.A. § 600, which requires ex-imngement of the record where there has been an acquittal, as was the case here.”
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