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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 7, § 20 (2026)

Confidential information

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1.  Types of information.  Information provided to the department voluntarily or to fulfill reporting requirements is designated as confidential for the purposes of Title 1, section 402, subsection 3, paragraph A if:  
A. The person to whom the information belongs or pertains has requested that it be designated as confidential; and   [PL 1999, c. 140, §1 (NEW).]
B. The department has determined that failure to designate the information as confidential would provide competitors an opportunity to obtain business or competitive advantage over the person to whom the information belongs or pertains or would result in loss or other significant detriment to that person.   [PL 1999, c. 140, §1 (NEW).]
Summary reports of information designated as confidential may be published using aggregate data that does not reveal the activities of an individual person or firm.  
[PL 1999, c. 140, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1999, c. 140, §1 (NEW).
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2003–2018 · leading case: Bangor Historic Track, Inc. v. Dep't of Agric., 2003 ME 140 (Me. 2003).
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Bangor Historic Track, Inc. v. Dep't of Agric., 2003 ME 140 (Me. 2003). · cites it 2× “” The court rejected BHT’s contention that it should enforce the Harness Racing Commission’s nondisclosure order, reasoning that (1) BHT failed to take action with the Commission to enforce the Commission’s order; and (2) the applicable statute governing the confidentiality of…”
Dubois v. Dep't of Agric., Conservation & Forestry, 185 A.3d 743 (Me. 2018). “would result in loss or other significant detriment to that person." DACF has not argued that the identity of the informants is privileged pursuant to this combination of statutes, and so we do not address the issue.”
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