Maine Open Records

Maine laws and court cases

Maine Open Records Statute

Open Government Guide to Maine

Letter Generator

Create open records request that conforms to Maine requirements

Exemptions

Document types exempted from public access.

Contacts (where to file requests)

Link here for various downloadable Maine School District lists.

Blogs, websites and resources that use open records

Maine Freedom of Information Coalition

Press

Head to Sunshine Review for the most recent open record updates in Maine.

2008

August 6, 2008: Public Document Retrieval Filing Fees to be Applied In Wiscasset

July 8, 2008: Investigating animal cruelty

June 29, 2008: Sunshine for lawmakers

June 7, 2008: Maine officials to get records training

May 28, 2008: Rep. Dawn Hill calls for better access to MTA records

May 26, 2008: Officials review access rules

May 24, 2008: Secrecy law questioned

March 21, 2008: Wabanaki fight powerful lobbies on FOI exemption

March 20, 2008: Baldacci signs records, prison bills

January 23, 2008: Editorial: Town boards and committees need Freedom of Access Act refresher

2007

November 25, 2007: Maine, other states, set out to store electronic documents

October 22, 2007: No easy task to archive state e-mails (aka public records)

August 28, 2007: It's high time for minutes, activists say

August 19, 2007: Keeping track of history

August 16, 2007: Maine supreme court rules documents are public records

July 25, 2007: Draft law withheld, possibly violating the state's Freedom of Access Act

July 15, 2007: Scores commute at public expense

June 5, 2007: Public served when 'Sen. Secrecy' unmasked

May 23, 2007 Internet no substitute for newspapers (Editorial)

May 16, 2007: Maine citizens need help using public records laws

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