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§2261
Title 15: COURT PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL
Part 4: JUDGMENT AND PROCEEDINGS
Chapter 310-A: POST-JUDGMENT MOTION TO SEAL CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD
§2262-A

§2262. Statutory prerequisites for sealing criminal history record information

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;  
[PL 2021, c. 674, §1 (NEW).]
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;  
[PL 2021, c. 674, §1 (NEW).]
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;  
[PL 2021, c. 674, §1 (NEW).]
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  
[PL 2023, c. 666, §1 (AMD).]
5.  Pending criminal charges.  The person does not have any presently pending criminal charges in this State or in another jurisdiction.  
[PL 2023, c. 666, §2 (AMD).]
6.  Age of person at time of commission. 
[PL 2023, c. 666, §3 (RP).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2021, c. 674, §1 (NEW). PL 2023, c. 409, §1 (AMD). PL 2023, c. 666, §§1-3 (AMD).
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