Maine residents have the right to search for, obtain, and examine public records per the Maine Open Records Law. This law states that government records and information are presumed public. The Maine State Records website’s mission is aid Maine citizens in the obtaining of that information.
The main purpose of the Maine State Records website is to give the general public access to these records easily and effectively, as is their right. These records can be obtained without submitting personal information, unless a court order or law requires a record to be classified as confidential.
Maine State Records contains information about the following subjects: criminal records, court records, and vital records, including over 10 million transparent public records.