Maine § 433. - Schedule for review of exceptions to public records

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§ 433.. Schedule for review of exceptions to public records

1. Scheduling guidelines.

2. Scheduling guidelines.

2-A. Scheduling guidelines. The advisory committee shall use the following list as a guideline for scheduling reviews of public records exceptions and reporting its recommendations to the review committee:

A. Exceptions enacted after 2004 and before 2013 are scheduled to be reviewed by the review committee no later than 2017; [PL 2015, c. 250, Pt. D, §2 (NEW).]

B. Exceptions codified in the following Titles are scheduled to be reviewed by the review committee no later than 2019:

(1) Title 1;

(2) Title 2;

(3) Title 3;

(4) Title 4;

(5) Title 5;

(6) Title 6;

(7) Title 7; and

(8) Title 7‑A; [PL 2015, c. 250, Pt. D, §2 (NEW).]

C. Exceptions codified in the following Titles are scheduled to be reviewed by the review committee no later than 2021:

(1) Title 8;

(2) Title 9‑A;

(3) Title 9‑B;

(4) Title 10;

(5) Title 11; and

(6) Title 12; [PL 2015, c. 250, Pt. D, §2 (NEW).]

D. Exceptions codified in the following Titles are scheduled to be reviewed by the review committee no later than 2023:

(1) Title 13;

(2) Title 13‑B;

(3) Title 13‑C;

(4) Title 14;

(5) Title 15;

(6) Title 16;

(7) Title 17;

(8) Title 17‑A;

(9) Title 18‑C;

(10) Title 18‑B;

(11) Title 19‑A;

(12) Title 20‑A; and

(13) Title 21‑A; [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. C, §1 (AMD); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]

E. Exceptions codified in the following Titles are scheduled to be reviewed by the review committee no later than 2025:

(1) Title 22;

(2) Title 22‑A;

(3) Title 23;

(4) Title 24; and

(5) Title 24‑A; [PL 2015, c. 250, Pt. D, §2 (NEW).]

F. Exceptions codified in the following Titles are scheduled to be reviewed by the review committee no later than 2027:

(1) Title 25;

(2) Title 26;

(3) Title 27;

(4) Title 28‑A;

(5) Title 29‑A;

(6) Title 30;

(7) Title 30‑A;

(8) Title 31; and

(9) Title 32; and [PL 2015, c. 250, Pt. D, §2 (NEW).]

G. Exceptions codified in the following Titles are scheduled to be reviewed by the review committee no later than 2029:

(1) Title 33;

(2) Title 34‑A;

(3) Title 34‑B;

(4) Title 35‑A;

(5) Title 36;

(6) Title 37‑B;

(7) Title 38; and

(8) Title 39‑A. [PL 2015, c. 250, Pt. D, §2 (NEW).]

3. Scheduling changes. The advisory committee may make adjustments to the scheduling guidelines provided in subsection 2‑A as it determines appropriate and shall notify the review committee of such adjustments.

Source: official Maine text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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