Maine authorizes sealing of court records for Class E convictions (except for sexual assault) after a one-year waiting period, as well as Class D and E marijuana convictions obtained prior to legalization in 2017. Various agencies still have access to the record, inclduing professional licensing agencies.

There is no statutory authority to seal or expunge non-conviction records, and various non-conviction records held by criminal justice agencies may be disclosed to any person who makes a specific inquiry about whether a named individual was arrested or charged “on a specific date.”  Pardoned convictions are treated like non-conviction records, except that they may upon petition be deleted from law enforcement and FBI records ten years after final discharge.  These provisions do not apply to court records, which are available to the public. Deferred adjudication is available for less serious offenses.  Juvenile records may be sealed upon petition after a three-year waiting period if there are no subsequent adjudications or convictions.