Maine has passed a new law, which allows certain types of criminal convictions to be sealed by a motion to the court. The types of crimes which may now be sealed are:
- A current or former Class E crime (except for certain sexual assaults);
- A conviction for certain marijuana-related crimes described below (if the crime was committed prior to January 30, 2017):
- Aggravated trafficking, furnishing or cultivation of scheduled drugs under Title 17-A, former section 1105 when
- the person was convicted of cultivating scheduled drugs,
- the scheduled drug was marijuana, and
- the crime committed was a Class D crime.
- Aggravated cultivating of marijuana under Title 17-A, section 1105-D, subsection 1, paragraph A, subparagraph (4);
- Aggravated cultivating of marijuana under Title 17-A, section 1105-D, subsection 1, paragraph B-1, subparagraph (4);
- Aggravated cultivating of marijuana under Title 17-A, section 1105-D, subsection 1, paragraph D, subparagraph (4); and
- Unlawful possession of a scheduled drug under Title 17-A, former section 1107 when
- that drug was marijuana, and
- the underlying crime was a Class D crime.
- Aggravated trafficking, furnishing or cultivation of scheduled drugs under Title 17-A, former section 1105 when
For more information on this process, Maine has an informational page here, or we can assist you if you think your conviction is eligible for sealing.