Maine LD 1920: An Act To Modify The Expungement Requirements For Records Under The Child And Family Services And Child Protection Act
Status: Signed by Governor (as of 2018-09-07)
State: Maine · Session: 128 · Bill: LD 1920
Subjects: CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, ABUSE AND NEGLECT, UNSUBSTANTIATED RECORDS RETENTION
Sponsors: KEIM
Bill Text
• • • SP0754, LD 1920, item 1, An Act To Modify the Expungement Requirements for Records under the Child and Family Services and Child Protection Act SP0754 LD 1920 Session - 128th Maine Legislature LR 3077 Item 1 Bill Tracking, Additional Documents Chamber Status An Act To Modify the Expungement Requirements for Records under the Child and Family Services and Child Protection Act Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §4008, sub-§5, as amended by PL 2015, c. 501, §1, is repealed and the following enacted in its place: 5. Retention of child protective services records; use. The department may retain child protective services case records created under this chapter. Following a finding of unsubstantiation, the department may not publicly disclose information in the unsubstantiated record, except that information in any record, including an unsubstantiated record, may be admitted into evidence in an administrative or judicial proceeding. summary Current law requires the Department of Health and Human Services to expunge a record of a child protective services case for which there was a finding that the allegations were unsubstantiated after 18 months and prohibits the use of an expunged record for any purpose. This bill allows the department to retain all records created under the Child and Family Services and Child Protection Act. The department may not publicly disclose information in an unsubstantiated record, but may allow information in any record to be introduced into evidence in an administrative or judicial proceeding. Top of Page Additional Information Bill Tracking Chamber Status Amendments Testimony, Public Hearings & Work Sessions Committee Information for this Bill Other Documents Title & Section Related Pages Search Bill Text Search Bill Status Bill Directory Current Committees Legislative Information Download MS-Word, Printed PDF Maine Legislature Office of Legislative Information 100 State House Station Augusta, ME 04333 voice: (207) 287-1692 fax: (207) 287-1580 tty: (207) 287-6826 Word Viewer for Windows Disclaimer
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