Exceptions to free public access include legislative drafts, bargaining proposals, medical records, juvenile records, security plans that could compromise public safety, Social Security numbers, and other records deemed confidential by law.
Here on this page you’ll find resources for statewide records in Maine. We feel these are among the most common and useful databases found online at the state level. Click on the drop-down menu items in the left-hand margin to access more resources.
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| Bureau of Motor Vehicle Records Pay Site Register with the fee-based Maine "inforME" system to search Maine driver records, vehicle registration, and vehicle title records. |
| Corporations, Companies, Trademarks Search Maine Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions records for registered corporations, limited liability companies, limited partnerships, non-profits, financial institutions, and trademarks. |
| Court Records | PACER U.S. District Bankruptcy Pay Site Search U.S. District Court of Maine PACER Federal Bankruptcy court records. Provides dockets and documents. PACER Registration and a small fee per search is required. |
| Court Records | PACER U.S. District Civil & Criminal Pay Site Search Federal U.S. District Court of Maine PACER civil & criminal court records. Provides dockets and documents. PACER requires registration and a small fee per search. |
| Death Records after 1960 Search the Maine State Archives for Maine deaths recorded after 1960. |
| Driver Crosscheck Pay Site Automatically receive email notification about changes in the driving records of selected Maine drivers. Supply the name, date of birth, or drivers license number to add a driver to your list. Paid membership required. |
| Maine Home Page State of Maine official home page and government directory of state agencies, departments, services, jobs, voting registration, fine & fee payments, license renewals, and more. |
| Marriages Search for Maine marriage records by name of bride or groom, town of bride or groom, or date range. |
| Registered Offenders Use this service of the Maine State Police to search for registered offenders by city/town, zip code or name of the offender |
| Traffic Tickets Review your violation record, verify a court date, or pay outstanding fines for traffic tickets in Maine. |
| Unclaimed Property Search for unclaimed property in the state of Maine by name of owner or town. Gives detailed information on the property if you have the social security number of the owner, as well as how to stake your claim. |
| Uniform Commercial Code Pay Site Secretary of State UCC search. Requires an InforME subscriber account or credit card payment. |
| Vanity Plates Search for available vehicle vanity plates in Maine and order online. |
| Accident Reports Pay Site Use this Maine State Police fee-based service to search and request accident reports from the Maine State Police Crash Database. |
| Archives Search the Maine State Archives for photographs, maps, legislation, executive council, court cases from York, Washington, and Kennebec counties, municipal records, town & city microfilm, moving images, and Maine town records. |
| Births and Christenings 1739-1900 Index of almost 1 million Maine birth and christening records filed between 1739 and 1900. |
| Campaign Finance Campaign Finance Contributions and Expenditures in Maine for candidates, party committees, political action committees, and ballot question committees. |
| Campaign Finance | Contributions Maine Campaign Finance Contribution search. |
| Campaign Finance | Expenditures Maine Commission on Government Ethics and Election Practices search for campaign expenditures. |
| Campaign Finance | Lobbying Maine Commission on Government Ethics and Election Practices search for Maine lobbyists, lobbyist associates, lobbyist employer, clients, and lobbyist activities. |
| Campaign Finance | Registrations Maine Ethics Commission search for candidate, party committee, political action committee, ballot question committee, and lobbyist regitrations. |
| Churches - Local Independent Search the Maine Department of the Secretary of State for registered Local Independent Churches by keyword or charter number. |
| Cold Cases Provided by the Main State Police. View this listing of cold cases with information including photo, crime date, crime location and available details. |
| Company Search - Businesses Search the Maine Business register by keyword or name. Provides description and address. |
| Constitution Search the Constitution of the State of Maine by Article, Part, and Section. |
| Counties, Cities & Towns Use this Maine Local Government service to search for information on Maine counties, cities, and towns. |
| Court Opinions & Orders | Supreme Court Search for Maine state Supreme Court Opinions or Administrative Orders by keyword. Provides docket number, decision date, and full text of the opinion. |
| Crash Reports Maine accident report database. Free search, fee for reports. |
| Criminal Histories Pay Site Maine State Police Bureau of Identification criminal history and juvenile crime information records. |
| Death Index 1960-1997 Search by name, place, and/or year for Maine death records filed between 1960 and 1997. |
| Deaths and Burials 1841-1910 Index of approximately 170,000 Maine deaths and burials records filed between 1841 and 1910. |
| Employees Browse the Maine State Government register for state agencies, departments, and services. |
| Environmental Protection GIS Maps Maine Geographical Information System (GIS) interactive environmental maps of oil spills, solid waste, sewage pumpouts, healthy beaches, bird habitats, riversheds, closed landfills, and much more. Most require Google Earth. |
| Government Yellow Pages Search the Maine State Government Yellow Pages by word or phrase. |
| Historic Sites Search for Historic Sites in Maine by name, region, or activity. |
| Inmates and Probationers Search the Maine Department of Corrections for current inmates or offenders on probation. |
| Laws Search the Maine Revisor of Statutes for the Laws of Maine by year and keyword or phrase. |
| Legislation and Legislators Search the Maine State Legislature for Senate and House membership and Legislative Session Information. Includes a Bill Status Search, Bill Text Search, Past Sessions Bill Text, as well as Committee Information and legislative journals and calendars. |
| Libraries Search for Maine libraries by town, name, type, and/or county. |
| Licenses | Professional, Medical & Business Find professional and business licenses in the State of Maine, including those for attorneys, accountants, dentists, physicians, realtors, credit service organizations, and more. |
| Marriages 1771-1907 Index of 600,000 Maine marriage records filed between 1771 and 1907. |
| Missing Children Maine missing children search. |
| Most Wanted Browse this Maine Most Wanted database by name and photo for Maine most wanted, or search by keyword/case number, type of crime, description, and/or city. |
| Posted Roads Use this interactive map service to search for Maine posted roads by town or route. |
| Public Notices Search for public notices published in participating Maine newspapers. Notices include (but not limited to) foreclosures, government contracts, auctions and sales, court proceedings, unclaimed property, business and corporate notices, and community information. |
| Reserved Lands Search for Reserved Lands in Maine by name, region, or activity. |
| Road Conditions Use this Maine Department of Transportation interactive map service to search for Maine posted road conditions. |
| State Parks Search for State Parks in Maine by name, region, or activity. |
| Statutes Search the Maine Office of the Revisor of Statutes by title number, section number, keyword, or phrase. Gives full text of statute as well as the section history. |
| Tax Refund Status - Income Use this Maine Revenue Services database to search for the refund status of your personal income tax (1040) filing in Maine. |
| Tax Refund Status - Property Tax & Rent Income Use this Maine Revenue Services database to search for the refund status of your Property Tax & Rent Income filing in Maine. |
Maine is located in the northern New England region of the United States. The Capital is Augusta and the largest city is Portland. The Official Web Site is located at http://www.maine.gov/portal/index.html. Maine is the 41st most populous state in the United States. The 2014 population estimate is 1,330,089 and the 2010 census population was 1,328,361. The land area is 30,842.92 square miles and there are 43.1 persons per square mile.
95.2% of the population is White, 1.4% is Black or African American, 1.4% is Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% is Asian, 0.7% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0% is Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 1.6% are two or more races. 91.1% are a high school graduate or higher, and 27.9% have a Bachelor degree or higher.
The median home value is $174,500. There are on average 2.33 persons per household, the per capita income is $26,824, the median household income is $48,453, and 13.6% of the persons in Maine are considered below poverty level.
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