ME LD2121

Establishes the Office of Information Privacy within the Department of the Secretary of State to process requests for redacting home addresses from public records and government online resources

Eligible individuals ("covered persons") include active, formerly active, or retired judicial officers, members of Congress, state legislators, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Treasurer of State, State Auditor, and their immediate family members living in the same household

State, county, and municipal governments must redact or cease disclosing approved home addresses within 30 days of approval; custodians of records making reasonable compliance efforts are presumed to have acted without willful disregard of the law

Unredacted voter registration files may still be provided to political party committee chairs, election challengers, election administration vendors, and persons with a Superior Court order

Certain records are exempt from redaction, including UCC filings, candidate petitions, property liens and judgments, and unclaimed property records; real property documents may be provided unredacted to title companies, mortgage lenders, real estate professionals, and parties involved in property transactions