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ME LD915

Bill

Status

Passed

6/3/2025

Primary Sponsor

Suzanne Salisbury

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Origin

House of Representatives

132nd Legislature

AI Summary

  • Replaces microfilm with digital image storage on magnetic or optical media as the required backup method for all instruments, plans, and documents recorded in Maine registry offices

  • Requires digital images of plans to be maintained at a minimum resolution of 300 dots per inch or 300 pixels per inch

  • Removes references to microfilm and microfiche from statutes governing registry record-keeping, updating terminology to reflect modern digital storage

  • Preserves the legal effect of records and certified copies made from digital images, maintaining their admissibility in courts of law

  • Signed into law by the Governor on June 10, 2025 as Public Law Chapter 239

Legislative Description

An Act to Modernize Deed Duplication from Microfilm to a Digital Image

Conveyances

Last Action

PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.

6/3/2025

Committee Referrals

State And Local Government3/5/2025

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