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Maine government departments have put many of their routine services online for public requests of property records from County Register of Deeds, State Police for criminal history, vital records division, court records and more. Searches can be grouped by assets such as real estate and business ownerships or aimed toward criminal and personal information. Archived information for birth, death, marriage and divorce certificates from 1892 to 1922 are requested from the Maine State Archives. Major record custodians within Main's government are listed with forms and instructions making the process of obtaining official certificates from the right department simple.

Access Maine Courts online directly. Search court records; from Maine county courts to Supreme courts. Find criminal filings, Maine dissolution of marriage or divorce records from official state websites. File small claims lawsuits. Bankruptcy courts by jurisdiction or by districts. Maine state courts contact information such as telephone numbers and more.

Criminal, civil and divorce records in Maine can be held by more than one court, so search each court that may hold the case. The official court site below lists the Maine courts and how to reach each one.

• Maine courtsMaine Judicial Branch

Maine criminal records are maintained by the State Bureau of Identification (SBI) under the Maine State Police. SBI is the central repository for Criminal History Record Information (CHRI), collecting and linking fingerprint-supported arrest information. Criminal history requests can be submitted online. Maine court records provide information about SBI criminal history and how it relates to court records.

Certified copies of Maine birth and death certificates are issued by the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Marriage records are also kept by the local office that issued the license, and divorce records by the court that granted the divorce.

• Maine vital recordsMaine CDC, Department of Health and Human Services

Deeds and mortgages in Maine are recorded at the county level, and property taxes are handled by county or local offices. Business and UCC filings are kept by the state, bankruptcy cases are federal court records, and the state runs a free search for unclaimed property.

Maine.gov lists the state's agencies, and the Maine Revised Statutes are online from the Maine Legislature.

• Maine.gov state agenciesOfficial list of Maine agencies
• Maine Revised StatutesMaine Legislature

The Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles, part of the Secretary of State, keeps driving records and issues vehicle titles.

• Maine driver's record checkBureau of Motor Vehicles
• Maine vehicle titlesBureau of Motor Vehicles

Maine courts can seal the records of certain convictions, mainly current or former Class E crimes and certain marijuana crimes committed before January 30, 2017. Sealing is not automatic: you file a post judgment motion under Title 15, chapter 310-A.

• Sealing your criminal recordMaine Judicial Branch

For family history, start with the Maine State Archives and the Maine State Library.

• Maine State ArchivesMaine Secretary of State
• Maine State Library genealogyGenealogy collections and help

The Maine State Police list missing persons cases from Maine.

• Maine missing personsMaine State Police
• NamUsU.S. Justice Department database of missing and unidentified people

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