2005 Maine Code - §2006 — Confidentiality of application

    Notwithstanding Title 1, sections 401 to 410, all applications for a permit to carry concealed firearms and documents made a part of the application, refusals and any information of record collected by the issuing agency during the process of ascertaining whether an applicant is of good moral character and meets the additional requirements of sections 2003 and 2005, are confidential and may not be made available for public inspection or copying. The applicant may waive this confidentiality by written notice to the issuing authority. All proceedings relating to the issuance, refusal or revocation of a permit to carry concealed firearms are not public proceedings under Title 1, chapter 13, unless otherwise requested by the applicant. [1985, c. 478, § 2 (new).]

    The issuing authority shall make a permanent record of each permit to carry concealed firearms in a suitable book or file kept for that purpose. The record shall include the information contained in the permit itself and shall be available for public inspection. [1985, c. 478, § 2 (new).]