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Maine Revised Statutes, Title 1, § 407: Decisions, 1975

Agencies must make written records of certain approval, denial, dismissal, and nonrenewal decisions, state the reasons and findings, and keep the record available for public review.

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United States — Maine
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Enacted 1975 · Source version 1 Oct 2025
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Agencies must make written records of certain approval, denial, dismissal, and nonrenewal decisions, state the reasons and findings, and keep the record available for public review.

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Agencies must make written records of certain approval, denial, dismissal, and nonrenewal decisions, state the reasons and findings, and keep the record available for public review.

1. Conditional approval or denial. Every agency shall make a written record of every decision involving the conditional approval or denial of an application, license, certificate or any other type of permit. The agency shall set forth in the record the reason or reasons for its decision and make finding of the fact, in writing, sufficient to appraise the applicant and any interested member of the public of the basis for the decision. A written record or a copy thereof shall be kept by the agency and made available to any interested member of the public who may wish to review it. [PL 1975, c. 758 (NEW).] 2. Dismissal or refusal to renew contract. Every agency shall make a written record of every decision involving the dismissal or the refusal to renew the contract of any public official, employee or appointee. The agency shall, except in case of probationary employees, set forth in the record the reason or reasons for its decision and make findings of fact, in writing, sufficient to apprise the individual concerned and any interested member of the public of the basis for the decision. A written record or a copy thereof must be kept by the agency and made available to any interested member of the public who may wish to review it. [PL 2009, c. 240, §3 (AMD).]
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