Establishment and Maintenance of Central Registries for Child Abuse or Neglect Reports - Maine
Date: January 2024
Establishment
Citation: Rev. Stat. Tit. 22, § 4004(2)(A)
The Department of Human Services shall receive reports of abuse and neglect and suspicious child deaths.
Purpose
This issue is not addressed in the statutes reviewed.
Contents
This issue is not addressed in the statutes reviewed.
Maintenance
Citation: Rev. Stat. Tit. 22, § 4008(5)
The department shall retain unsubstantiated child protective services case records for no more than 5 years following a finding of unsubstantiation unless a new referral has been received within the 5-year retention period.