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Maine court records

Who holds it: State-run Judicial Branch: Supreme Judicial Court, Superior Court and District Court under one fee schedule; Probate Courts are separate and county-run1

Last checked against official sources on .

On this page
  1. How the courts keep their files
  2. What is public and what is sealed
  3. More details
  4. Related records in Maine
  5. How Maine handles it
  6. Court records in Maine counties with a full guide
  7. Official copies vs look-alike sites
  8. Sources

Fees

Copies $2 first page, $1 each further page; attestation $5 per document; exemplification $5 per document1

Statewide case search

re:SearchMaine (researchmaine.tylerhost.net/…), Tyler-hosted, linked by the Judicial Branch; free account; only courts with eFiling2

Free search

How the courts keep their files

Record search
Mail-in name search via Judicial Branch Service Center, $20 per name per court location box; reports docket number and status only3
Record search time
1-5 names within 5 working days (longer for more names and pre-2000 records)3
Civil search caveat
Civil search results cannot be certified because no unique identifier is collected3

What is public and what is sealed

Courthouse access
Other public electronic documents only on a courthouse Public Access Computer; paper copies of public electronic records free at eFiling courts2
What is public
Generally open, except confidential case types4
Confidential cases
Includes child protection, adoptions, guardianships of minors, mental health commitment, most juvenile records, and others listed4
Sealed and confidential records
Sealed, impounded or nonpublic records only by court order on a motion for access2

More details

Remote case types
Remote Registry of Actions for criminal, civil violation, traffic, and listed civil case types; FED, small claims and foreclosure only after judgment for the plaintiff2
Legacy paper
Closed paper cases are not going online; contact the clerk or file a Records Search Request4
Retention
Older criminal case records may be at the courthouse, the Records Center of the Maine State Archives, or destroyed under the retention schedule4
Not criminal history
Court case records differ from a criminal history; those come from the State Bureau of Identification4
Criminal history checks: online portal
InforME Criminal History Record & Juvenile Crime Information Request: apps1.web.maine.gov/online/pcr5
Criminal history checks: fee
$31; $21 for in-state inforME subscribers; charged whatever the result6
Criminal history checks: who may order
General public; conviction and adjudication data only for the public7
Divorce records: who holds it
Court that heard the case holds the case file and judgment; DRVS holds divorce records 1892 to present4
Probate: who holds it
County Probate Court, Register of Probate; records kept by each court, outside the Judicial Branch4

How Maine handles it

  • Probate is county-run, the rest of the courts state-run. Probate Courts are administered by county government4
  • Court records in transition to eFiling. Court-by-court rollout ends February 2027; legacy paper stays on paper4

Court records in Maine counties with a full guide

The local office, its official online search and its own fee, for each county with a full guide. Local fees can differ from the statewide figures above.

CountyOfficeSearch onlineFee
Androscoggin County—Androscoggin County Superior Court8
Lewiston District Court9		Statewide Judicial Branch fee schedule: attestation $5 per document (JB-05-26)10
Cumberland County—Cumberland County Superior Court11
Portland District Court12
Bridgton District Court13		—
Kennebec County—Kennebec County Superior Court14
Augusta District Court (Capital Judicial Center) and Waterville District Court14		Statewide Judicial Branch fee schedule; attestation $5 per document15
Penobscot County——Judicial Branch copies $2 first page, $1 each additional; attestation $5 per document16
York County—York County Superior Court17
Biddeford District Court18		Statewide Judicial Branch fee schedule: copies $2 first page, $1 each further page; attestation $5 per document19

For any other county, see the county list on the Maine guide.

Official copies vs look-alike sites

A certified copy comes only from the office that holds the record; reports and "research copies" sold by commercial sites are not issued by any Maine office. How to tell an official record source from a paid look-alike.

Rules in other states: court records in every state. Everything else in Maine: Maine public records guide.

Sources

Every fact above links to the official page it comes from. Fees and rules change, so check the office's own page before you pay or travel.

  1. Administrative Order JB-05-26 (A. 3-26), Revised Court Fees Schedule and Document Management ProceduresMaine Supreme Judicial Courtchecked November 4, 2026
  2. Accessing Electronic Court RecordsState of Maine Judicial Branchchecked November 4, 2026
  3. Record Search Request Instructions and Information (form)State of Maine Judicial Branchchecked November 4, 2026
  4. Court RecordsState of Maine Judicial Branchchecked November 4, 2026
  5. Maine Criminal History Record & Juvenile Crime Information RequestMaine State Police, State Bureau of Identificationchecked November 4, 2026
  6. Criminal History Record request FAQMaine State Police, State Bureau of Identificationchecked November 4, 2026
  7. State Bureau of IdentificationMaine State Policechecked November 4, 2026
  8. Accessing Electronic Court RecordsState of Maine Judicial Branchchecked November 4, 2026
  9. Lewiston District CourtState of Maine Judicial Branchchecked November 4, 2026
  10. Administrative Order JB-05-26, Revised Court Fees ScheduleMaine Supreme Judicial Courtchecked November 4, 2026
  11. Accessing Electronic Court RecordsState of Maine Judicial Branchchecked November 4, 2026
  12. Portland District CourtState of Maine Judicial Branchchecked November 4, 2026
  13. Bridgton District CourtState of Maine Judicial Branchchecked November 4, 2026
  14. Accessing Electronic Court RecordsState of Maine Judicial Branchchecked November 7, 2026
  15. Administrative Order JB-05-26, Revised Court Fees ScheduleMaine Supreme Judicial Courtchecked November 7, 2026
  16. Administrative Order JB-05-26 (A. 3-26), Revised Court Fees Schedule and Document Management ProceduresMaine Supreme Judicial Courtchecked November 4, 2026
  17. Accessing Electronic Court RecordsState of Maine Judicial Branchchecked November 4, 2026
  18. Biddeford District CourtState of Maine Judicial Branchchecked November 4, 2026
  19. Administrative Order JB-05-26, Revised Court Fees ScheduleMaine Supreme Judicial Courtchecked November 4, 2026