Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 431 – Definitions
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As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [PL 2003, c. 709, §3 (NEW).]
1. Public records exception. “Public records exception” or “exception” means a provision in a statute or a proposed statute that declares a record or a category of records to be confidential or otherwise not a public record for purposes of subchapter 1.
[PL 2003, c. 709, §3 (NEW).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 431
- Advisory committee: means the Right To Know Advisory Committee established in Title 5, section 12004?J, subsection 14 and described in section 411. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 431
- exception: means a provision in a statute or a proposed statute that declares a record or a category of records to be confidential or otherwise not a public record for purposes of subchapter 1. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 431
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Review committee: means the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over judiciary matters. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 431
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
2. Review committee. “Review committee” means the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over judiciary matters.
[PL 2003, c. 709, §3 (NEW).]
3. Advisory committee. “Advisory committee” means the Right To Know Advisory Committee established in Title 5, section 12004?J, subsection 14 and described in section 411.
[PL 2005, c. 631, §2 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2003, c. 709, §3 (NEW). PL 2005, c. 631, §2 (AMD).