Public Law, Chapter 151, 123rd Legislature, First Regular Session

Chapter 151 H.P. 774 - L.D. 1056

An Act To Change Building Requirements for County Buildings and Land

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 30-A MRSA §121, sub-§1, ¶B, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 and Pt. C, §106 and amended by PL 1989, c. 6; c. 9, §2; and c. 104, Pt. C, §§8 and 10, is further amended to read:

B. Fireproof buildings of brick or stone or other fire-resistant material, with separate fireproof rooms and suitable alcoves, cases or boxes for each office, for the safekeeping of records and papers belonging to the offices of:

(1) The register of deeds;

(2) The register of probate;

(3) The register of insolvency; and

(4) The clerk of courts ; and .

A registry that has permanent records located off-site is exempt from this paragraph if all permanent records, either in their original state or on archival-quality microfilm, that are stored off-site are in a secure fire-resistant facility with temperature and humidity controls suitable for long-term preservation, those records temporarily retained at the registry for copying are stored in fire-resistant containers and the registry building meets applicable fire and life safety codes; and

Effective September 20, 2007

Public Laws

123rd Legislature

First Regular Session

Chapter 151

H.P. 774 - L.D. 1056