• Read more about Maine Motor Vehicle Franchise Board: November 28, 2016

On the parties' appeal of the Board decision in MMVFB 13-01, the Business and Consumer Court REMANDED the matter to the Board on June 27, 2016.

Following Conferences of Counsel, the Franchise Board met in the Executive Conference Room of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles at 9 am on November 28, 2016, to hear the arguments of counsel on the issue remanded to it by the Court:  the level of the Civil Penalties to be imposed on Chrysler for the four violations found by the Court. The following Franchise Board attended: 

• Read more about Social Media ? Blogs, Wikis, Facebook, Twitter and Managing Public Records

Records Management Advice

Basics of Records Management

Purpose: Provide guidance to state government agencies regarding the retention of public records of posts to social networking websites such as blogs, wikis, Facebook, Twitter, etc.

Agencies need to consider the following four (4) factors when managing the retention of their public records created or received through social networking sites:

• Read more about Scanning Records

Records Management Advice

Basics of Records Management

Purpose: Provide guidance to state government agencies on scanning protocol.

Records Eligible for Scanning (and Tossing)

• Read more about Retaining Records in Electronic Format

Records Management Advice

Basics of Records Management

Purpose: Provide guidance to state government agencies on the retention of electronic records in electronic format.

• Read more about Utilizing Online Training Resources

Records Management Advice

Basics of Records Management

Purpose: Provide guidance to state government agencies on how to utilize online training resources for best record management practices.

The Maine State Archives offers online training resources for all state employees, directors/agency heads, agency records officers, legislators and public officials.

Training Options Various training options are available for whichever style you prefer:

• Read more about Transfer Procedures for Archival Records

Records Management Advice

Basics of Records Management

Purpose: Provide guidance to state government agencies regarding the proper transfer procedure for archival records.

Records are transferred to the State Archives either directly from the agency that created them or via the State Records Center.

Direct Transfers

• Read more about Transfer and Request Forms

Records Management Advice

Basics of Records Management

Purpose: Provide guidance to state government agencies on forms required to transfer or request material from the Maine State Archives and/or the State Records Center. The forms listed below have been updated and are requested for use. Please discard any forms dated prior to 2017.

• Read more about Records Officers and Cardholders

Records Management Advice

Basics of Records Management

Purpose: Provide guidance to state government agencies regarding the importance of appointing the appropriate staff member as their agency Records Officer.

What is an agency Records Officer?

• Read more about Preparing State Agency Schedules for Submission

Records Management Advice

Basics of Records Management

Purpose: Provide guidance to state government agencies on the process for preparing and submitting agency schedules to the Records Management Division for approval.

• Read more about Preparing Paper Records for Archival Transfer

Records Management Advice

Basics of Records Management

Purpose: Provide guidance to state government agencies regarding the preparation of paper records for archival transfer.