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130^thMaine Legislature – 2nd Regular Session

New and Amended Statutes Relevant to Law Enforcement OfficersEffective August 8, 2022 (unless otherwise indicated)

Maine Criminal Justice Academy

Maine Chiefs of Police Association

Maine Office of the Attorney General

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Prepared by

Brian MacMaster

Office of the Attorney General

Reviewed and Edited by AAG Laura Yustak

This publication and the 2022 Case Law Update constitute the training outline of theMaine Criminal Justice Academy for recertification training in law updates for the year 2022

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Chapter 510 – LD 1307 An Act Regarding the Sale and Use of Consumer Fireworks

Chapter 542 – LD 1870 An Act Regarding the Maine School Safety Center

Chapter 568 – LD 1821 An Act to Protect Public Election Officials

Chapter 574 – LD 2024 (Effective April 7, 2022) An Act to Allow County and Regional Communications Centers to Request Polygraph Examinations for Employees and Applicants for Employment

Chapter 580 – LD 1951 An Act Related to Hunting Dogs and Civil Trespass

Chapter 608 – LD 1903 An Act to Update Criminal and Related Statutes and Respond to Decisions of the Law Court

Chapter 619 – LD 1446 An Act to Aid Municipalities in the Issuance of Concealed Handgun Permits

Chapter 647 – LD 1696 (Effective January 1, 2023) An Act to Clarify and Recodify Maine’s Protection from Abuse Statutes

Chapter 660 – LD 796 An Act Governing the Sale, Purchase, Removal, Transport, and Disposal of Catalytic Converters, Governing Scrap Metal Processors

Chapter 668 – LD 1905 An Act to Facilitate Communication between Prosecutors and Unrepresented Defendants

Chapter 674 – LD 1310 An Act Regarding a Post-judgment Motion to Seal Criminal History Record Information for Certain Criminal Convictions

Chapter 724 – LD 1862 An Act to Strengthen Good Samaritan Laws Concerning Drug-related Medical Assistance & Chapter 759, section C-1 – LD 2041 An Act to Correct Errors in Recently Enacted Legislation (Effective May 12, 2022)

Chapter 684 – LD 679 An Act to Establish a Statewide Electronic Warrant System

Resolve Chapter 160 – LD 861 Resolve Concerning Training Related to Protection from Substantial Threats

Resolve Chapter 173 – LD 629 (Effective May 3, 2022) Resolve to Establish the Task Force to Study the Process for Bringing Criminal Cases in Situations of Violence against Health Care Workers

Resolve Chapter 126 – LD 842 Resolve, To Create the Commission to Examine Reestablishing Parole