Agenda

With the latest changes in Maine’s Yellow Flag statute going into effect August 9, 2024, the video in the following section serves as an opportunity to discuss the current law and the updates.

This training is presented by Department of Public Safety Commissioner Michael Sauschuck, Sgt. Colleen Adams of the Sanford Police Department, and Ben Strick, VP of Adult Behavioral Health at Spurwink.

Agenda:

• • Introductions
• • How did we get here?
• • History of Maine’s Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO)/Yellow Flag law
• • 2022 introduction of telehealth assessments and hospital partnerships
• • 2024 changes
• • Review of pertinent definitions
• • Review of process for seeking a weapons restriction order including how to seek a telehealth weapons restriction assessment
• • Review of updated options for special situations
• • Assessments after protective custody has ended
• • Protective custody warrant
• • Discussion