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Criminal Code Revision, 1975-1976
Updated through the 130th Legislature Introduction Since at least the early 1960s, the Maine Legislature had considered a comprehensive revision of its criminal statutes. In 1971, the Legislature created the Criminal Law Revision Commission (see P&SL 1971, c. 147). The Commission began work in April 1972, and the Maine Criminal Code was enacted by the 107th Legislature. In response to court cases and input from the Attorney General, district attorneys, and judges, the Commission proposed amendments to the new criminal code in 1976. The origin of many of Maine's criminal statutes can be traced back further than the mid-1970s. For the legislative history of an individual statute, please contact a Reference Librarian. |
| Year | LD | Amendments | Session Law | Legislative Record Debate & Remarks |
Other Documents & News Clips | Full LD History |
| 1975 |
LD 314 (Preamble
to LD 314) AN ACT Creating the Maine Criminal Code |
Enacted with amendments: H-688 S-264 S-265 |
PL 1975, c. 499 |
House, February 28, 1975 p. B71 Senate, March 13, 1975 p. B172 House, March 18, 1975 p. B195 Senate, April 25, 1975 p. B705-B706 Senate, May 19, 1975 p. B1132 Senate, June 5, 1975 p. B1656 House, June 9, 1975 p. B1722-B1727 House, June 10, 1975 p. B1786-B1791 House, June 16, 1975 p. B1983-B1987 Senate, June 16, 1975 p. B2010 |
Other Documents:
Records
of the Criminal Law Revision
Commission |
N/A |
| 1976 |
LD 2217 AN ACT to Revise the Maine Criminal Code as Recommended by the Criminal Law Revision Commission OTP-ND: LD 2334 |
Enacted with amendments: H-1162 S-495 H-1170 S-496 H-1171 H-1174 S-488 |
PL 1975, c. 740 |
Senate, March 29, 1976 p. 787-789 Senate, March 30, 1976 p. 822-823 Senate, March 30, 1976 p. 829 House, March 31, 1976 p. 852-861 Senate, April 1, 1976 p. 903-904 House, April 2, 1976 p. 907-911 Senate, April 5, 1976 p. 959-960 Senate, April 7, 1976 p. 1028-1029 |
Court Opinion:
Opinion
of the Justices, 355 A. 2d 341 (Me. 1975) News Clips: Please contact a Reference Librarian. |
N/A |
| 1976 |
LD 2227 AN ACT Delaying the Effective Date of the Maine Criminal Code in Order to Allow Sufficient Time for Necessary Revisions |
N/A | PL 1975, c. 649 |
Senate, February 18, 1976 p. S-177-S-178 House, February 19, 1976 p. H-168 |
N/A | N/A |
| 1976 |
LD 2331 AN ACT Delaying the Effective Date of the Maine Criminal Code in Order to Allow Sufficient Time to Make Certain Necessary Revisions |
N/A | PL 1975, c. 699 |
Senate, March 29, 1976 p. S-777 |
N/A | N/A |