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| LR 2503 | ACCEPTED DATE: 2005-10-27 |
| An Act To Require Mandatory Training for Law Enforcement Officers and Prosecutors Regarding Interaction with People with Developmental Disabilities, Including Autism Spectrum Disorders |
| SUMMARY |
| This bill requires mandatory training for law enforcement officers and prosecutors regarding citizens with developmental disabilities.
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| LR 2676 | ACCEPTED DATE: 2005-10-27 |
| An Act To Provide for the Issuance of a Bench Warrant upon Failure To Appear for a Hearing on Nonpayment of a
County Jail Reimbursement Fee
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| SUMMARY |
| This bill would provide for the issuance of a bench warrant if a defendant does not appear for a hearing on a motion to enforce payment of a jail reimbursement fee. |
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| LR 2672 | ACCEPTED DATE: 2005-10-27 |
| An Act To Allow Law Enforcement Agencies To Maintain Public Sex Offender Registry Websites |
| SUMMARY |
| This bill would allow any law enforcement agency, not just the Department of Public Safety, State Bureau of Identification, to maintain a public sex offender registry website. |
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| LR 2497 | ACCEPTED DATE: 2005-10-27 |
| An Act To Establish and Classify Penalties for Multiple Driving License Suspensions |
| SUMMARY |
| This bill establishes and classifies penalties for multiple driving license suspensions. It provides a graduated scale of periods of license revocation for drivers with multiple suspensions and a graduated scale of jail time for drivers who are convicted of operating after suspension during these periods of license revocation. |
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| LR 2921 | ACCEPTED DATE: 2005-11-28 |
| An Act Regarding Criminal History Record Checks
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| SUMMARY |
| The bill would direct the Department of Public Safety to adopt rules that ensure that incorrect information is not provided in response to a criminal record check request.
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| LR 2691 | ACCEPTED DATE: 2005-10-27 |
| An Act To Enhance Firefighter Safety |
| SUMMARY |
| This bill would require structures that use trusses in the floor or roof or parts of the floor or roof to display an emblem on the building signifying that construction and the materials used in the truss construction. |
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| LR 2549 | ACCEPTED DATE: 2005-10-27 |
| An Act To Enhance the Laws Prohibiting Profiteering on Fuel
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| SUMMARY |
| This bill would enhance the penalties for profiteering on fuel.
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| LR 2565 | ACCEPTED DATE: 2005-10-27 |
| An Act To Prevent Price Gouging
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| SUMMARY |
| This bill prevents price gouging.
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| LR 2935 | ACCEPTED DATE: 2005-11-28 |
| An Act To Deter Environmental Terrorism in the State
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| SUMMARY |
| This bill would enact measures designed to discourage environmental terrorism. |
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| LR 2904 | ACCEPTED DATE: 2005-11-28 |
| An Act To Amend the Law Governing DNA Testing |
| SUMMARY |
| This bill would shift the burden of proof to the State in cases where DNA samples prove that the convicted person is not the perpetrator of the crime. |
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| LR 2648 | ACCEPTED DATE: 2005-11-28 |
| An Act To Inform and Protect the Public Regarding State Employees with Certain Criminal Records |
| SUMMARY |
| This bill requires that any employee of the State of Maine who is in direct contact with the public and has been convicted of a sex offense or violent crime be required to have that record revealed to the public. The public will have the option of requesting a different employee. |
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| LR 2914 | ACCEPTED DATE: 2005-10-27 |
| An Act To Facilitate Inspections of Heating Appliances and Chimneys |
| SUMMARY |
| This bill would allow fire departments to provide inspections of installations of wood stoves and other heating appliances as well as chimneys without waiving liability. |