Maine LD 138: An Act To Amend The Laws Governing The Sex Offender Registry

Status: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (as of 2017-05-04)

State: Maine · Session: 128 · Bill: LD 138

Subjects: CRIMES, SEX OFFENSES, OFFENDER REGISTRY

Sponsors: CYRWAY, BRADSTREET, CHENETTE, COLLINS, DAVIS, KATZ, KEIM, MAKER, MIRAMANT, PARRY

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 SP0057, LD 138, item 1, 
 An Act To Amend the Laws Governing the Sex Offender Registry

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LD 138
 Session - 128th Maine Legislature 

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 An Act To Amend the Laws Governing the Sex Offender Registry

 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

 Sec. 1. 34-A MRSA §11273, sub-§14, ¶A, as enacted by PL 2011, c. 663, §3, is amended to read:A. Title 17-A, chapter 11 including the following:
 (1) Title 17-A, section 255-A, subsection 1, paragraph C, regardless of the age of the victim;

 (2) Title 17-A, section 255-A, subsection 1, paragraph F-2, regardless of the age of the victim;

 (3) Title 17-A, section 255-A, subsection 1, paragraph G, regardless of the age of the victim;

 (3-A) Title 17-A, section 255-A, subsection 1, paragraph K, regardless of the age of the victim;

 (4) Title 17-A, section 255-A, subsection 1, paragraph Q, regardless of the age of the victim;

 (5) Title 17-A, section 255-A, subsection 1, paragraph W, regardless of the age of the victim; and

 (6) Title 17-A, section 255-A, subsection 1, paragraph X, regardless of the age of the victim; and

 (7) Title 17-A, section 260, subsection 1, paragraph F, regardless of the age of the victim;

 Sec. 2. 34-A MRSA §11273, sub-§15, ¶A, as amended by PL 2015, c. 280, §10, is further amended to read:A. Title 17-A, chapter 11 including the following:
 (1) Title 17-A, section 253, subsection 2, paragraph J, regardless of the age of the victim;

 (1-A) Title 17-A, section 253, subsection 2, paragraph F, regardless of the age of the victim;

 (2) Title 17-A, section 253, subsection 2, paragraph K, regardless of the age of the victim;

 (3) Title 17-A, section 253, subsection 2, paragraph L, regardless of the age of the victim;

 (4) Title 17-A, section 255-A, subsection 1, paragraph J, regardless of the age of the victim;

 (4-A) Title 17-A, section 255-A, subsection 1, paragraph L, regardless of the age of the victim;

 (5) Title 17-A, section 255-A, subsection 1, paragraph R-1, regardless of the age of the victim;

 (6) Title 17-A, section 255-A, subsection 1, paragraph R-2, regardless of the age of the victim; and

 (7) Title 17-A, section 258, subsection 1-A, if the victim had not attained 12 years of age;

 summary 

 This bill requires a person to register on the registry of sex offenders maintained by the Department of Public Safety, Bureau of State Police, State Bureau of Identification when that person is a teacher, employee or other official having instructional, supervisory or disciplinary authority who is convicted of a Class D or Class C offense of gross sexual assault, unlawful sexual contact or unlawful sexual touching and the victim, regardless of the victim's age, is a student over whom that person has control. Class D sex offenses are considered Tier I offenses, requiring the offender to register for up to 10 years, and Class C sex offenses are considered Tier II offenses, requiring the offender to register for up to 25 years.

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