Sec. 1. 25 MRSA §1502-A, sub-§1, ¶¶D and E, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 423, §1, are amended to read:

D. Officers of the United States Customs Service of the Department of the Treasury; and

E. Any of the officers listed in this subsection who are assigned to or are acting in concert with a task force, but only if that task force meets the following requirements:

(1) The task force is a task force of the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency authorized under this Title; or

(2) The task force is a joint federal-state task force operating primarily within the territorial boundaries of this State and:

(a) An arrest is part of or related to an investigation of that federal-state task force; or

(b) An arrest occurs in a prosecutorial district and either:

(i) The district attorney of that district or the district attorney's written designee actively participates in and oversees the activities of the task force; or

(ii) The arrest occurs anywhere within the State and the Attorney General or the Attorney General's written designee actively participates in and oversees the activities of the task force.; and

Sec. 2. 25 MRSA §1502-A, sub-§1, ¶F is enacted to read:

F.__Agents of the federal Drug Enforcement Administration.

SUMMARY

Current law provides that certain federal officers have the power to enforce state law in certain circumstances. This bill expands the definition of "federal officer" to include agents of the federal Drug Enforcement Administration.