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

 
Sec. 1. 25 MRSA §2803-B, sub-§1, ¶H, as amended by PL 2003, c. 370, §1,
is further amended to read:

 
H. Criminal conduct engaged in by law enforcement officers;
and

 
Sec. 2. 25 MRSA §2803-B, sub-§1, ¶I, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 370, §2,
is amended to read:

 
I. Death investigations, including at a minimum the
protocol of the Department of the Attorney General regarding
such investigations.; and

 
Sec. 3. 25 MRSA §2803-B, sub-§1, ¶J is enacted to read:

 
J.__Public notification regarding persons in the community
required to register under Title 34-A, chapter 15.

 
Sec. 4. 25 MRSA §2803-B, sub-§§2 and 3, as amended by PL 2003, c. 370,
§3, are further amended to read:

 
2. Minimum policy standards. The board shall establish
minimum standards for each law enforcement policy no later than
June 1, 1995, except that policies for expanded requirements for
domestic violence under subsection 1, paragraph D, subparagraphs
(1) to (3) must be established no later than January 1, 2003 and,
policies for death investigations under subsection 1, paragraph I
must be established no later than January 1, 2004 and policies
for public notification regarding persons in the community
required to register under Title 34-A, chapter 15 must be
established no later than January 1, 2005.

 
3. Agency compliance. The chief administrative officer of
each law enforcement agency shall certify to the board no later
than January 1, 1996 that the agency has adopted written policies
consistent with the minimum standards established by the board
pursuant to subsection 2, except that certification to the board
for expanded policies for domestic violence under subsection 1,
paragraph D, subparagraphs (1) to (3) must be made to the board
no later than June 1, 2003 and, certification to the board for
adoption of a death investigation policy under subsection 1,
paragraph I must be made to the board no later than June 1, 2004
and certification to the board for adoption of a public
notification policy under subsection 1, paragraph J must be made
to the board no later than June 1, 2005. This certification must
be accompanied by copies of the agency policies. The chief
administrative officer of each agency shall certify to the board
no later than June 1, 1996 that the agency has provided


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