An Act Concerning Arrests for Violating Protection from Abuse Orders
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 19-A MRSA §4011, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2005, c. 510, §13, is further amended to read:
2. Exception. When the only provision that is violated concerns relief authorized under section 4007, subsection 1, paragraph F or paragraphs H to N, the violation must be treated as contempt and punished in accordance with law.
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This bill adds to the list of relief authorized under the laws governing protection from abuse for which a violation is treated as contempt of court the order of a division of personal property and household goods and furnishings.