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PUBLIC LAWS OF MAINE
First Regular Session of the 119th

CHAPTER 80

S.P. 419 - L.D. 1208

An Act to Amend the Enhanced 9-1-1 Laws

     Emergency preamble. Whereas, Acts of the Legislature do not become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and

     Whereas, calls to the 9-1-1 system from automatic dialing devices in cases where there is no emergency pose an immediate danger to public safety; and

     Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, therefore,

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

     Sec. 1. 25 MRSA §2931, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 291, §3, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

§2931. Misuse of E-9-1-1 system

     1. Prohibited use. A person is guilty of misuse of the E-9-1-1 system if without reasonable cause the person, after having been forbidden to do so by a public safety answering point manager or administrator or a law enforcement officer:

     2. Penalty. Violation of subsection 1, paragraph A is a Class E crime. Violation of subsection 1, paragraph B is:

     Emergency clause. In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, that section of this Act that enacts the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 30-A, section 7501, subsection 9 takes effect when approved.

Effective April 16, 1999, unless otherwise indicated.

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