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Public Law
124th Legislature
First Regular Session
Chapter 449
H.P. 447 - L.D. 633
An Act To Amend the Laws Pertaining to Refusing To Submit to Arrest or Detention
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.   17-A MRSA §751-A,  as amended by PL 2001, c. 128, §1, is repealed.
Sec. 2.   17-A MRSA §751-B  is enacted to read:
§ 751-B.   Refusing to submit to arrest or detention
 
1.       A person is guilty of refusing to submit to arrest or detention if, with the intent to hinder, delay or prevent a law enforcement officer from effecting the arrest or detention of that person, the person:
 
 A.  Refuses to stop on request or signal of a law enforcement officer. Violation of this paragraph is a Class E crime;
 
 B.  Uses physical force against the law enforcement officer. Violation of this paragraph is a Class D crime; or
 
 C.  Creates a substantial risk of bodily injury to the law enforcement officer. Violation of this paragraph is a Class D crime.
 
2.       It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the person reasonably believed that the person attempting to effect the arrest or detention was not a law enforcement officer. It is a defense to prosecution under subsection 1, paragraph A that the law enforcement officer acted unlawfully in attempting to effect the arrest or detention.
Sec. 3.  Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
 
CORRECTIONS - STATE BOARD OF
 
State Board of Corrections Investment Fund Z087
 
Initiative: Appropriates funds for the incremental costs associated with one projected incarceration in a county jail.
 
GENERAL FUND	2009-10	2010-11	
All Other
	$2,959	$2,959	
 	 	 	
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$2,959	$2,959	

CORRECTIONS - STATE BOARD OF	 	 	
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2009-10	2010-11	
 	 	 	
GENERAL FUND
	$2,959	$2,959	
 	 	 	
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$2,959	$2,959	

JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT
 
Courts - Supreme, Superior and District 0063
 
Initiative: Provides funds for court-appointed counsel.
 
GENERAL FUND	2009-10	2010-11	
All Other
	$350	$350	
 	 	 	
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$350	$350	

JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT	 	 	
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2009-10	2010-11	
 	 	 	
GENERAL FUND
	$350	$350	
 	 	 	
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$350	$350	

SECTION TOTALS	2009-10	2010-11	
 	 	 	
GENERAL FUND
	$3,309	$3,309	
 	 	 	
SECTION TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$3,309	$3,309	

Effective September 12, 2009