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An Act To Extend the Application of Certain Rebuttable Presumptions in the Child Protection Laws
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 18-A MRSA §9-304, sub-§(b-1), ¶(1), as enacted by PL 2005, c. 366, §1, is amended to read:
 
(1).  Has been convicted of an offense listed in Title 19-A, section 1653, subsection 6-A, paragraph A in which the victim was a minor at the time of the offense and the petitioner was at least 5 years older than the minor at the time of the offense except that, if the offense was gross sexual assault under Title 17-A, section 253, subsection 1, paragraph B or C, or an offense in another jurisdiction that involves conduct that is substantially similar to that contained in Title 17-A, section 253, subsection 1, paragraph B or C, and the minor victim submitted as a result of compulsion, the presumption applies regardless of the ages of the petitioner and the minor victim at the time of the offense; or
Sec. 2. 19-A MRSA §1653, sub-§6-A, ¶A, as amended by PL 2005, c. 366, §2, is further amended to read:
 
A. For the purposes of this section, "child-related sexual offense" means the following sexual offenses if, at the time of the commission of the offense, the victim was under 18 years of age:
 
(1) Sexual exploitation of a minor, under Title 17-A, section 282;
 
(2) Gross sexual assault, under Title 17-A, section 253;
 
(3) Sexual abuse of a minor, under Title 17-A, section 254;
 
(4) Unlawful sexual contact, under Title 17-A, section 255-A or former section 255;
 
(5) Visual sexual aggression against a child, under Title 17-A, section 256;
 
(6) Sexual misconduct with a child under 14 years of age, under Title 17-A, section 258;
 
(6-A) Solicitation of a child by computer to commit a prohibited act, under Title 17-A, section 259; or
 
(7) An offense in another jurisdiction, including, but not limited to, that of a state, federal, military or tribal court, that includes the essential elements of an offense listedthat involves conduct that is substantially similar to that contained in subparagraph (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6) or (6-A). For purposes of this subparagraph, "another jurisdiction" means the Federal Government, the United States military, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa and each of the several states except Maine. "Another jurisdiction" also means the Passamaquoddy Tribe when that tribe has acted pursuant to Title 30, section 6209-A, subsection 1, paragraph A or B and the Penobscot Nation when that tribe has acted pursuant to Title 30, section 6209-B, subsection 1, paragraph A or B.
Sec. 3. 19-A MRSA §1653, sub-§6-B, ¶A, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 366, §3, is amended to read:
 
A. Has been convicted of an offense listed in Title 19-A, section 1653, subsection 6-A, paragraph A in which the victim was a minor at the time of the offense and the person was at least 5 years older than the minor at the time of the offense except that, if the offense was gross sexual assault under Title 17-A, section 253, subsection 1, paragraph B or C, or an offense in another jurisdiction that involves conduct that is substantially similar to that contained in Title 17-A, section 253, subsection 1, paragraph B or C, and the minor victim submitted as a result of compulsion, the presumption applies regardless of the ages of the person and the minor victim at the time of the offense; or
Sec. 4. 19-A MRSA §1803, sub-§8, ¶A, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 366, §4, is amended to read:
 
A.  Has been convicted of an offense listed in Title 19-A, section 1653, subsection 6-A, paragraph A in which the victim was a minor at the time of the offense and the grandparent was at least 5 years older than the minor at the time of the offense except that, if the offense was gross sexual assault under Title 17-A, section 253, subsection 1, paragraph B or C, or an offense in another jurisdiction that involves conduct that is substantially similar to that contained in Title 17-A, section 253, subsection 1, paragraph B or C, and the minor victim submitted as a result of compulsion, the presumption applies regardless of the ages of the grandparent and the minor victim at the time of the offense; or
Sec. 5. 22 MRSA §4005-E, sub-§3, ¶A, as amended by PL 2007, c. 371, §2, is further amended to read:
 
A.  Has been convicted of an offense listed in Title 19-A, section 1653, subsection 6-A, paragraph A in which the victim was a minor at the time of the offense and the relative was at least 5 years older than the minor at the time of the offense except that, if the offense was gross sexual assault under Title 17-A, section 253, subsection 1, paragraph B or C, or an offense in another jurisdiction that involves conduct that is substantially similar to that contained in Title 17-A, section 253, subsection 1, paragraph B or C, and the minor victim submitted as a result of compulsion, the presumption applies regardless of the ages of the relative and the minor victim at the time of the offense; or
Sec. 6. 22 MRSA §4035, sub-§2-A, ¶A, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 366, §7, is amended to read:
 
A.  That the person seeking custody or contact with the child would create a situation of jeopardy for the child if any contact were to be permitted and that contact is not in the best interest of the child if the court finds that the person:
 
(1) Has been convicted of an offense listed in Title 19-A, section 1653, subsection 6-A, paragraph A in which the victim was a minor at the time of the offense and the person was at least 5 years older than the minor at the time of the offense except that, if the offense was gross sexual assault under Title 17-A, section 253, subsection 1, paragraph B or C, or an offense in another jurisdiction that involves conduct that is substantially similar to that contained in Title 17-A, section 253, subsection 1, paragraph B or C, and the minor victim submitted as a result of compulsion, the presumption applies regardless of the ages of the person and the minor victim at the time of the offense; or
 
(2) Has been adjudicated in an action under Title 22, chapter 1071 of sexually abusing a person who was a minor at the time of the abuse.
 
The person seeking custody or contact with the child may produce evidence to rebut the presumption; and
 
Effective June 30, 2008