An Act To Fairly Apportion the Cost of Sheriff Patrol Services
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0925
Committee: State and Local Government
Sponsors: BARSTOW, BEAUDETTE, BLANCHARD, BLISS, CUMMINGS, DUPLESSIE, MARLEY, BRENNAN
Amends: 30-A MRSA §452

Legislative Document 
No. 925 
H.P.644 
House of Representatives, February 22, 2005 
An Act To Fairly Apportion the Cost of Sheriff Patrol Services 
Reference to the Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative BARSTOW of Gorham. 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Cosponsored by Representatives: BEAUDETTE of Biddeford, BLANCHARD of Old Town, 
BLISS of South Portland, CUMMINGS of Portland, DUPLESSIE of Westbrook, MARLEY of 
Portland, Senator: BRENNAN of Cumberland. 
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 30-A MRSA §452, as amended by PL 1991, 
c . 478, is 
further amended to read: 
§452. 
Patrol 
The sheriff in each county, in person or by the sheriff's 
deputies, to the extent the sheriff undertakes to patrol, shall 
routinely patrol ~ 
those a!'eas municipalities and unorganized 
territories in the county that have B9-~~€~~-~~~~~a~-e~~ 
may-~-~-!'e~~iFea-~-~~w--~9-~~~-~he-~a~~~-~~~~--±Be 
entered into a contract with the county commissioners, with the 
sheriff's 
agreement, 
may--~1;,e-F----i-nt.-e---a--~F-aG-t;.---w4.-t.-b---a 
m~Bieipa*i~y under section 107 
~9--pF9viae that provides 
for 
specific patrol services by the sheriff's department in return 
for payment for these services. 
Sec. 2. 30-A MRS A §706, first" as enacted by PL 1987, c. 737, 
Pt. A, §2 and Pt. C, §106 and amended by PL 1989, c. 6; c. 9, §2; 
and c. 104, Pt. C, §§8 and 10, is further amended to read: 
When a county tax is authorized, the county commissioners, 
within 30 days of that authorization, shall apportion it upon the 
municipalities 
and other places 
according to 
the last state 
valuation and fix the date for the payment of the tax, except 
that the commissioners shall separately apportion the budgeted 
cost of sheriff patrol services that are not contracted under 
section 452 in reasonable proportion to the extent those services 
are provided among the municipalities and unorganized territories 
within the county. 
This date may not be earlier than the first 
day of the following September. 
They may add that sum above the 
sum so authorized, not exceeding 2% of that sum, as a fractional 
division necessitates 
and 
demonstrate 
that necessity 
in 
the 
record of that apportionment, 
and issue their warrant to the 
assessors 
requ1r1ng 
them 
to 
immediately 
assess 
the 
sum 
apportioned to their municipality or place, and to commit their 
assessment to the constable or collector for collection. 
The 
county treasurer shall immediately certify the millage rate to 
the State Tax Assessor. 
The State Tax Assessor shall separately 
assess this millage rate upon the real and personal property in 
the unorganized territory within the appropriate county. 
SUMMARY 
This bill requires the county commissioners to calculate the 
budgeted cost of noncontracted sheriff patrol services in the 
proportion to which those services are provided to municipalities 
and unorganized territories in the county. 
This bill requires 
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that the routine provision of sheriff patrol services be subject 
to the terms of a contract with the municipality receiving these 
services.