An Act To
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 0697
Committee Amendment CA_A_H125 (House)
Amends: 17-A MRSA §255-A, 17-A MRSA §260

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "/4 " to H.P. 528, L.D. 697, Bill, "An Act To 
Amend the Laws Relating to Department of Corrections Facilities" 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 2 the following: 
'Sec. 3. 17-A MRSA §255-A, sub-§l, ~J, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 383, §23 
and affected by § 156, is amended to read: 
1. 
The other person, not the actor's spouse, is in official custody under official 
supervision as a probationer eF~ parolee, a sex offender on supervised release, a 
prisoner on supervised community confinement status or a juvenile on community 
reintegration status or is detained in a hospital, prison or other institution and the 
actor has supervisory or disciplinary authority over the other person and the sexual 
contact includes penetration. Violation of this paragraph is a Class C crime; 
Sec. 4. 17-A MRSA §260, sub-§l, ~, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 138, §5, is 
amended to read: 
E. 
The other person, not the actor's spouse, is in official custody under official 
supervision as a probationer eF~ parolee, a sex offender on supervised release, a 
prisoner on supervised community confinement status or a juvenile on community 
reintegration status or is detained in a hospital, prison or other institution and the 
actor has supervisory or disciplinary authority over the other person. Violation of 
this paragraph is a Class D crime;' 
Amend the bill in section 4 in paragraph C-l in the 2nd line (page 1, line 25 in L.D.) 
by inserting after the following: "detained" the following: 'or committed' 
Amend the bill in section 8 in paragraph E in the last line (page 2, line 35 in L.D.) by 
striking out the following: 
"of the facility" and inserting the following: 
'of the 
correctional facility' 
Amend the bill in section 9 in paragraph D in the last 2 lines (page 3, lines I and 2 in 
L.D.) by striking out the following: "of the facility" and inserting the following: 'of the 
correctional facility' 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" {Jr, to H.P. 528, L.D. 697 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment makes several changes to the bill. It clarifies that the records that 
the Commissioner of Corrections may access for inspections include records of 
committed as well as detained persons. It amends 2 provisions that were inadvertently 
left out of the bill that add to the Maine Criminal Code provisions defining gross sexual 
assault and unlawful sexual contact to include sexual conduct with a sex offender on 
supervised release, a prisoner on supervised community confinement or a juvenile on 
community reintegration status when the actor has supervisory or disciplinary authority 
over that person. 
Finally, the amendment clarifies that it is the Commissioner of 
Corrections who determines whether a person may receive a privilege under the Maine 
Revised Statutes, Title 34-A, section 3069. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/05/07 frac. 
LD697 
LR 639(02) 
An Act To Amend the Laws Relating to Department of Corrections Facilities 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'ff" 
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Any additional costs associated with this legislation will be absorbed by the Department of Corrections utilizing 
existing budgeted resources. 
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