An Act To Improve the Maine Sex Offender Registry
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1589
Committee Amendment CA_A-HA_A_H619 (House)

HOUSE AMENDMENT "A" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1160, 
L.D. 1589, Bill, "An Act To Improve the Maine Sex Offender Registry" 
Amend the amendment by inserting after the title the following: 
'Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'Resolve, To Ensure Notification to the Public of the Location in Maine of Persons 
Convicted in Foreign Countries of Certain Crimes' , 
Amend the amendment in the first line after the title by striking out the following: 
"all of section 2" and inserting the following: 'everything after the title and before the 
summary' 
Amend the amendment by striking out all of section 2 (page 1, lines 12 to 14 in 
amendment) and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. Convene task force. Resolved: That the Commissioner of Public 
Safety shall convene a task force to develop a procedure for notifying affected members 
of the public of the location in this State of a person who was convicted in a foreign 
country of a crime that, if committed in this State, would subject a person to inclusion on 
this State's sex offender registry. The task force must be composed of 3 members of the 
Maine Sheriffs' Association or their designees, 3 members of the Maine Chiefs of Police 
Association or their designees, the Attorney General or a designee and the commissioner 
or a designee. The commissioner shall submit a report of the task force's findings to the 
joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over criminal justice and 
public s.afety matters by December 3, 2014.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment amends Committee Amendment "A" to strike the bill and directs the 
Commissioner of Public Safety to convene a task force that includes members of the 
Maine Sheriffs' Association, members of the Maine Chiefs of Police Association, the 
Attorney General and the commissioner to develop a procedure for notifying affected 
members of the public of the location in this State of a person who was convicted in a 
foreign country of a crime that, if committed in this State, would subject a person to 
inclusion on this State's sex offender registry. The amendment directs the commissioner 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
HOUSE AMENDMENT "A" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1160, L.D. 1589 
to submit a report of the task force's findings to the joint standing committee of the 
Legislature having jurisdiction over criminal justice and public safety matters by 
December 3,2014. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
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TOWN: Calais 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
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Approved: 02/20/14 
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LD 1589 
LR 2263(04) 
An Act To Improve the Maine Sex Offender Registry 
Fiscal Note for House Amendment ,A, to Committee Amendment "A" 
Sponsor: Rep. Maker of Calais 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Additional costs to the Department of Public Safety associated with convening the task force and reporting the results 
can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
LR2263(04) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1