An Act To Prohibit Female Genital Mutilation
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 0745
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_D_S341 (Senate)
Amends: 17-A MRSA §214

SENATE AMENDMENT" D" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 525, 
L.D. 745, Bill, "An Act To Prohibit Female Genital Mutilation" 
Amend the amendment by striking out everything after the title and before the 
summaty and inserting the following: 
'Amend the bill by striking out all of section 1 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 17-A MRSA §214 is enacted to read: 
§214. Female genital mutilation of a minor 
1. A person is guilty of female genital mutilation of a minor if: 
A. The person for nonmedical purposes circumcises, excises, mutilates or infibulates, 
in whole or in part, the labia majora, labia minora or clitoris of a female person under 
years of age. A violation of this paragraph is a Class A crime. 
2. 
For the purposes of this section, "nonmedical purposes" includes, but is not 
limited to, purposes of religion, custom or ritual. 
3. It is not a defense to a violation of subsection 1 that the female person under 18 
years of age or the parent, guardian or person who has immediate custody of the female 
person under 18 years of age consented to the circumcision, excision, mutilation or 
infibulation. 
4. It is a defense to a violation of subsection 1 that: 
A. The circumcision, excision, mutilation or infibulation was done for purposes 
related to the health of a female person under 18 years of age as determined to be 
necessary by a physician licensed pursuant to Title 32, chapter 36 or 48. 
Sec. 2. Department of Health and Human Services; community-based 
education and outreach relating to female genital mutilation. The Department 
of Health and Human Services, within its existing resources, shall provide community-
based education and outreach that is culturally specific for communities in the State in 
which female genital mutilation of minors might be practiced. Services to be provided 
include, but are not limited to: 
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SENATE AMENDMENT" b" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 525, L.D. 745 
1. 
Distribution of educational materials regarding the health risks and emotional 
trauma inflicted by and relating to the practice of female genital mutilation; 
2. Distribution of educational materials relating to the federal prohibition on and 
penalties for female genital mutilation of a minor under 18 United States Code, Section 
116, penalties for female genital mutilation of a minor that may be assessed in the State 
under the Maine Criminal Code and mandatory reporting requirements relating to female 
genital mutilation of a minor pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 22, section 
4011-A, subsection 1; and 
3. Outreach and provision of culturally specific support services to victims of female 
genital mutilation in the State.'' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment amends the bill, as amended by Committee Amendment "A," to 
remove language that makes it a crime for a parent, guardian or person who has 
immediate custody of a female person under 18 years of age to consent to or pennit 
female genital mutilation of that female person for nonmedical purposes or for a person to 
remove the female person from the State for such a procedure. This amendment also 
incorporates language from Senate Amendment "C" to Committee Amendment "A," 
which directs the Department of Health and Human Services, within its existing 
resources, to administer education and outreach to communities in the State in which the 
procedure might be practiced. 
SPONSORED BY: Q u~ 
(Senator MAKER) 
COUNTY: Wash1ngton 
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