An Act To Require Civil Rights Officers at Law Enforcement Agencies
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1999
Committee Amendment CA_A_H859 (House)
Amends: 5 MRSA §4684-C, 5 MRSA §4755

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT'#" to H.P. 1486, L.D. 1999, "An Act To Require 
Civil Rights Officers at Law Enforcement Agencies" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act To Prohibit Profiling and To Strengthen Civil Rights in Maine' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the 
following: 
'PART A 
Sec. A-1. 5 MRSA §4684-C is enacted to read: 
§4684-C. Civil rights officers 
1. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, 
the following terms have the following meanings. 
A. "Civil rights officer" means a law enforcement officer who has received special 
training approved by the Attorney General in identifying and investigating civil rights 
violations. 
B. "Law enforcement agency" means an agency in the State charged with enforcement 
of state, county, municipal or federal laws or laws of a federally recognized Indian 
tribe. with the prevention, detection or investigation of criminal, immigration or 
customs laws or with managing custody of detained persons in the State and includes, 
but is not limited to, a municipal police department, a sheriffs department, the State 
Police. a university or college police department and the Department of Public Safety. 
C. "Law enforcement officer" means a state. county or municipal official or an official 
of a federally recognized Indian tribe responsible for enforcing criminal. immigration 
or customs laws. including. but not limited to. a law enforcement officer who possesses 
a current and valid certificate issued by the Board of Trustees of the Maine Criminal 
Justice Academy pursuant to Title 25. section 2803-A. 
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2. Required civil rights officer. A law enforcement agency shall select, assign and 
secure training for a civil rights officer, notify the Attorney General of the name and contact 
information for the civil rights officer and notify the Attorney General of any change in 
assignment of the civil rights officer as soon as practicable after the change is made. The 
law enforcement agency shall make the contact information for the civil rights officer 
publicly available. 
PARTB 
Sec. B-1. 5 MRSA c. 337-D, as amended, is amended by amending the chapter 
headnote to read: 
CHAPTER 337-D 
PROFILING ~DATA COLLECTION 
Sec. B-2. 5 MRSA §4755 is enacted to read: 
§4755. Profiling prohibited 
In enforcing the laws of this State, a law enforcement officer or law enforcement 
agency may not engage in profiling. For the purposes of this section, "profiling" means 
relying, to any degree, on actual or perceived race, gender, ethnicity, religion, 
socioeconomic status, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity, color, · physical or 
mental disability or national origin in targeting an individual for routine or spontaneous 
investigatory activities or in deciding upon the scope and substance of law enforcement 
activity following the initial investigatory procedure, except in the event the officer or 
agency is relying on trustworthy information that is relevant to the locality and time frame 
and that links a person with a particular characteristic described in this section to a specific 
criminal incident or scheme. 
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PARTC 
Sec. C-1. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF 
State Police 0291 
Initiative: Provides funding for 2 Planning and Research Associate II positions to collect 
and report data. 
GENERAL FUND 
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
Personal Services 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
IDGHWAY FUND 
Personal Services 
2021-22 
0.000 
$0 
$0 
2021-22 
$0 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
2022-23 
2.000 
$117,927 
$117,927 
2022-23 
$63,499 
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HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL 
State Police 0291 
$0 
$63,499 
Initiative: Provides funding for computer programming costs and related maintenance. 
GENERAL FUND 
2021-22 
2022-23 
All Other 
$0 
$22,750 
Capital Expenditures 
$0 
$113,750 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0 
$136,500 
HIGHWAY FUND 
2021-22 
2022-23 
All Other 
$0 
$19,006 
Capital Expenditures 
$0 
$61,250 
HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL 
$0 
$80,256 
PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
2021-22 
2022-23 
GENERAL FUND. 
$0 
$254,427 
HIGHWAY FUND 
$0 
$143,755 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
$0 
$398,182 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively. 
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SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill and changes the title. In Part A, the amendment 
requires law enforcement agencies to select, assign and train civil rights officers and to 
keep the Attorney General informed of the identity of the civil rights officer. The 
amendment requires law enforcement agencies to make contact information for their civil 
rights officers publicly available. In Pa:rt B, the amendment prohibits profiling by a law 
enforcement officer or agency based on sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnicity, 
religion, socioeconomic status, ancestry, national origin, race, gender, color or physical or 
mental disability and provides that profiling includes targeting an individual based on any 
of these factors. In Part C, the amendment appropriates $398,182 in fiscal year 2022-23 
for the Department of Public Safety for 2 Planning and Research Associate II positions and 
to fund computer programming and maintenance costs. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 03/17 /22 ;tva<::.. 
LD 1999 
LR2502(02) 
An Act To Require Civil Rights Officers at Law Enforcement Agencies 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ,#, (/-/-f jq) 
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Highway Fund 
Appropriations/ Allocations 
General Fund 
Highway Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY2021-22 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
FY 2022-23 
$254,427 
$143,755 
$254,427 
$143,755 
Projections 
FY2023-24 
$146,185 
$81,161 
$146,185 
$81,161 
Projections 
FY2024-25 
$146,185 
$81,: 
$146,185 
$81,161 
The bill includes General Fund appropriations of $254,427 and Highway Fund allocations of $143,755 in fiscal year 
2022-23 to the Department of Public Safety for 2 Planning and Research Associate II positions and related computer 
programming and maintenance costs to collect and report data. 
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