An Act to Clarify the Crnmnal Statutes with Regard to Assaults on Emergency Medical Services Persons
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 1119
Committee Amendment CA_B_S361 (Senate)
Amends: 17-A MRSA §1804

COMJvilTTEE AMENDMENT ':t'J "to SP 453, L D 1119, "An Act to Clarify the 
Crnmnal Statutes with Regard to Assaults on Emergency Medical Services Persons" 
Amend the b1ll m section 1 m §752-C m subsection 1 m the 3rd lme (page 1, lme 7 m 
L D) by stnkmg out the followmg "sect10n 82" and msertmg the followmg 'chapter 2-B' 
Amend the btll m sect10n 2 m §752-F m subsect10n 2 m the first lme (page 1, lme 21 
m L D ) by stnkmg out the followmg "Q" and msertmg the followmg 'D' 
Amend the bill by msertmg after sect10n 3 the followmg 
'Sec. 4. 17-A MRSA §1804, sub-§13 1s enacted to read 
13. Exceptmn to limits when person convicted of assault m an emergency room. 
If the State pleads and proves that a person was convicted of the cnme of assault m an 
emergency room under section 752-F, the person may be placed on probat10n for a period 
not to exceed 2 years, except that, on mot10n by the person's probation officer, the person 
or the court, the term of probation must be termmated by the court when the court 
determmes that the person has 
A Served at least one year of probat10n, 
B Paid m full any v1ctim restitution ordered, and 
C From the time the penod of probation commenced until the motion for termmatlon 
1s heard, met all other cond1t10ns of probation ' 
Amend the bill by relettermg or renumbermg any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively 
SUMMARY 
This amendment, which 1s the mmonty report of the committee, does the followmg 
It makes a techmcal change prov1dmg that an emergency medical services person 1s 
one who 1s licensed under the Mame Revised Statutes, Title 32, chapter 2-B, 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ''13" to SP 453, L D 1119 
It changes the class of cnme for assault m an emergency room from a Class C cnme 
to a Class D crnne, and 
It specifies that a person convicted of assault m an emergency room can be placed 
on probat10n for a term not to exceed 2 years This 2-year term may be lessened to a 
mmnnum of one year of probation on motion by the person's probation officer, the person 
or the court if the court determmes that the person had paid any victim restitut10n ordered 
m full and the person has, smce bemg placed on probation, met all other cond1t10ns of 
probation 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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Approved 06/14/23 f!W.t:ZC!-
LD 1119 
LR 717(03) 
An Act to Clarify the Cnmmal Statutes with Regard to Assaults on Emergency Medical Services 
Persons 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Colllllllttee Amendment 'ji' ~-31a, \\ 
Committee: Cnmmal Justice and Public Safety 
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Fiscal Note Reqmred: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Mmor cost mcrease - General Fund 
Mmor revenue mcrease - General Fund 
Mmor revenue mcrease - Other Special Revenue Funds 
itrectrnnal and Jud1c1al Impact Statements 
Establishes a new Class D crnne 
The addit10nal workload associated with the mmnnal number of new cases filed m the court system does not require 
addit10nal fundmg at this tnne 
The collect10n of addit10nal fine revenue will mcrease General Fund and dedicated revenue by mmor amounts 
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