An Act to Reqmre Standard Procedures to Protect Stalking Victims and Access to Certam Crunmal Complaints
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 1438
Committee Amendment CA_A_H394 (House)
Amends: 16 MRSA §806, 25 MRSA §2803-B

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT «A " to HP 934, L D 1438, "An Act to Reqmre 
Standard Procedures to Protect Stalking Victims and Access to Certam Crunmal 
Complaints" 
Amend the bill by msertmg afte1 section 3 the followmg 
'Sec. 4. 16 MRSA §806, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2013, c 507, §7, ts fmther 
amended to read 
2. A crime victim or that victim's agent or attorney. A cume victim 01 that v1ct1m's 
agent or attomey A Mame cnmmal mstice agency that pt ovtdes a copy of mtelhgence and 
mvest1gattve record mformat10n under this subsect10n to the cnme victim or that v1ct1m's 
agent or attorney may not charge a fee for providing that mfo1mat10n As used m this 
subsection, "agent" means a licensed professional mvesttgator, an msurer or an immediate 
family membei, foster parent or guatdian tf due to death, age or physical or mental disease, 
disorder or defect the victim cannot reahsttcally act on the v1ct1m's own behalf, or' 
Amend the bill by str1kmg out all of section 7 and mse1tmg the followmg 
'Sec. 7. 25 MRSA §2803-B, sub-§1, ~' as corrected by RR 2021, c 2, Pt A, §88, 
is amended by enactmg a new subpat ag1 aph ( 6) to read 
(6) A process to ensure that. when a person files multiple, separate complaints 
regardmg the behavior of another person that may indicate a course of conduct 
constttutmg stalkmg, as defined m Title 17-A, section 210-A, those complamts are 
reviewed together to determme if the other pet son has engaged m stalkmg under 
Title 17-A, section 210-A,' 
Amend the bill by relettermg 01 renumbermg any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively 
SUMMARY 
This amendment adds a provision to the btll to provide that when a Mame cnmmal 
Justice agency pt ovides a copy of mtelhgence and mvesttgative i ecord mformat10n to a 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
ROS 
COMMITI'EE AMENDMENf 'A" to HP 934, L D 1438 
crime victim or that victim's agent or attorney, the agency may not charge a fee for 
prov1dmg that mformat10n The amendment also requu es law enforcement agencies to 
adopt a written pohcy estabhshmg a process to ensure that, when a person files multiple, 
separate complaints regarding the behavior of another person that may indicate a course of 
conduct constltutmg stalkmg, those complaints ate reviewed together to determme 1f the 
other person has engaged m stalkmg 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved 06/04/23 ;!;Pae 
LD 1438 
LR 1706(02) 
An Act to Require Standard Procedures to Protect Stalking Victims and Access to Certain Criminal 
Complaints 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment~" / H _.-J'f f) 
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety 
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Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Mmor cost mcrease - General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Additional costs to the Depaiiment of Publtc Safety to develop a po hey to review multiple comp lam ts related to 
stalkmg together can be absorbed withm existmg budgeted resources 
LRl 706(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1