An Act to Amend the
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0930
Committee Amendment CA_A_H653 (House)
Amends: 17-A MRSA §757

COMMITTEE AMENDJ\.1ENT "A" to H.P. 595, L.D, 930, "An Act to Amend the 
Law Governing Items Identified as Prison Contraband" 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 2 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 2. 17-A MRSA §757, sub-§4 is enacted to read: 
4. If the prison contraband under subsection 1. paragraph B is electronic contraband 
that is not intended to be used to commit a separate crime, trafficking in prison contraband 
is a Class D crime. For purposes of this subsection, "electronic contraband" means a mobile 
telephone or other handheld electronic communication device not authorized or issued by 
the custodial authority. 
Sec. 3. 17-AMRSA §757-A, as enacted by PL 2001, c, 386, §2, is amended to read: 
§757-A. Trafficking of tobacco or vaping device in adult correctional facilities 
1. A person is guilty of trafficking tobacco or a vaping device in an adult correctional 
facility if: 
A. That person intentionally conveys or attempts to convey tobacco 0f.,_ tobacco 
products or a vaping device to a person confined in an adult correctional facility that 
has banned the use of tobacco 0f.,_ tobacco products or vaping devices by prisoners; or 
B. That person is confined in an adult con-ectional facility that has banned the use of 
tobacco 0f.,_ tobacco products or vaping devices by prisoners and the person 
intentionally obtains or possesses tobacco 0f.,_ tobacco products or a vaping device, 
2. 
As used in this section, "adult con-ectional facility" means a county jail or 
con-ectional facility other than a juvenile facility under the control of the Department of 
Corrections and· 
11vaping device" means a device, also known as a vape, e-cigarette, 
electronic cigarette or electronic vaporizer. that simulates smoking using an atomizer, a 
power source such as a battery and a container such as a cartridge or a tank and is used for 
ingesting any substance, including a drug identified in section 1101, subsection 11. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" ,A-, to H.P. 595, L.D. 930 
3. Trafficking of tobacco or a vaping device in an adult correctional facility is a Class 
E crime.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment, which is the majority report of the committee, does the following. 
1. It amends the bill by changing the crime of trafficking in prison contraband to a 
Class D crime if a person in official custody intentionally makes, obtains or possesses 
electronic contraband and it is not intended to be used to commit a separate crime. 
2. It amends the bill by moving the bill's references to vaping devices from the law 
regarding trafficking in prison contraband to the law regarding trafficking of tobacco in 
adult correctional facilities. This change also makes trafficking of a vaping device a Class 
E crime instead of the bill's proposal of making it a Class D crime. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/31/25 LRL 
132nd MAINE LE.GISLATURE 
LD930 
LR 1246(02) 
An Act to Amend the Law Governing Items Identified as Prison Contraband 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ~' ( H _ "? ~ \ 
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety 
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Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Minor revenue increase - General Fund 
Minor revenue increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements 
The additional worl<load associated with the minimal number of new cases filed in the court system does not require 
additional funding at this time. The collection of additional fines will increase General Fund or other dedicated 
revenue by minor amounts. 
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