An Act to Prohibit the
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0412
Committee Amendment CA_A_H246 (House)
Amends: 25 MRSA §2915-A

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " A " to H,P. 266, L.D. 412, "An Act to Prohibit the
Sale or Provision of Self-administererf Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Collection Kits"
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:
'An Act to Prohibit the Sale of Self-administered Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence
Collection Kits'
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the
following:
'See. 1. 25 MRSA §2915-A is enacted to read:
S2915-A. Sale of self-administered sexual assault forensic evidence collection kit
prohibited
1. Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms have the following
, 20 meanings.
A. "Person" has the same meaning _as in Title 5^section206, subsection 2.
B. "Self-administered sexual assault forensic evidence_collection kit" means materials
advertised or marketed as a rheans for a person other than a licensed hospital or licensed
health care practitioner to collect physical evidence of a sexual assault.
. C. "Sexual assault" has the same meaning as in section 2915. subsection 3-A,
2. Prohibition. A person may not sell or offer for sale a self-admuustered sexual
assault forensic evidence collection kit.
3. Admissibility. This section does not affect the^dmissibility in a court oroceedine
of evidence collected using a self-administered sexual assault forensic evidence collection
kit
4. Violation. There is a rebuttable presumption that a violation of this section is a
2 violation of the Maine Unfair Trade Practices Act,'
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " A." to H.P. 266, L.D. 412
Amend the bill by relettermg or renumbering .any nonconsecutive Part letter or section
number to read consecutively,
SUMMARY
This amendment replaces the bill and changes the title. The amendment prohibits the
sale or offering for sale of materials advertised or marketed as a means for a person other
than a licensed hospital pr licensed health care practitioner to collect physical evidence of
a sexual assault, referred to in the amendment as a self-administered sexual assault forensic
evidence collection kit, and establishes a rebuttable presumption that a violation of this
prohibition is a violation of the Maine Unfair Trade Practices Act. The amendment also
clarifies that this prohibition does not affect the admissibility in a court proceeding of
evidence collected using a self-administered sexual assault forensic evidence collection kit.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Approved; 03/20/25
i-RL-
LD 412 LR 873(02)
An Act to Prohibit the Sale or Provision of Self-administered Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence
CoUection Kits
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment '^' ( (4--~ 2-4 G?
Committee: Judiciary
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Minor cost increase - General Fund
Minor revenue increase - General Fund
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements
This bill may increase the number of civil suits filed in the court system. The additional workload 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 filing fees will increase General Fund revenue by minor amounts.
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