An Act to Require
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1784
Committee Amendment CA_A_H703 (House)
Amends: 25 MRSA §2808-B

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A,» to H.P. 1195, L.D. 1784, "An Act to Require 
Police Depa1iments to Publish and Mak~ Accessible Their Policies and Procedures and 
Require Training of Officers" 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 3 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 3. 25 MRSA §2808-B is enacted to read: 
§2808-B. Accessibility of policies and procedures 
1. Publishing of policies and procedures. Except as provided by subsection 4, by 
January 1. 2026, a law enforcement agency shall publish and make publicly available in 
clear and understandable language the agency's policies and procedures required under 
section 2803-B, including: 
A. A summary of each key policy of the agency: 
B. A comprehensive list of agency rules and guidelines governing law enforcement 
officer conduct, including any updates or revisions: and 
C. Contact inf01mation for a member of the public to request access to information 
under paragraph A or B. 
2. Format and accessibility. A law enforcement agency shall publish the infonnation 
in subsection 1 in a manner that clearly labels the infonnation as the agency's policies and 
procedures and states the date the policies and procedures were published. The information 
must be made available: 
A. On a publicly accessible website in a readable format that allows the information to 
be downloaded. The information must be located on the agency's main website or a 
dedicated section of the website with no technical ball'iers preventing public access, 
including requiring a password or a fee: or 
B. In a printed paper copy format accessible at the agency's headquarters or principal 
location of operations. A law enforcement agency that makes available printed paper 
copies under this paragraph shall make available during normal business hours to a 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A' to H.P. 1195, L.D. 1784 
member of the public a paper copy of the agency's policies and procedures under 
subsection 1 within 7 business days of the member's request. If a paper copy of the 
policies and procedures is not made available to a requesting member of the public 
within 7 business days of the request, the law enforcement agency shall inform the 
member of the public when the paper copy will be made available. 
3. Agency compliance, No later than January 1st of each year, the chief administrative 
officer of a law enforcement agency shall certify to the board that the agency is in 
compliance with this section and section 2803-B, subsection 8. 
4. Dissemination of intelligence and investigative record information prohibited. 
A law enforcement agency may not disseminate a record that contains intelligence and 
investigative record information that is confidential in accordance with Title 16, section 
804. 
5. Payment of costs. A law enforcement agency that provides printed paper copies of 
policies and procedures pursuant to subsection 2, paragraph B may charge a reasonable fee 
for the costs of producing the policies and procedures in accordance with Title 1, section 
408-A.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Pait letter or section 
number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment, which is the majority report of the committee, adds language to the 
bill to clarify that a law enforcement agency may not disseminate intelligence and 
investigative record information that is confidential in accordance with the Intelligence and 
Investigative Record Information Act and allows a law enforcement agency to charge a 
reasonable fee for the costs of producing physical copies of policies or procedures to the 
person requesting copies in accordance with the Freedom of Access Act. The amendment 
also removes references to specific law enforcement agency policies that must be published 
or produced. It requires a law enforcement agency to either post its policies and procedures 
online or provide the policies and procedures in a printed paper copy format instead of 
requiring the law enforcement agency to do both. It removes the provision requiring a law 
enforcement agency to publish a revision of a policy or procedure within 60 days of the 
revision. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 06/04/25 LRL 
LD 1784 
LR 1937(02) 
An Act to Require Police Departments to Publish and Make Accessible Their Policies and Proced·ures 
and Require Training of Officers 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by.Committee Amendment A.' {-H-1o'.)) 
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety 
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Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Any additional costs to the Departments of Conections and Public Safety from the provisions of this bill are expected 
to be minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
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