An Act Regarding
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1710
Committee Amendment CA_A_H738 (House)
Amends: 25 MRSA §2804-F

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "/-f " to H.P, 1145, L.D. 1710, "An Act Regarding
the Authority to Transport Prisoners Confined in Jail and the Use of Physical Force with
Respect to Prisoners and Persons Who Have Been Arrested"
Amend the bill in section 5 in § 107-A by insertmg after subsection 4 the following:
'5. Notwithstandine any Drovision of this section to the contrary, a corrections officer
or corrections supervisor is not justified m using nondeadlv or deadly force, or in directine
a private person in the use of such force, in accordance with this section unless the
correctiQHs officer or corrections supervisor has received in-service training pursuant to
Title 25. section 2804-F. subsection 5 in the use of such force, or in du-ectine a private
person to use such force, in the setting in which the fbrce_js to_be used.'
Amend the bill by inserting after section 8 the following:
'See. 9. 25 MRSA §2804-F, sub-§3, as amended by PL 2013,c.147,§35, is further
amended to read:
3. Provisions of in-service training. Li-service training programs that meet the
requirements established under subsection 2 or 5 or other in-service training may be
provided by the Maine Criminal Justice Academy or the agency employing the corrections
officer.
Sec. 10. 25 MRSA §2804-F, sub-§5 is enacted to read;
5._ Additional certifications. The board shallestablish additional in-service training
requirements for corrections officers and corrections suDervisors_who are responsible as
part of their official job duties for transferring or convevine from one place to another
mdividuals who are confmed in a jail. prison or state con-ectiQna^ facility pursuant to an
order of a court or as a result of an arrest. These in-service training requirements must
2 include training on the use ofnondeadlv or deadly force, or in directme a private person in
the use of such force, that is used or du'ected outside of a jail, prison or state correctional
4 facility. A corrections officer or corrections suoervisor who fails to complete this in-seryjce
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
A.
^ ^ COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "H " to H.P. 1145, L,D, 1710
frainine is not justified in usine or directine the use of force under Title 17-A, section
107-A. subsections 1. 2 and 4.'
Amend the bill by relettermg or renumbermg any nonconsecutive Part letter or section
number to read consecutively.
SUMMARY
This amendment, which is the minority report of the committee, amends the bill by
requiring that the Board of Tmstees of the Maine Criminal Justice Academy establish
additional in-service training requirements for corrections officers and corrections
supervisors who are responsible as part of their official job duties for transferring or
conveying from one place to another individuals who are confined in a jail, prison or state
correctional facility pursuant to an order of a court or as a result of an arrest. The in-service
training must include training on the use of nondeadly or deadly force, or in directing a
private person in the use of such force, that is used or directed outside of a jail, prison or
state correctional facility. If a corrections officer or corrections supervisor does not
complete this additional training, the corrections officer or corrections supervisor is not
justified in the use or direction of such force. This training may be provided by the Maine
Criminal Justice Academy or the agency employing the corrections officer or corrections
supervisor.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Revised: 06/12/25 t-K/L.
LD 1710 LR 687(03)
An Act Regarding the Authority to Transport Prisoners Confined in Jail and the Use of Physical Force
with Respect to Prisoners and Persons Who Have Been Arrested
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment';
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
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Fiscal Note
Minor cost increase - General Fund
Minor savings - General Fund
Minor revenue decrease - General Fund
Minor revenue decrease - Other Special Revenue Funds
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements
There may be some minor reduction of workload associated with the minimal number of cases that will no longer be
filed in the court system, Reductions in the collection of fines will decrease General Fund or other dedicated.revenue
by minor amounts. .
Fiscal Detail and Notes
Any additional costs to the Departments of Corrections and Public Safety fi'om the provisions of this bill are expected
to be minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources.
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