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2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 25: INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Part 5: PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 256: HAZARDOUS MATERIALS CONTROL › 25 §2108. Advisory board (REPEALED)

§2108. Advisory board
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1977, c. 622 (NEW). PL 1979, c. 672, §A63 (RP). PL 1979, c. 730, §1 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 25: INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Part 5: PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 256: HAZARDOUS MATERIALS CONTROL › 25 §2109. Notification (REPEALED)

§2109. Notification
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 88, §5 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 736, §12 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 25: INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Part 5: PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 256: HAZARDOUS MATERIALS CONTROL › 25 §2110. Financial responsibility

§2110. Financial responsibility
1.  Requirement.
A person who transports a division 1.1, 1.2 or 1.3 explosive intrastate in a vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of less than 10,000 pounds shall maintain a financial responsibility policy of liability insurance or a surety bond in an amount of not less than $1,000,000. The Commissioner of Public Safety may not adopt a rule requiring a person transporting a division 1.1, 1.2 or 1.3 explosive intrastate in a vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of less than 10,000 pounds to maintain a financial responsibility policy of liability insurance or a surety bond in excess of $1,000,000.
For purposes of this section, division 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3 explosives have the same meanings as found in 49 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 173.50.
[PL 1995, c. 67, §1 (NEW).]
2.  Exception.
This section does not apply to a farmer who transports a division 1.1, 1.2 or 1.3 explosive for the farmer's own use to and from the farm or field within a 20-mile radius.
[PL 1995, c. 67, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1995, c. 67, §1 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 25: INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Part 5: PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 257: MISSING CHILDREN › 25 §2151. Missing children; information sent to National Crime Information Center (REPEALED)

§2151. Missing children; information sent to National Crime Information Center
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1985, c. 275, §2 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 201 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 425, §1 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 25: INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Part 5: PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 257: MISSING CHILDREN › 25 §2152. Short title

§2152. Short title
This chapter may be known and cited as the "Missing Children Act."   [PL 1993, c. 425, §2 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1993, c. 425, §2 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 25: INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Part 5: PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 257: MISSING CHILDREN › 25 §2153. Definitions

§2153. Definitions
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.   [PL 1993, c. 425, §2 (NEW).]
1.  Clearinghouse.
"Clearinghouse" means the Missing Children Information Clearinghouse established pursuant to section 2155.
[PL 1993, c. 425, §2 (NEW).]
2.  Commissioner.
"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Public Safety.
[PL 1993, c. 425, §2 (NEW).]
3.  Department.
"Department" means Department of Public Safety.
[PL 1993, c. 425, §2 (NEW).]
4.  Director.
"Director" means the Director of the Missing Children Information Clearinghouse.
[PL 1993, c. 425, §2 (NEW).]
5.  Missing child.
"Missing child" means an individual:
A. Who is under 18 years of age;   [PL 1993, c. 425, §2 (NEW).]
B. Whose temporary or permanent residence is in or is believed to be in this State;   [PL 1993, c. 425, §2 (NEW).]
C. Whose location is not determined; and   [PL 1993, c. 425, §2 (NEW).]
D. Who has been reported as missing to a law enforcement agency.   [PL 1993, c. 425, §2 (NEW).]
[PL 1993, c. 425, §2 (NEW).]
6.  Missing child report.
"Missing child report" means a report prepared on a form designated by the department for use by private citizens and law enforcement agencies to report information about missing children to the clearinghouse.
[PL 1993, c. 425, §2 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1993, c. 425, §2 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 25: INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Part 5: PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 257: MISSING CHILDREN › 25 §2154. Missing child reports

§2154. Missing child reports
1.  Duty of law enforcement agency.
Upon the filing of a missing child report by the child's parents, guardian or legal custodian, the law enforcement agency receiving written notification shall immediately:
A. Inform all on-duty law enforcement officers of the missing child report;   [PL 1993, c. 425, §2 (NEW).]
B. Communicate the report to every other law enforcement agency having jurisdiction in the county in which the report was filed;   [PL 1993, c. 425, §2 (NEW).]
C. Enter or cause the report to be entered for inclusion in the State Police and National Crime Information Center computer files on missing children; and   [PL 1997, c. 608, §5 (AMD).]
D. Submit information in the missing child report to the clearinghouse.   [PL 1993, c. 425, §2 (NEW).]
[PL 1997, c. 608, §5 (AMD).]
2.  Report status.
A missing child report filed with a law enforcement agency having jurisdiction is sufficient documentation for entering a juvenile in the missing persons file maintained by the clearinghouse and the National Crime Information Center or its successor.
[PL 1993, c. 425, §2 (NEW).]
3.  Parental kidnapping.
In the case of parental kidnapping, the law enforcement agency shall obtain, when possible, a certified copy of the custody papers from the reporting parent, guardian or legal custodian.
[PL 1993, c. 425, §2 (NEW).]
4.  Medical and dental records.
Within 60 days after a law enforcement agency enters the report of a missing child into the State Police and National Crime Information Center computers, that law enforcement agency shall verify and update the record with any additional information, including, when available, medical and dental records.
[PL 1997, c. 608, §6 (NEW).]
5.  Child missing from interim care.
[PL 2003, c. 443, §1 (NEW); MRSA T. 25 §2154, sub-§5 (RP).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1993, c. 425, §2 (NEW). PL 1997, c. 608, §§5,6 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 443, §1 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 689, §B6 (REV).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 25: INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Part 5: PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 257: MISSING CHILDREN › 25 §2154-A. Children missing involuntarily

§2154-A. Children missing involuntarily
1.  Duty of law enforcement agency.
A law enforcement agency that receives a missing child report shall immediately inform the following agencies if the missing child is considered a victim or possible victim of a crime under Title 17‑A, chapter 13:
A. The child's school, if the child attended school in this State;   [PL 1997, c. 468, §1 (NEW).]
B. The municipality in which the child's birth records are kept; and   [PL 1997, c. 468, §1 (NEW).]
C. The Vital Records Unit of the Division of Data, Research and Vital Statistics in the Department of Health and Human Services.   [PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. RR, §4 (AMD).]
[PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. RR, §4 (AMD).]
2.  Duties of notified agencies.
An agency that receives information from a law enforcement agency under subsection 1 shall identify the files and records of the missing child that are in the agency's custody as pertaining to a child considered a victim or possible victim of a crime under Title 17‑A, chapter 13. If a request for those files or records is made, the agency shall immediately notify the law enforcement agency of the request and, when possible, the address of the person making the request.
[PL 1997, c. 468, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1997, c. 468, §1 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 689, §B6 (REV). PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. RR, §4 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 25: INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Part 5: PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 257: MISSING CHILDREN › 25 §2155. Missing Children Information Clearinghouse

§2155. Missing Children Information Clearinghouse
1.  Establishment; purpose.
The Missing Children Information Clearinghouse is established within the department as a central repository of information regarding missing children. That information must be collected and disseminated.
[PL 1993, c. 425, §2 (NEW).]
2.  Commissioner; duties.
The commissioner shall appoint a director who shall supervise the clearinghouse. The commissioner shall establish services determined appropriate to aid in the location of missing children.
[PL 1993, c. 425, §2 (NEW).]
3.  Director; duties.
The director shall:
A. Establish a system of intrastate communication of information related to missing children who are determined missing by their parents, guardians, legal custodians or by a law enforcement agency;   [PL 1993, c. 425, §2 (NEW).]
B. Provide a centralized file for the exchange of information on missing children within the State;   [PL 1993, c. 425, §2 (NEW).]
C. Interface with the National Crime Information Center, or its successor, for the exchange of information; and   [PL 1993, c. 425, §2 (NEW).]
D. Collect, process, maintain and disseminate information on missing children and strive to maintain or disseminate accurate and complete information.   [PL 1993, c. 425, §2 (NEW).]
[PL 1993, c. 425, §2 (NEW).]
4.  Receipt of reports.
A law enforcement agency shall submit to the clearinghouse information received by the law enforcement agency pursuant to section 2154. Any parent or legal guardian may submit a missing child report to the clearinghouse regardless of the circumstances, subsequent to reporting the child missing to the appropriate law enforcement agency within the county in which the child became missing. The report must be included in the clearinghouse data base.
[PL 1993, c. 425, §2 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1993, c. 425, §2 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 25: INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Part 5: PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 257: MISSING CHILDREN › 25 §2156. Location of child

§2156. Location of child
1.  Notification.
The parent, guardian or legal custodian who is responsible for notifying the clearinghouse or a law enforcement agency about a missing child shall immediately notify the clearinghouse or the agency of any child whose location has been determined.
[PL 1993, c. 425, §2 (NEW).]
2.  Purging.
Information received about a missing child pursuant to section 2154 that has been included in the clearinghouse must be purged from the data base by the appropriate law enforcement agency immediately upon location of the child.
[PL 1993, c. 425, §2 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1993, c. 425, §2 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 25: INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Part 5: PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 259: SILVER ALERT PROGRAM › 25 §2201. Definitions

§2201. Definitions
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.   [PL 2009, c. 583, §1 (NEW).]
1.  Department.
"Department" means the Department of Public Safety.
[PL 2009, c. 583, §1 (NEW).]
2.  Missing senior citizen.
[PL 2021, c. 62, §1 (RP).]
3.  Media.
"Media" means print, radio, Internet-based communication systems or other methods of communicating information to the public.
[PL 2009, c. 583, §1 (NEW).]
3-A.  Missing endangered person.
"Missing endangered person" means a person who is believed to be in danger because of the person's age, mental or physical health or intellectual or developmental disability, because of environmental or weather conditions or because the person is missing in dangerous, unexplained, involuntary or suspicious circumstances as determined by a local law enforcement agency.
[PL 2021, c. 62, §1 (NEW).]
4.  Silver Alert.
"Silver Alert" means a notice provided under this chapter to the public through law enforcement agencies and the media.
[PL 2009, c. 583, §1 (NEW).]
5.  Silver Alert Program.
"Silver Alert Program" means the statewide alert program for missing endangered persons developed and implemented under this chapter.
[PL 2021, c. 62, §1 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2009, c. 583, §1 (NEW). PL 2021, c. 62, §1 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 25: INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Part 5: PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 259: SILVER ALERT PROGRAM › 25 §2202. Silver Alert Program

§2202. Silver Alert Program
In accordance with this chapter and with the cooperation of the Department of Transportation, the Maine Turnpike Authority, a statewide organization representing broadcast groups in the State, the Office of the Governor and appropriate law enforcement agencies, the department shall develop and implement the Silver Alert Program to be activated on behalf of missing endangered persons. The program must include standards of procedure for local law enforcement agencies to determine that a missing person is a missing endangered person, to determine information to be released regarding the missing endangered person or the circumstances of the person's disappearance and to appropriately activate a Silver Alert to local or statewide law enforcement agencies and to the media, a plan for providing relevant information to the public through an existing system of dynamic message signs located across the State when necessary and training for all law enforcement officers. The Silver Alert Program must be developed and implemented using existing resources.   [PL 2021, c. 62, §2 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2009, c. 583, §1 (NEW). PL 2021, c. 62, §2 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 25: INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Part 5: PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 260: BLUE ALERT PROGRAM › 25 §2221. Definitions

§2221. Definitions
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.   [PL 2015, c. 26, §1 (NEW).]
1.  Blue Alert.
"Blue Alert" means a notice provided under this chapter to the public through certain state agencies and the media.
[PL 2015, c. 26, §1 (NEW).]
2.  Blue Alert Program.
"Blue Alert Program" means the statewide alert program regarding killed, injured or missing law enforcement officers developed and implemented under this chapter.
[PL 2015, c. 26, §1 (NEW).]
3.  Department.
"Department" means the Department of Public Safety.
[PL 2015, c. 26, §1 (NEW).]
4.  Law enforcement officer.
"Law enforcement officer" has the same meaning as in section 3701, subsection 3.
[PL 2015, c. 26, §1 (NEW).]
5.  Media.
"Media" means print, radio, Internet-based communication systems or other methods of communicating information to the public.
[PL 2015, c. 26, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2015, c. 26, §1 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 25: INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Part 5: PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 260: BLUE ALERT PROGRAM › 25 §2222. Blue Alert Program

§2222. Blue Alert Program
1.  Blue Alert Program.
In accordance with this chapter and with the cooperation of the Department of Transportation, the Maine Turnpike Authority, a statewide organization representing broadcast groups in the State, the Office of the Governor and appropriate law enforcement agencies, the department shall develop and implement the Blue Alert Program as provided in subsection 2.
[PL 2015, c. 26, §1 (NEW).]
2.  Program elements.
The Blue Alert Program must be developed and implemented using existing resources and activated when, in the line of duty, a law enforcement officer has been killed or injured or is missing, there is sufficient information available regarding the law enforcement officer's last known location or physical description of an offender or vehicle involved and the department determines that a public notification may aid in:
A. Apprehending a suspected offender who poses an imminent threat to the public or to law enforcement personnel; or   [PL 2015, c. 26, §1 (NEW).]
B. Locating a missing law enforcement officer.   [PL 2015, c. 26, §1 (NEW).]
[PL 2015, c. 26, §1 (NEW).]
3.  Standards of procedure.
The Blue Alert Program must include standards of procedure for local law enforcement agencies to determine that a condition under subsection 2 exists to notify the department to activate a Blue Alert, a plan for providing relevant information to the public through an existing system of dynamic message signs located across the State when necessary and training for all law enforcement officers.
[PL 2015, c. 26, §1 (NEW).]
4.  Rules.
The department may adopt routine technical rules pursuant to Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2‑A to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
[PL 2015, c. 26, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2015, c. 26, §1 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 25: INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Part 6: FIRE PREVENTION AND FIRE PROTECTION › Chapter 311: PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT (REPEALED) › 25 §2301. Election of fire wards (REPEALED)

§2301. Election of fire wards
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1965, c. 22, §1 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 680, §1 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 25: INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Part 6: FIRE PREVENTION AND FIRE PROTECTION › Chapter 311: PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT (REPEALED) › 25 §2302. Powers and duties of fire wards and fire department officers at fires (REPEALED)

§2302. Powers and duties of fire wards and fire department officers at fires
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1965, c. 22, §2 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 680, §1 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 25: INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Part 6: FIRE PREVENTION AND FIRE PROTECTION › Chapter 311: PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT (REPEALED) › 25 §2303. Management of apparatus; employment of firemen (REPEALED)

§2303. Management of apparatus; employment of firemen
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1973, c. 680, §1 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 25: INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Part 6: FIRE PREVENTION AND FIRE PROTECTION › Chapter 311: PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT (REPEALED) › 25 §2304. Powers and duties of engineers and officers; towns responsible (REPEALED)

§2304. Powers and duties of engineers and officers; towns responsible
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1973, c. 680, §1 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 25: INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Part 6: FIRE PREVENTION AND FIRE PROTECTION › Chapter 311: PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT (REPEALED) › 25 §2305. Enginemen; tenure; duties (REPEALED)

§2305. Enginemen; tenure; duties
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1973, c. 680, §1 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 25: INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Part 6: FIRE PREVENTION AND FIRE PROTECTION › Chapter 311: PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT (REPEALED) › 25 §2306. Duty of engine companies (REPEALED)

§2306. Duty of engine companies
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1965, c. 22, §3 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 680, §1 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 25: INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Part 6: FIRE PREVENTION AND FIRE PROTECTION › Chapter 311: PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT (REPEALED) › 25 §2307. Discharge of negligent enginemen; replacements (REPEALED)

§2307. Discharge of negligent enginemen; replacements
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1965, c. 22, §4 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 680, §1 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 25: INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Part 6: FIRE PREVENTION AND FIRE PROTECTION › Chapter 311: PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT (REPEALED) › 25 §2308. Powers of officers appointed under special laws (REPEALED)

§2308. Powers of officers appointed under special laws
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1965, c. 22, §5 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 680, §1 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 25: INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Part 6: FIRE PREVENTION AND FIRE PROTECTION › Chapter 311: PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT (REPEALED) › 25 §2309. Compensation for demolished buildings (REPEALED)

§2309. Compensation for demolished buildings
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1973, c. 680, §1 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 25: INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Part 6: FIRE PREVENTION AND FIRE PROTECTION › Chapter 311: PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT (REPEALED) › 25 §2310. Liability of driver of fire apparatus (REPEALED)

§2310. Liability of driver of fire apparatus
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1965, c. 484 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 680, §1 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 25: INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Part 6: FIRE PREVENTION AND FIRE PROTECTION › Chapter 311: PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT (REPEALED) › 25 §2311. Insurance for firemen (REPEALED)

§2311. Insurance for firemen
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1973, c. 680, §1 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 25: INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Part 6: FIRE PREVENTION AND FIRE PROTECTION › Chapter 313: MUNICIPAL INSPECTION OF BUILDINGS › 25 §2351. Building official; compensation; jurisdiction; deputy (REPEALED)

§2351. Building official; compensation; jurisdiction; deputy
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
RR 1995, c. 2, §56 (COR). PL 2007, c. 699, §7 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 699, §26 (AFF). PL 2009, c. 261, Pt. B, §1 (RPR). MRSA T. 25 §2351 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 25: INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Part 6: FIRE PREVENTION AND FIRE PROTECTION › Chapter 313: MUNICIPAL INSPECTION OF BUILDINGS › 25 §2351-A. Building official; compensation; deputy

§2351-A. Building official; compensation; deputy
In every town and city of more than 2,000 inhabitants, and in every town of 2,000 inhabitants or less, if such a town so votes at a town meeting, and in each village corporation, if such a corporation so votes at the annual meeting of the corporation, the municipal officers shall annually in the month of April appoint a building official and shall determine the building official's compensation. If a building official is appointed by a municipality that has adopted or is enforcing the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code or a portion of the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code pursuant to Title 10, section 9724, that building official must be certified in building standards pursuant to Title 30‑A, section 4451, subsection 2‑A, paragraph E. Whenever the building official becomes incapacitated, the municipal officers may appoint or authorize the building official to appoint a deputy building official, who shall serve until removed by the municipal officers, but in no event beyond the term for which the building official was appointed. The deputy building official shall perform such duties as may be required of the deputy building official by the building official. The compensation of the deputy building official is determined by the municipal officers.   [PL 2011, c. 582, §3 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2009, c. 261, Pt. B, §2 (NEW). PL 2011, c. 582, §3 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 25: INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Part 6: FIRE PREVENTION AND FIRE PROTECTION › Chapter 313: MUNICIPAL INSPECTION OF BUILDINGS › 25 §2352. Right to enter buildings

§2352. Right to enter buildings
A building official in the performance of the building official's official duty may enter any building for the purpose of making the inspection required by chapters 313 to 321.   [PL 2009, c. 261, Pt. B, §3 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 623, §34 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 261, Pt. B, §3 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 25: INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Part 6: FIRE PREVENTION AND FIRE PROTECTION › Chapter 313: MUNICIPAL INSPECTION OF BUILDINGS › 25 §2353. Duty to inspect buildings under construction (REPEALED)

§2353. Duty to inspect buildings under construction
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2007, c. 699, §8 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 699, §26 (AFF). PL 2009, c. 261, Pt. A, §10 (RPR). MRSA T. 25 §2353 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 25: INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Part 6: FIRE PREVENTION AND FIRE PROTECTION › Chapter 313: MUNICIPAL INSPECTION OF BUILDINGS › 25 §2353-A. Duty to inspect buildings under construction

§2353-A. Duty to inspect buildings under construction
The building official shall inspect each building during the process of construction so far as may be necessary to see that all proper safeguards against the catching or spreading of fire are used, that the chimneys and flues are made safe and that proper cutoffs are placed between the timbers in the walls and floorings where fire would be likely to spread, and may give such directions in writing to the owner or contractor as the building official considers necessary concerning the construction of the building so as to render the building safe from the catching and spreading of fire. For a building official in a municipality that is enforcing the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code pursuant to Title 10, section 9724, unless the municipality is enforcing that code by means of 3rd-party inspectors pursuant to section 2373, subsection 4, the building official shall inspect each building during the process of construction for compliance with the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code adopted pursuant to Title 10, chapter 1103.   [PL 2011, c. 582, §4 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2009, c. 261, Pt. B, §4 (NEW). PL 2011, c. 582, §4 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 25: INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Part 6: FIRE PREVENTION AND FIRE PROTECTION › Chapter 313: MUNICIPAL INSPECTION OF BUILDINGS › 25 §2354. Inspection of buildings being repaired

§2354. Inspection of buildings being repaired
Subject to Title 32, chapter 139, the building official shall inspect all buildings while they are in process of being repaired and see that all reasonable safeguards are used against the catching and spreading of fire and that the chimneys and flues are made safe. The building official may give directions in writing to the owner as necessary concerning such repairs to render the building safe from the catching and spreading of fire.   [PL 2009, c. 652, Pt. A, §36 (RPR).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1991, c. 198, §1 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 714, §6 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 261, Pt. B, §5 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 344, Pt. D, §1 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 344, Pt. E, §2 (AFF). PL 2009, c. 652, Pt. A, §36 (RPR).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 25: INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Part 6: FIRE PREVENTION AND FIRE PROTECTION › Chapter 313: MUNICIPAL INSPECTION OF BUILDINGS › 25 §2355. Inspection of chimneys, furnaces, boilers and the like (REPEALED)

§2355. Inspection of chimneys, furnaces, boilers and the like
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1987, c. 35, §1 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 25: INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Part 6: FIRE PREVENTION AND FIRE PROTECTION › Chapter 313: MUNICIPAL INSPECTION OF BUILDINGS › 25 §2356. Appeals

§2356. Appeals
Unless an alternative appeal process has been established by ordinance pursuant to Title 10, section 9724, subsection 5, an appeal in writing may be taken from any order or direction of the building official to the municipal officers, whose order thereon is final.   [PL 2011, c. 582, §5 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2009, c. 261, Pt. B, §6 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 582, §5 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 25: INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Part 6: FIRE PREVENTION AND FIRE PROTECTION › Chapter 313: MUNICIPAL INSPECTION OF BUILDINGS › 25 §2357. No occupancy without certificate; appeal (REPEALED)

§2357. No occupancy without certificate; appeal
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1987, c. 192, §4 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 502, §A101 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 725, §5 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 699, §9 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 699, §26 (AFF). PL 2009, c. 261, Pt. A, §11 (RPR). MRSA T. 25 §2357 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 25: INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Part 6: FIRE PREVENTION AND FIRE PROTECTION › Chapter 313: MUNICIPAL INSPECTION OF BUILDINGS › 25 §2357-A. No occupancy without certificate; appeal

§2357-A. No occupancy without certificate; appeal
A building in a municipality of more than 2,000 inhabitants may not be occupied until the building official has given a certificate of occupancy for compliance with the inspections required by section 2353‑A. A building in a municipality of more than 2,000 inhabitants that has adopted or is enforcing the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code pursuant to Title 10, section 9724 may not be occupied until the building official has given a certificate of occupancy for compliance with the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code adopted pursuant to Title 10, chapter 1103, and in accordance with the required enforcement and inspection options provided in section 2373. The building official may issue the certificate of occupancy upon receipt of an inspection report by a certified 3rd-party inspector pursuant to section 2373, subsection 4. The municipality has no obligation to review a report from a 3rd-party inspector for accuracy prior to issuing the certificate of occupancy. If the owner permits it to be so occupied without such certificate, the owner must be penalized in accordance with Title 30‑A, section 4452. In case the building official for any cause declines to give that certificate and the builder has in the builder's own judgment complied with section 2353‑A, an appeal may be taken pursuant to Title 30‑A, section 4103, subsection 5 or through an alternative appeal process that has been established by ordinance pursuant to Title 10, section 9724, subsection 5. If on such appeal it is decided that section 2353‑A has been complied with, the owner of the building is not liable to a fine for want of the certificate of the building official.   [PL 2011, c. 582, §6 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2009, c. 261, Pt. B, §7 (NEW). PL 2011, c. 94, §1 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 365, §7 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 582, §6 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 25: INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Part 6: FIRE PREVENTION AND FIRE PROTECTION › Chapter 313: MUNICIPAL INSPECTION OF BUILDINGS › 25 §2358. Failure to comply with order of building official

§2358. Failure to comply with order of building official
If the owner of any building neglects or refuses for more than 30 days to comply with any direction of the building official concerning the repairs on any building as provided in section 2354, the owner must be penalized in accordance with Title 30‑A, section 4452.   [PL 2009, c. 261, Pt. B, §8 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1987, c. 192, §4 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 502, §A102 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 261, Pt. B, §8 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 25: INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Part 6: FIRE PREVENTION AND FIRE PROTECTION › Chapter 313: MUNICIPAL INSPECTION OF BUILDINGS › 25 §2359. Refusing admission to building official

§2359. Refusing admission to building official
An owner or occupant of a building who refuses to permit a building official to enter the building or willfully obstructs the building official in the inspection of the building as required by chapters 313 to 321 must be penalized in accordance with Title 30‑A, section 4452.   [PL 2009, c. 261, Pt. B, §9 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 623, §35 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 35, §2 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 192, §5 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 462, §A48 (RPR). PL 2009, c. 261, Pt. B, §9 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 25: INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Part 6: FIRE PREVENTION AND FIRE PROTECTION › Chapter 313: MUNICIPAL INSPECTION OF BUILDINGS › 25 §2360. Authority to enter buildings; remedy of conditions appeals

§2360. Authority to enter buildings; remedy of conditions appeals
The building official, the fire inspector and the municipal officers of any city or town may at all reasonable hours, for the purpose of examination, enter into and upon all buildings and premises within their jurisdiction. Whenever any of those officers find in any building or upon any premises combustible material, inflammable conditions or heating fixtures or apparatus so situated or constructed as to be dangerous to the safety of such buildings or premises, they shall order the same to be removed or remedied, and such order must be forthwith complied with by the owner or occupant of those buildings or premises. An owner or occupant aggrieved by such order when made by the building official or the fire inspector may within 24 hours appeal to the municipal officers, and the cause of the complaint must be at once investigated by the direction of the latter and, unless by their authority that order is revoked, that order remains in force and must be forthwith complied with by the owner or occupant. The building official, the fire inspector or the municipal officers shall make, or cause to be made, an immediate investigation as to the presence of combustible material or the existence of inflammable conditions in any building or upon any premises under their jurisdiction, upon complaint of any person having an interest in those buildings or premises or property adjacent thereto. Any owner or occupant of buildings or premises, failing to comply with the orders of the authorities above specified, must be punished by a fine of not less than $5 for each day's neglect.   [PL 2009, c. 261, Pt. B, §10 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1987, c. 35, §3 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 261, Pt. B, §10 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 25: INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Part 6: FIRE PREVENTION AND FIRE PROTECTION › Chapter 313: MUNICIPAL INSPECTION OF BUILDINGS › 25 §2361. Proceedings by municipality

§2361. Proceedings by municipality
1.  Municipal enforcement.
[PL 2009, c. 261, Pt. B, §11 (RPR); MRSA T. 25 §2361, sub-§1 (RP).]
1-A.  Municipal enforcement.
Effective December 1, 2010, duly appointed fire chiefs or their designees, municipal building officials and code enforcement officers, when authorized by their respective municipal employer, may bring a civil action in the name of the municipality to enforce any of the state laws, duly adopted state rules or local ordinances enacted pursuant to this Part and Title 10, chapter 1103; and
[PL 2011, c. 365, §8 (AMD).]
2.  Notice.
In any proceeding brought by or against the State that involves the validity of a municipal ordinance, the municipality must be given notice of the proceeding and is entitled to be made a party to the proceeding and to be heard. In any proceeding brought by or against the municipality that involves the validity of statute, ordinance or regulation, the Attorney General must be served and made a party to the proceeding and is entitled to be heard. This section applies to enforcement of statutes, rules or ordinances enacted pursuant to this Part and Title 10, chapter 1103.
[PL 2007, c. 699, §10 (AMD); PL 2007, c. 699, §26 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1985, c. 101 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 699, §10 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 699, §26 (AFF). PL 2009, c. 261, Pt. B, §11 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 261, Pt. B, §12 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 365, §8 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 25: INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Part 6: FIRE PREVENTION AND FIRE PROTECTION › Chapter 314: BUILDING CODES AND STANDARDS › 25 §2371. Definitions

§2371. Definitions
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.   [PL 2007, c. 699, §11 (NEW).]
1.  Board.
"Board" means the Technical Building Codes and Standards Board established in Title 5, section 12004‑G, subsection 5‑A.
[PL 2007, c. 699, §11 (NEW).]
2.  Building official.
"Building official" means a building official appointed pursuant to section 2351‑A.
[PL 2011, c. 94, §2 (AMD).]
3.  Bureau.
[PL 2011, c. 633, §7 (RP).]
4.  Code.
"Code" means the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code adopted pursuant to Title 10, chapter 1103.
[PL 2007, c. 699, §11 (NEW).]
5.  Commissioner.
"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Public Safety.
[PL 2007, c. 699, §11 (NEW).]
5-A.  Division.
"Division" means the Division of Building Codes and Standards established in section 2372.
[PL 2011, c. 633, §8 (NEW).]
6.  Third-party inspector.
"Third-party inspector" means a person certified by the State to conduct inspections under Title 30‑A, section 4451 for compliance with the code. A 3rd-party inspector may not hold a pecuniary interest, directly or indirectly, in any building for which the 3rd-party inspector issues an inspection report pursuant to section 2373 and may not serve as a 3rd-party inspector in any municipality where that 3rd-party inspector has been appointed as a building official or code enforcement officer.
[PL 2011, c. 365, §9 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2007, c. 699, §11 (NEW). PL 2011, c. 94, §2 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 365, §9 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 633, §§7, 8 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 25: INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Part 6: FIRE PREVENTION AND FIRE PROTECTION › Chapter 314: BUILDING CODES AND STANDARDS › 25 §2372. Division of Building Codes and Standards

§2372. Division of Building Codes and Standards
1.  Established.
The Division of Building Codes and Standards is established within the Department of Public Safety, Office of the State Fire Marshal to provide administrative support and technical assistance to the board in executing its duties pursuant to Title 10, section 9722, subsection 6.
[PL 2011, c. 633, §9 (AMD).]
2.  Staff.
The commissioner may appoint and may remove for cause staff of the division, including:
A. A technical codes coordinator certified in building standards pursuant to Title 30‑A, section 4451, subsection 2-A, paragraph E, who serves as the division director and principal administrative and supervisory employee of the board. The technical codes coordinator shall attend meetings of the board, keep records of the proceedings of the board and direct and supervise the personnel employed to carry out the duties of the board, including but not limited to providing technical support and public outreach for the adoption of the code, amendments, conflict resolutions and interpretations. Technical support and public outreach must include, but may not be limited to:
(1) Providing nonbinding interpretation of the code for professionals and the general public; and
(2) Establishing and maintaining a publicly accessible website to publish general technical assistance, code updates and interpretations and post-training course schedules; and   [PL 2011, c. 633, §9 (AMD).]
B. An office specialist to provide administrative support to the division and the board.   [PL 2011, c. 633, §9 (AMD).]
[PL 2019, c. 517, §2 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2007, c. 699, §11 (NEW). PL 2011, c. 633, §9 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 517, §2 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 25: INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Part 6: FIRE PREVENTION AND FIRE PROTECTION › Chapter 314: BUILDING CODES AND STANDARDS › 25 §2373. Municipal inspection options

§2373. Municipal inspection options
The code must be enforced in a municipality that has more than 4,000 residents. The code must be enforced through inspections that comply with the code through any of the following means:   [PL 2019, c. 391, §7 (AMD).]
1.  Building officials.
Building officials and local code enforcement officers;
[PL 2007, c. 699, §11 (NEW).]
2.  Interlocal agreements.
Interlocal agreements with other municipalities that share the use of building officials certified in building standards pursuant to Title 10, section 9723;
[PL 2007, c. 699, §11 (NEW).]
3.  Contractual agreements.
Contractual agreements with county or regional authorities that share the use of building officials certified in building standards pursuant to Title 10, section 9723; and
[PL 2007, c. 699, §11 (NEW).]
4.  Third-party inspectors.
Reports from 3rd-party inspectors certified pursuant to Title 10, section 9723 submitted to the building official prior to obtaining a certificate of occupancy in section 2357‑A that are obtained pursuant to independent contractual arrangements between the building owner and 3rd-party inspector or the municipality and 3rd-party inspector.
[PL 2011, c. 633, §10 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2007, c. 699, §11 (NEW). PL 2009, c. 261, Pt. A, §12 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 408, §6 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 633, §10 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 391, §7 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 25: INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Part 6: FIRE PREVENTION AND FIRE PROTECTION › Chapter 314: BUILDING CODES AND STANDARDS › 25 §2374. Uniform Building Codes and Standards Fund

§2374. Uniform Building Codes and Standards Fund
The Uniform Building Codes and Standards Fund, referred to in this section as "the fund," is established within the Department of Public Safety to fund the activities of the division under this chapter and the activities of the board under Title 10, chapter 1103 and Title 30‑A, section 4451, subsection 3‑A. Revenue for this fund is provided by the surcharge established by section 2450‑A. The Department of Public Safety shall determine an amount to be transferred annually from the fund for training and certification under Title 30‑A, section 4451, subsection 3‑A to the Maine Code Enforcement Training and Certification Fund established in Title 30‑A, section 4451, subsection 3‑B. Any balance of the fund may not lapse, but must be carried forward as a continuing account to be expended for the same purpose in the following fiscal year.   [PL 2019, c. 517, §3 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2007, c. 699, §11 (NEW). PL 2009, c. 213, Pt. M, §3 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 633, §11 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 655, Pt. FF, §3 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 655, Pt. FF, §16 (AFF). PL 2013, c. 424, Pt. A, §12 (RPR). PL 2019, c. 517, §3 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 25: INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Part 6: FIRE PREVENTION AND FIRE PROTECTION › Chapter 315: INVESTIGATION OF FIRE HAZARDS AND CAUSES › 25 §2391. Election of fire ward; duties and compensation

§2391. Election of fire ward; duties and compensation
Each municipality not having an organized fire department, at its annual meeting, shall elect at least one fire ward, who shall be a fire inspector. Such fire inspectors shall perform the duties set forth in sections 2392 to 2395. If more than one fire ward is elected by any municipality, one of said fire wards shall be designated as fire inspector of said municipality, and the other fire wards shall, under the direction of the fire inspector, assist in performing the duties imposed upon said fire inspector by said sections. In towns and cities having an organized fire department, the chief of such fire department shall perform the duties of fire inspector. Fire inspectors so elected or designated shall receive reasonable compensation for their services, to be determined by the municipality.   [PL 1973, c. 632, §1 (RPR).]
When for any reason the office of fire ward is vacant or the fire ward is incapacitated and there is no organized fire department, the municipal officers may appoint a fire ward to serve until the next ensuing election of officers.   [PL 1973, c. 632, §1 (RPR).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1969, c. 377, §1 (AMD). PL 1971, c. 592, §35 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 632, §1 (RPR).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 25: INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Part 6: FIRE PREVENTION AND FIRE PROTECTION › Chapter 315: INVESTIGATION OF FIRE HAZARDS AND CAUSES › 25 §2392. Inspection by State Fire Marshal; removal of dangerous matter; appeal; exits

§2392. Inspection by State Fire Marshal; removal of dangerous matter; appeal; exits
The State Fire Marshal or public safety inspectors, upon the complaint of a person or whenever they determine it necessary, may inspect all buildings and premises within their jurisdiction. The State Fire Marshal or a public safety inspector may forbid the use of a building or other structure that does not conform to the laws, ordinances and rules adopted by the Commissioner of Public Safety or enforceable by the commissioner, pursuant to section 2396, and that creates a danger to other property or to the public. The State Fire Marshal or a public safety inspector shall serve an order in writing upon the owner and the occupant, if any, to repair or remove the building or structure or part of the building or structure and to vacate the building or structure within a reasonable time to be stated in the order. The owner or occupant may within 24 hours appeal the order to the Commissioner of Public Safety, who shall, within 30 days after notice to the owner or occupant and a hearing, review the order and file a decision. The commissioner's decision is final and must be complied with within such time as may be fixed in the order or decision of the commissioner.   [PL 1997, c. 728, §16 (AMD).]
An owner or occupant who neglects to comply with the order is guilty of a Class E crime, except that a fine of not less than $100 must be imposed for each conviction.   [PL 1997, c. 728, §16 (AMD).]
Every hospital, sanatorium, convalescent home, nursing home, rest home or other institution for the hospitalization or nursing care of human beings must between sundown and sunrise maintain lighted exitways and all main exit doors must be hung to swing outward.   [PL 1997, c. 728, §16 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1971, c. 592, §35 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 632, §2 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 788, §§110-A (RPR). PL 1979, c. 58, §§1,2 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 728, §16 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 25: INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Part 6: FIRE PREVENTION AND FIRE PROTECTION › Chapter 315: INVESTIGATION OF FIRE HAZARDS AND CAUSES › 25 §2393. Buildings repaired or demolished; complaint to enforce order

§2393. Buildings repaired or demolished; complaint to enforce order
If any person fails to comply with the order of any officer under section 2392 or with the decision of the Commissioner of Public Safety on review and within the time fixed, then such officer or the Commissioner of Public Safety may file a complaint in the Superior Court in the county where the building or premises is located to enforce the order of said officer or the Commissioner of Public Safety. After notice and hearing, the court shall make such order, judgment or decree as law and justice may require, or the court may authorize the municipality to cause such building or premises to be forthwith repaired, torn down or demolished and such materials removed and all dangerous conditions remedied, as the case may be, at the expense of the municipality in which such property is situated. If the owner thereof, within 30 days after notice in writing of the amount of such expense, fails, neglects or refuses to repay said municipality the expense thereby incurred, a special tax may be assessed by the assessors against the land on which said building was located for the amount of such expenses, and such amount shall be included in the next annual warrant to the tax collector of said municipality for collection, and shall be collected in the same manner as other state, county and municipal taxes are collected.   [PL 1973, c. 632, §3 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1971, c. 592, §35 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 632, §3 (AMD).