CHAPTER 102
H.P. 246 - L.D. 310
An Act to Permit Investigative Officers within the Employ of the Department of Corrections to Exercise the Powers of Law Enforcement Officers
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 34-A MRSA §1001, sub-§10-A is enacted to read:
10-A. Investigative officer. "Investigative officer" means an employee of the department designated by the commissioner as having the authority to conduct investigations of offenses relating to the security or orderly management of a facility administered by the department.
Sec. 2. 34-A MRSA §3011 is enacted to read:
1. Exercise of law enforcement powers. Investigative officers who are certified by the Board of Trustees of the Maine Criminal Justice Academy as law enforcement officers may exercise the powers of other law enforcement officers with respect to offenses relating to the security or orderly management of a facility administered by the department, if authorized to exercise these powers by the commissioner. Investigative officers may not exercise law enforcement powers against other employees of the department. These powers are in addition to any powers the officers may otherwise have as employees of the department. Internal investigations of employees of the department must be conducted pursuant to any applicable collective bargaining agreement.
2. Working agreement. The commissioner shall negotiate a working agreement with the Department of the Attorney General concerning procedures and respective responsibilities for the exercise of law enforcement powers by investigative officers pursuant to subsection 1.
See title page for effective date.
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