CHAPTER 207
H.P. 693 - L.D. 983
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 17-A MRSA §506-B, sub-§3, as amended by PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. D, §25 and affected by Pt. E, §2, is further amended to read:
3. Violation of a protection from abuse order issued under Title 19-A, section 4006 or 4007, subsection 1, paragraphs A to G, is a Class D crime as provided in Title 19-A, section 4011, subsection 1 or a Class C crime as provided in Title 19-A, section 4011, subsection 4.
Sec. 2. 17-A MRSA §959, sub-§§3, 4, 5 and 6, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 461, §2, are amended to read:
3. Forfeitures under this section must be accomplished by the following procedure.
A. A district attorney or the Attorney General may petition the Superior Court in the name of the State in the nature of a proceeding in rem to order forfeiture of an illegal gambling machine and, any monetary contents and any associated proceeds. The petition must be filed in the court having jurisdiction over the property.
B. The proceeding under paragraph A is an in rem civil action, in which the State has the burden of proving all material facts by a preponderance of the evidence.
C. A court shall order the State to give notice of the pendency of the action and the right to be heard by certified or registered mail or through hand delivery by a deputy sheriff to any person who appears to have an interest in the illegal gambling machine and, any monetary contents and any associated proceeds. Receipt by a person then licensed to operate a motor vehicle in the State is presumed when notice is mailed to the last known address of that person on file with the Department of the Secretary of State, Bureau of Motor Vehicles.
D. A court shall promptly, but not less than 2 weeks after notice, hold a hearing on the petition after an answer is filed by a person served with notice under paragraph C. At the hearing, the court shall hear evidence and make findings of fact and enter conclusions of law.
E. Based on the findings and conclusions, the court shall issue a final order, from which the parties have a right of appeal. The final order must provide for disposition of the illegal gambling machine and, any monetary contents and any associated proceeds by the State. Any revenue generated by the disposition of the illegal gambling machine and, any monetary contents of the machine and any associated proceeds must be used to pay the reasonable expenses of the forfeiture proceedings, seizure, storage, maintenance of custody, advertising and notice. The balance, if any, must be deposited in the General Fund.
4. Any law enforcement officer, department or agency having custody of an illegal gambling machine or, any monetary contents of an illegal gambling machine or any associated proceeds or having disposed of the illegal gambling machine or, any monetary contents or any associated proceeds shall keep and maintain during the pendency of the action full and complete records in accordance with this subsection. Upon issuance by the court of a final order ordering the disposition, destruction or return of the illegal gambling machine or the, any monetary contents or any associated proceeds, the officer, department or agency must transmit a copy of those records to the Department of Public Safety for inclusion into a centralized record.
A. The records must show:
(1) From whom the illegal gambling machine and, any monetary contents and any associated proceeds were received;
(2) Under what authority the illegal gambling machine and, any monetary contents and any associated proceeds are held, received or disposed of;
(3) To whom the illegal gambling machine and, any monetary contents and any associated proceeds are delivered;
(4) The date and manner of destruction or disposition of the illegal gambling machine; and
(5) The exact kinds, quantities and forms of illegal gambling machines and, the exact amount of any monetary contents of any machine and the exact amount of any associated proceeds held in custody or disposed of.
B. The records must be open to inspections by all federal and state officers authorized by the laws of the United States, a state or territory of the United States or a foreign nation to investigate or prosecute gambling laws.
C. The Department of Public Safety is responsible for maintaining a centralized record of illegal gambling machines seized. At least quarterly, the department shall provide a report of the disposition of property previously held by the department to the Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services and the legislative Office of Fiscal and Program Review for review. These records must include an estimate of the fair market value of items seized.
5. Persons making final disposition or destruction of an illegal gambling machine or, its monetary contents or any associated proceeds under court order shall report, under oath, to the court the exact circumstances of the destruction or disposition.
6. An illegal gambling machine together with any monetary contents and any associated proceeds is contraband and may be seized by any law enforcement officer pursuant to subsection 7 or 8.
Sec. 3. 17-A MRSA §1233, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 788, §7, is amended to read:
The procedures, rights and responsibilities that apply to probation revocation under sections 1205 to 1208, including bail under section 1205, subsection 8 1205-C, subsections 5 and 6 and appellate review of revocation under section 1207, apply to revocation of supervised release.
Sec. 4. 17-A MRSA §1253, sub-§12, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 711, Pt. A, §18, is amended to read:
12. Subsections 9 and 10 supersede subsections 3, 3-B, 4, 5, 6 and 8 for a person who commits a crime other than murder and for a person who commits a crime other than under chapter 11 or 12; under section 556; under section 854, excluding subsection 1, paragraph A, subparagraph (1); or against a family or household member under chapter 9 or 13, section 506-B, 554, 555 or 758, on or after August 1, 2004.
Effective September 17, 2005.
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