Emergency clause. In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this Act takes effect January 31, 2003.

SUMMARY

This bill amends the Maine Criminal Code to correct conflicts with Public Law 2001, chapter 667, legislation enacted in the 120th Legislature, pursuant to recommendations by the Maine Criminal Justice Information System Policy Board, in the following manner.

1. It repeals 3 sections of law that were incorporated into the Maine Criminal Code elsewhere by Public Law 2001, chapter 667.

2. It includes the correct classification of crime for 2 forms of aggravated trafficking and aggravated furnishing of scheduled drugs.

3. It corrects a cross-reference concerning the theft of scheduled drugs.

4. It corrects the application of general language concerning prior convictions by providing that prior convictions for sexual assaults may be used as sentencing enhancers even if the prior convictions were entered more than 10 years earlier.

5. It provides a retroactive effective date of January 31, 2003 to be consistent with the effective date of Public Law 2001, chapter 667, Part D.