Sec. 10. 17-A MRSA §1252, sub-§2, ķA, as amended by PL 1995, c. 473, §1, is further amended to read:

A. In the case of a Class A crime, the court shall set a definite period not to exceed 40 30 years. The court may consider a serious criminal history of the defendant and impose a maximum period of incarceration in excess of 20 years based on either the nature and seriousness of the crime alone or on the nature and seriousness of the crime coupled with the serious criminal history of the defendant;

Sec. 11. 25 MRSA §3503-A, as amended by PL 1999, c. 47, §1, is further amended to read:

§3503-A. Disposal of firearms and ammunition

Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a police department or other law enforcement agency retaining firearms and ammunition covered by this chapter, Title 15, section 3314 or chapter 517, or Title 17-A, section 1158 1158-A may auction the firearms to federally licensed firearms dealers or the public, use the firearms and ammunition for training purposes or destroy the firearms and ammunition.

Sec. 12. 29-A MRSA §105, sub-§4, as amended by PL 1997, c. 653, §5, is further amended to read:

4. Violation. A person is guilty of a Class E crime if a law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe the person violated or is violating this Title and the person intentionally fails or refuses upon request to give the person's correct name, address or date of birth to a law enforcement officer.

SUMMARY

This bill does the following.

The bill adds "date of birth" to the information that must be provided to a law enforcement officer upon request by the person to whom a summons is issued or delivered under either the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 17-A, section 15-A or 17. Currently, the information required of the person is limited to name and address. Date of birth is an important aid in properly identifying the person being summonsed and is currently required in Title 29-A, section 105, subsection 4. The bill also adds the word "correct" relative to the information to be supplied by the