CHAPTER 199

S.P. 482 - L.D. 1450

An Act Regarding Railroad Police Training

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 23 MRSA §6072, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 141, Pt. A, §4, is amended to read:

1. Qualified person. "Qualified person" means a person who:

A. Has met all the education and training requirements as outlined under Mandatory Training Law, former Title 25, section 2805, first paragraph or Title 25, sections 2804-B and 2804-C; and

A-1.__Continues to meet all the in-service training requirements pursuant to Title 25, section 2804-E; and

B. Is of good moral character and has no record of conviction of a serious crime.

The qualification and in-service training requirements of paragraph A do not apply to any individual who was employed on a full-time basis by a railroad as a police officer on October 24, 1977.