CHAPTER 360

S.P. 481 - L.D. 1449

An Act Regarding the State Police Command Staff

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

Sec. 1. 25 MRSA §1501, as amended by PL 1997, c. 657, §1, is further amended to read:

§1501. Chief; deputy; members of force; rules and regulations

The Commissioner of Public Safety, with the advice and consent of the Governor and subject to review by the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over criminal justice matters and to confirmation by the Legislature, shall appoint a Chief of the State Police, as heretofore appointed, to serve for a term of 4 years unless removed for cause. The appointment must be made from the commissioned officer ranks of the State Police. The Chief of the State Police may be removed by impeachment or by the Governor on the address of both branches of the Legislature.

The Chief of the State Police shall be is the executive head of the Bureau of State Police, as heretofore established, and shall execute the duties of his the office under the direction and subject to the approval of the Commissioner of Public Safety. In the absence of the Commissioner of Public Safety, the

Chief of the State Police shall assume the duties and shall have has the authority of the commissioner, except that he shall have the Chief of the State Police has no authority to change any general rules and regulations unless he the Chief of the State