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LR 2137
Item 1

 
A. The procedures outlined in sections 5301 and 5302 for
the consideration of prior criminal conviction as an element
of fitness to practice a licensed profession, trade or
occupation apply within 10 years of the applicant's or
licensee's final discharge, if any, from the correctional
system.

 
B. Beyond the 10-year period, ex-offender applicants or
licensees with no additional convictions must be considered
in the same manner as applicants or licensees possessing no
prior criminal record for the purposes of licensing
decisions.

 
C. There is no time limitation for consideration of a
registrant's, an applicant's or licensee's conduct that gave
rise to the criminal conviction if that conduct is otherwise
a ground for disciplinary action.

 
PART B

 
Sec. B-1. 32 MRSA §1101, sub-§4-A, ¶¶A and B, as enacted by PL 1983, c.
413, §32, are amended to read:

 
A. School administrative units; and

 
B. Nonprofit organizations; and.

 
Sec. B-2. 32 MRSA §1101, sub-§4-A, ¶C, as amended by PL 1995, c. 325,
§5, is repealed.

 
PART C

 
Sec. C-1. 32 MRSA §4861, sub-§5, ¶B, as amended by PL 2003, c. 251, §2,
is further amended to read:

 
B. Has paid the application required examination and
license fees fee as set under section 4863-A;

 
Sec. C-2. 32 MRSA §4864, sub-§9, as repealed and replaced by PL 1977,
c. 78, §187, is amended to read:

 
9. Cruelty to animals. The performance of any inhumane or
cruel act, as established by the board in accordance with Title
17, chapter 43 and Title 17-A, section 510, and by applicable
civil and criminal laws and rules in the treatment or care of any
animal;

 
Sec. C-3. 32 MRSA §4865, as amended by PL 1993, c. 404, Pt. A, §10,
is further amended to read:


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