HP0184
LD 251
Session - 128th Maine Legislature
C "A", Filing Number H-24, Sponsored by
LR 4
Item 2
Bill Tracking, Additional Documents Chamber Status

Amend the bill in section 1 in subsection 1 by striking out all of paragraph D (page 1, lines 13 and 14 in L.D.) and inserting the following:

D Engages in a physical action that hinders, delays or prevents the lawful arrest or detention. Violation of this paragraph is a Class D crime.

summary

This amendment is the majority report of the committee. This amendment clarifies the language in the bill regarding physical actions that constitute the crime of refusing to submit to arrest or detention to provide that a person who engages in a physical action that hinders, delays or prevents a lawful arrest or detention of the person is guilty of that crime. The amendment also provides that such a person is guilty of a Class D crime, rather than a Class E crime as proposed in the bill.


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