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PUBLIC LAWS OF MAINE
Second Special Session of the 121st

CHAPTER 626
S.P. 638 - L.D. 1706

An Act To Ensure Appropriate Care and Custody of Children

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

     Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §4023, sub-§2, ¶C, as amended by PL 1989, c. 270, §8, is further amended to read:

     Sec. 2. 22 MRSA §4023, sub-§2, ¶D, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 270, §8, is amended to read:

     Sec. 3. 22 MRSA §4023, sub-§2, ¶E is enacted to read:

     Sec. 4. 22 MRSA §4023, sub-§8 is enacted to read:

     8. Emergency assessment. In the event of a homicide as described in subsection 2, paragraph E, the department shall perform an emergency assessment for the purposes of temporary placement with a relative or other responsible person. The department shall provide a copy of the assessment performed under this subsection to the law enforcement personnel involved with the family of the child.

     Sec. 5. Development of protocols. The Office of the Attorney General shall develop protocols for law enforcement in the event of a homicide as described in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 22, section 4023, subsection 2, paragraph E. The protocols must require prompt notification to the Department of Human Services, Bureau of Child and Family Services and the provision to the bureau of the names of members of the family that is involved in the situation.

     Sec. 6. Development of plan. The Department of Public Safety shall develop a plan for the provision of criminal history record information and protection from abuse order information to the Department of Human Services, Bureau of Child and Family Services about persons being evaluated by the bureau in the process of performing an emergency assessment under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 22, section 4023, subsection 8.

Effective July 30, 2004, unless otherwise indicated.

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