CHAPTER 677
S.P. 286 - L.D. 891
An Act To Require Law Enforcement Agencies To Adopt Policies Concerning Recording and Preservation of Interviews
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 25 MRSA §2803-B, sub-§1, ¶H, as amended by PL 2003, c. 370, §1, is further amended to read:
H. Criminal conduct engaged in by law enforcement officers; and
Sec. 2. 25 MRSA §2803-B, sub-§1, ¶I, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 370, §2, is amended to read:
I. Death investigations, including at a minimum the protocol of the Department of the Attorney General regarding such investigations.; and
Sec. 3. 25 MRSA §2803-B, sub-§1, ¶J is enacted to read:
J. Digital, electronic, audio, video or other recording of law enforcement interviews of suspects in serious crimes and the preservation of investigative notes and records in such cases.
Sec. 4. 25 MRSA §2803-B, sub-§§2 and 3, as amended by PL 2003, c. 370, §3, are further amended to read:
2. Minimum policy standards. The board shall establish minimum standards for each law enforcement policy no later than June 1, 1995, except that policies for expanded requirements for domestic violence under subsection 1, paragraph D, subparagraphs (1) to (3) must be established no later than January 1, 2003 and; policies for death investigations under subsection 1, paragraph I must be established no later than January 1, 2004; and policies for the recording and preservation of interviews of suspects in serious crimes under subsection 1, paragraph J must be established no later than January 1, 2005.
3. Agency compliance. The chief administrative officer of each law enforcement agency shall certify to the board no later than January 1, 1996 that the agency has adopted written policies consistent with the minimum standards established by the board pursuant to subsection 2, except that certification to the board for expanded policies for domestic violence under subsection 1, paragraph D, subparagraphs (1) to (3) must be made to the board no later than June 1, 2003 and; certification to the board for adoption of a death investigation policy under subsection 1, paragraph I must be made to the board no later than June 1, 2004; and certification to the board for adoption of a policy for the recording and preservation of interviews of suspects in serious crimes under subsection 1, paragraph J must be made to the board no later than June 1, 2005. This The certification must be accompanied by copies of the agency policies. The chief administrative officer of each agency shall certify to the board no later than June 1, 1996 that the agency has provided orientation and training for its members with respect to the policies, except that certification for orientation and training with respect to expanded policies for domestic violence under subsection 1, paragraph D must be made to the board no later than January 1, 2004 and; certification for orientation and training with respect to policies regarding death investigations must be made to the board no later than January 1, 2005; and certification for orientation and training with respect to policies regarding the recording and preservation of interviews of suspects in serious crimes under subsection 1, paragraph J must be made to the board no later than January 1, 2005.
Effective July 30, 2004, unless otherwise indicated.
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