Title 25, Title 25

1. Commissioner of Public Safety. Except as provided in subsection 2, the Commissioner of Public Safety is authorized and empowered to adopt rules, including a schedule of parking violation fees, subject to the approval of the Governor, governing the security regarding use and oc…

The words "public way" or "public ways," when used in this chapter, or regulations issued thereunder, shall be held to mean all roads and driveways on lands maintained for the State Government at the capital area or other state controlled locations in Augusta. [PL 1977, c. 138, §…

1. Rules. The Commissioner of Public Safety is authorized and empowered to make and enforce rules, subject to the approval of the Governor, governing the use of public ways and parking areas maintained by the State at the capitol area or other state-controlled locations in August…

The Commissioner of Public Safety shall establish and charge user fees for any or all parking facilities within the legally designated capitol complex, if considered feasible and with the approval of the Governor. [PL 1977, c. 138, §3 (NEW).] All user fees shall be credited to th…

1. Appointment of police officers. The Commissioner of Public Safety may appoint and employ police officers, subject to the Civil Service Law. The specific duties and powers of police officers appointed and employed are to patrol the public ways and parking areas, to provide secu…

The District Court for Southern Kennebec shall have jurisdiction in all proceedings brought under sections 2904 to 2907, which court shall take judicial notice of all rules adopted pursuant to sections 2904 to 2907. In any prosecution for violation of any rule, the complaint may …

Any person found guilty of violating any rule made pursuant to sections 2904 to 2907 shall, upon conviction, pay a fine of not less than $50 for each offense.

The commissioner may charge state agencies for security services provided at other state controlled locations pursuant to section 2908 if the security services are mutually agreed upon and confirmed by written contract between the commissioner and each state agency requesting sec…

1. Fund established. The Drug and Alcohol Resistance Education Fund, referred to in this section as the "fund," is established as a nonlapsing fund. The commissioner may use this fund only to support the activities of officers in the drug and alcohol resistance education program …

1. Development of uniform forensic examination kit. The Department of Public Safety shall determine by rule what constitutes a uniform standardized forensic examination kit for evidence collection in alleged cases of sexual assault. The rules must define the contents of the kit, …

1. Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms have the following meanings. A. "Person" has the same meaning as in Title 5, section 206, subsection 2. [PL 2025, c. 138, §1 (NEW).] B. "Self-administered sexual assault forensic evidence collection kit" means materials…

The commissioner shall provide a gravesite flag holder and flag for placement during the period of time designated by a national law enforcement organization for honoring law enforcement officers at the gravesite of each public servant listed on the law enforcement memorial locat…

1. Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. A. "Contact person program" or "program" means the program developed and operated pursuant to this section. [PL 2019, c. 442, §1 (NEW).] B. Law enforc…

The Department of Public Safety in acquiring and managing light-duty motor vehicles shall do so in accordance with Title 5, section 1830, subsection 12.