Title 34-A, Title 34-A

1. Rules. The interstate commission shall promulgate rules in order to effectively and efficiently achieve the purposes of the compact, including transitional rules governing administration of the compact during the period in which it is being considered and enacted by the state.…

1. Oversight. The interstate commission shall oversee the interstate movement of adult offenders in the compacting states and shall monitor activities being administered in noncompacting states that may significantly affect compacting states. The courts and executive agencies in …

1. Expenses. The interstate commission shall pay or provide for the payment of the reasonable expenses of its establishment, organization and ongoing activities. 2. Assessment. The interstate commission shall levy and collect an annual assessment from each compacting state to cov…

1. Eligibility. Any state, as defined in section 9872, is eligible to become a compacting state. 2. Effective date. The compact becomes effective and binding upon enactment of the compact into law by no fewer than 35 of the states. The initial effective date is July 1, 2001, or u…

1. Withdrawal. Once effective, the compact continues in force and remains binding upon each compacting state. A compacting state may withdraw from the compact by enacting a statute specifically repealing the statute that enacted the compact into law. The effective date of withdra…

The provisions of this compact are severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence or provision is deemed unenforceable, the remaining provisions of the compact are enforceable. The provisions of this compact are liberally constructed to effectuate its purposes.

1. Other laws. This compact does not prevent the enforcement of any other law of a compacting state that is not inconsistent with this compact. All compacting states' laws conflicting with this compact are superseded to the extent of the conflict. 2. Binding effect of compact. Al…

Prior to the department's consideration of a request under this compact, the department shall notify the district attorney for the district in which the person will reside; the sheriff for the county in which the person will reside; the chief of police of any municipality in whic…

Violation of the requirements of an interstate compact for adult offender supervision as enacted by the sentencing state is a Class D crime as provided in Title 17-A, section 759.

The department may impose on a person accepted for supervision under this compact a supervision fee of between $10 and $50 per month, as determined by the department, for the term of supervision by the department. In determining the amount of the fee, the department shall take in…

The department may impose on a person applying for transfer of supervision to another state under this compact an application fee of $100. An application for transfer of supervision may not be denied solely because the person is not able to pay the fee. When a person fails to pay…

A person accepted for supervision under this compact shall submit to having a DNA sample taken only if that person is convicted of a crime punishable by imprisonment for one year or more. The DNA sample may be taken at any time following commencement of the supervision period as …

Whenever it appears that a person accepted for supervision under this compact arrested for an alleged violation of a supervision condition is entitled under the compact to a determination of whether there is probable cause to believe the person has violated a condition of that pe…

This subchapter may be known and cited as "the Interstate Compact for Juveniles," which is referred to in this subchapter as "the compact."

As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [PL 2003, c. 500, §1 (NEW).] 1. Bylaws. "Bylaws" means those bylaws established by the interstate commission for its governance or for directing or controlling the…

1. Commission created. The compacting states hereby create the Interstate Commission for Juveniles. The commission is a body corporate and joint agency of the compacting states. The commission has all the responsibilities, powers and duties set forth in this section, including th…

1. Powers and duties. The interstate commission has the following powers and duties: A. To provide for dispute resolution among compacting states; [PL 2003, c. 500, §1 (NEW).] B. To promulgate rules to effect the purposes and obligations as enumerated in this compact, which have …

1. Bylaws. The interstate commission shall adopt bylaws by a majority of the members present and voting, within 12 months after the first interstate commission meeting, to govern its conduct as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this subchapter, includin…

1. Rules. The interstate commission shall promulgate and publish rules in order to effectively and efficiently achieve the purposes of the compact. Rulemaking must occur pursuant to the criteria set forth in this section and the bylaws and rules adopted pursuant to this section. …

1. Oversight. The interstate commission shall oversee the interstate movement of juveniles in the compacting states and shall monitor activities being administered in noncompacting states that may significantly affect compacting states. 2. Enforcement. The courts and executive ag…

1. Expenses. The interstate commission shall pay or provide for the payment of the reasonable expenses of its establishment, organization and ongoing activities. 2. Assessment. The interstate commission shall levy and collect an annual assessment from each compacting state to cov…

Each compacting state shall create a state council for interstate juvenile supervision. While each state may determine the membership of its own state council, its membership must include at least one representative from the legislative, judicial and executive branches of governm…

1. Eligibility. Any state, as defined in section 9902, is eligible to become a compacting state. 2. Effective date. The compact becomes effective and binding upon enactment of the compact into law by no fewer than 35 of the states. The initial effective date is July 1, 2004 or up…

1. Withdrawal. Once effective, the compact continues in force and remains binding upon each compacting state. A compacting state may withdraw from the compact by enacting a statute specifically repealing the statute that enacted the compact. The effective date of withdrawal is th…

The provisions of this compact are severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence or provision is deemed unenforceable, the remaining provisions of the compact are enforceable. The provisions of this compact are liberally constructed to effectuate its purposes.

1. Other laws. This compact does not prevent the enforcement of any other law of a compacting state that is not inconsistent with this compact. All compacting states' laws, other than state constitutions and other interstate compacts, conflicting with this compact are superseded …

The State Council for Adult Offender Supervision, referred to in this section as "the council," is established to provide oversight and guidance to the State's participation in the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision. [PL 2011, c. 676, §1 (AMD).] 1. Membership. The …

The State Council for Juvenile Supervision, referred to in this section as "the council," is established to provide oversight and guidance to the State's participation in the Interstate Compact for Juveniles. [PL 2011, c. 676, §2 (NEW).] 1. Membership. The council consists of 7 m…

This chapter may be known and cited as the "Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act of 1999." The purpose of this chapter is to protect the public from potentially dangerous registrants and offenders by enhancing access to information concerning those registrants and offen…

Unless excepted under section 11202-A, this chapter applies to: [PL 2009, c. 365, Pt. B, §2 (AMD); PL 2009, c. 365, Pt. B, §22 (AFF).] 1. Maine. A person sentenced in this State on or after January 1, 1982 for a sex offense or a sexually violent offense as an adult or as a juveni…

1. Exception. Notwithstanding section 11202, a person is not required to register under this chapter if that person submits to the bureau, in a form to be determined by the bureau, documentation to establish the following: A. The person was sentenced in the State on or after Janu…

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [PL 1999, c. 437, §2 (NEW).] 1. Bureau. "Bureau" means the State Bureau of Identification. 1-A. Conditional release. "Conditional release" means supervised release of…

The bureau may adopt rules necessary to implement this chapter. Rules adopted pursuant to this chapter are routine technical rules as defined by Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2‑A.

1. Maintenance of registry. The bureau shall establish and maintain a registry of persons required to register pursuant to this subchapter. The registry must include the following information on each registrant: A. The registrant's name, aliases, date of birth, sex, race, height,…

1. Notification by court, the department, the bureau or a law enforcement agency. An offender has a duty to register under this chapter after notification has been given to the offender by a court of jurisdiction, the department, the bureau or a law enforcement agency. A court sh…

A person sentenced at any time for a military, tribal or federal offense requiring registration pursuant to the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Act, also known as the Jacob Wetterling Act, Section 170101 of the Violent Crime Con…

The following provisions govern registration duties for a person not domiciled or residing in this State but who is employed or attending college or school in this State. [PL 2005, c. 423, §20 (RPR).] 1. Time. A person who has been sentenced at any time for a military, tribal or …

1. Ten-year registrant convicted and sentenced in State. The following provisions apply to a 10-year registrant convicted and sentenced in this State. A. [PL 2009, c. 570, §5 (RP).] B. A 10-year registrant sentenced in this State shall register for a period of 10 years. The 10-ye…

The bureau may charge a $25 annual fee to persons required to register under this chapter. Registrants shall pay the fee at the time of initial registration and shall pay the fee on each anniversary of their initial registration. [PL 2003, c. 711, Pt. C, §24 (AMD); PL 2003, c. 71…

1. Failure to comply; first offense. A person to whom this chapter applies pursuant to section 11202 who in fact fails to comply with any duty imposed under this chapter or a rule adopted pursuant to this chapter commits a Class D crime. 2. Failure to comply; 2nd offense. A perso…

1. Certificate admissible. Notwithstanding any other law or rule of evidence, a certificate by the custodian of the records of the bureau, when signed and sworn to by that custodian, or the custodian's designee, is admissible in a judicial or administrative proceeding as prima fa…

Neither the failure to perform the requirements of this chapter nor compliance with this chapter subjects any state, municipal or county official or employee to liability in a civil action. The immunity provided under this section applies to the release of relevant information to…

The department shall establish and apply a risk assessment instrument to each registrant under its jurisdiction for the purpose of notification to law enforcement agencies and to the public.

The department, county jails, state mental health institutes and the Department of Public Safety, State Bureau of Identification are governed by the following notice provisions when a registrant is conditionally released or discharged. [PL 2003, c. 711, Pt. C, §27 (AMD); PL 2003,…

1. Department. Upon the conditional release or discharge of a registrant from a state correctional institution, the department shall give notice of the information under section 11254, subsection 1 to members of the public the department determines appropriate to ensure public sa…

Upon request, the department shall provide to law enforcement agencies technical assistance concerning risk assessment for purposes of notification to the public of a registrant's conditional release or discharge.