LAW WITHOUT
GOVERNOR'S CHAPTER
SIGNATURE
491
JANUARY 7, 2024 PUBLIC LAW
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE
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S.P. 250 - L.D. 582
An Act to Enhance Certain Penalties for Possession of Firearms by
Prohibited Persons
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 15 MRSA §393, sub-§1, ¶A-1, as amended by PL 2021, c. 608, Pt. B, §§1
to 3, is further amended by amending the first blocked paragraph to read:
Violation of this paragraph is a Class C B crime;
Sec. 2. 15 MRSA §393, sub-§1, ¶D, as amended by PL 2021, c. 608, Pt. B, §5, is
further amended by amending the first blocked paragraph to read:
Violation of this paragraph is a Class D C crime;
Sec. 3. 15 MRSA §393, sub-§1, ¶E, as amended by PL 2015, c. 470, §1, is further
amended by amending the first blocked paragraph to read:
Violation of this paragraph is a Class D C crime;
Sec. 4. 15 MRSA §393, sub-§1, ¶F, as amended by PL 2015, c. 470, §1, is further
amended to read:
F. Is a fugitive from justice. For the purposes of this paragraph, "fugitive from justice"
has the same meaning as in section 201, subsection 4. Violation of this paragraph is a
Class D C crime;
Sec. 5. 15 MRSA §393, sub-§1, ¶G, as amended by PL 2015, c. 470, §1, is further
amended to read:
G. Is an unlawful user of or is addicted to any controlled substance and as a result is
prohibited from possession of a firearm under 18 United States Code, Section
922(g)(3). Violation of this paragraph is a Class D C crime;
Sec. 6. 15 MRSA §393, sub-§1, ¶H, as amended by PL 2015, c. 470, §1, is further
amended to read:
H. Is an alien who is illegally or unlawfully in the United States or who was admitted
under a nonimmigrant visa and who is prohibited from possession of a firearm under
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 18 United States Code, Section 922(g)(5). Violation of this paragraph is a Class D C
crime;
Sec. 7. 15 MRSA §393, sub-§1, ¶I, as amended by PL 2015, c. 470, §1, is further
amended to read:
I. Has been discharged from the United States Armed Forces under dishonorable
conditions. Violation of this paragraph is a Class D C crime; or
Sec. 8. 15 MRSA §393, sub-§1, ¶J, as amended by PL 2015, c. 470, §1, is further
amended to read:
J. Has, having been a citizen of the United States, renounced that person's citizenship.
Violation of this paragraph is a Class D C crime.
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Statutes affected:
Bill Text LD 582, SP 250: 15.393
Bill Text ACTPUB , Chapter 491: 15.393