APPROVED CHAPTER
JUNE 14, 2021 196
BY GOVERNOR PUBLIC LAW
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE
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H.P. 376 - L.D. 513
An Act Regarding the Citizen Members and the Complaint Review
Committee of the Board of Trustees of the Maine Criminal Justice Academy
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 25 MRSA §2801-A, sub-§1-A is enacted to read:
1-A. Citizen member. "Citizen member" means a citizen, educator or municipal
official appointed to the board pursuant to section 2802 who is not and has never been a
sworn member of a law enforcement agency.
Sec. 2. 25 MRSA §2805-C, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2013, c. 147, §37, is further
amended to read:
1. Committee. The chair of the board shall appoint 3 5 members of the board to serve
on the complaint review committee. One Two of the members must be one of the citizen
members of the board. All A majority of the members of the committee, including at least
one citizen member, must be present for deliberations. A majority vote is necessary to
recommend taking corrective or disciplinary action on a complaint or to order an
independent investigation pursuant to subsection 3.
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Statutes affected:
Bill Text LD 513, HP 376: 25.2802, 25.2805
Bill Text ACTPUB , Chapter 196: 25.2805