APPROVED CHAPTER
JULY 8, 2021 432
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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S.P. 117 - L.D. 803
An Act Regarding Violation of a Protective Order
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 19-A MRSA §4011, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2001, c. 420, §1, is further
amended to read:
1. Crime committed. Except as provided in subsections 2 and, 4 and 5, violation of
the following is a Class D crime when the defendant has prior actual notice, which may be
notice by means other than service in hand, of the order or agreement:
A. A temporary, emergency, interim or final protective order, an order of a tribal court
of the Passamaquoddy Tribe or the Penobscot Nation or a similar order issued by a
court of the United States or of another state, territory, commonwealth or tribe; or
B. A court-approved consent agreement.
Sec. 2. 19-A MRSA §4011, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 420, §2, is amended
to read:
4. Reckless conduct; assault. A defendant who violates a protective order issued
pursuant to section 4007 or an order that is similar to a protective order pursuant to section
4007 issued by a court of the United States or of another state, territory, commonwealth or
tribe through conduct that is reckless and that creates a substantial risk of death or serious
bodily injury to the plaintiff named in the protective order or who assaults the plaintiff
named in the protective order commits a Class C crime.
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Statutes affected:
Bill Text LD 803, SP 117: 19-A.4011
Bill Text ACTPUB , Chapter 432: 19-A.4011