APPROVED CHAPTER
JUNE 20, 2023 227
BY GOVERNOR 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. 54 - L.D. 115
An Act to Protect Minors from Exploitation by Adults for Violation of
Privacy
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 17-A MRSA §511, sub-§1, ¶C, as amended by PL 2021, c. 373, §1, is
further amended to read:
C. Installs or uses outside a private place without the consent of the person or persons
entitled to privacy therein any device for observing, photographing, hearing, recording,
amplifying or broadcasting images or sounds originating in that place that would not
ordinarily be visible, audible or comprehensible outside that place; or
Sec. 2. 17-A MRSA §511, sub-§1, ¶D, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 467, §1, is
amended to read:
D. Engages in visual surveillance in a public place by means of mechanical or
electronic equipment with the intent to observe or photograph, or record, amplify or
broadcast an image of any portion of the body of another person present in that place
when that portion of the body is in fact concealed from public view under clothing and
a reasonable person would expect it to be safe from surveillance.;
Sec. 3. 17-A MRSA §511, sub-§1, ¶E is enacted to read:
E. Violates paragraph A, B, C or D and the other person subject to a violation of
privacy has not in fact attained 16 years of age; or
Sec. 4. 17-A MRSA §511, sub-§1, ¶F is enacted to read:
F. Violates paragraph A, B, C or D for the purpose of arousing or gratifying the sexual
desire of that person or another person, and the person subject to a violation of privacy
has not in fact attained 16 years of age.
Sec. 5. 34-A MRSA §11273, sub-§14, ¶C-1 is enacted to read:
C-1. Title 17-A, section 511, subsection 1, paragraph F;
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Statutes affected:
Bill Text LD 115, SP 54: 17-A.511, 34-A.11273
Bill Text ACTPUB , Chapter 227: 17-A.511