Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:
‘Resolve, To Ensure Notification to the Public of the Location in Maine of Persons Convicted in Foreign Countries of Certain Crimes
| HP1160 LD 1589 |
Session - 126th Maine Legislature H "A" to C "A", Filing Number H-619, Sponsored by Maker
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LR 2263 Item 4 |
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Amend the amendment by inserting after the title the following:
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:
‘Resolve, To Ensure Notification to the Public of the Location in Maine of Persons Convicted in Foreign Countries of Certain Crimes
Amend the amendment in the first line after the title by striking out the following: "all of section 2" and inserting the following: 'everything after the title and before the summary'
Amend the amendment by striking out all of section 2 (page 1, lines 12 to 14 in amendment) and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1. Convene task force. Resolved: That the Commissioner of Public Safety shall convene a task force to develop a procedure for notifying affected members of the public of the location in this State of a person who was convicted in a foreign country of a crime that, if committed in this State, would subject a person to inclusion on this State's sex offender registry. The task force must be composed of 3 members of the Maine Sheriffs' Association or their designees, 3 members of the Maine Chiefs of Police Association or their designees, the Attorney General or a designee and the commissioner or a designee. The commissioner shall submit a report of the task force's findings to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over criminal justice and public safety matters by December 3, 2014.’
summary
This amendment amends Committee Amendment "A" to strike the bill and directs the Commissioner of Public Safety to convene a task force that includes members of the Maine Sheriffs' Association, members of the Maine Chiefs of Police Association, the Attorney General and the commissioner to develop a procedure for notifying affected members of the public of the location in this State of a person who was convicted in a foreign country of a crime that, if committed in this State, would subject a person to inclusion on this State's sex offender registry. The amendment directs the commissioner to submit a report of the task force's findings to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over criminal justice and public safety matters by December 3, 2014.