Resolve, To Ensure Notification to the Public of the Location in Maine of Persons Convicted in Foreign Countries of Certain Crimes

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.