| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 17-A MRSA §15, sub-§1, ķA, as amended by PL 1999, c. 644, §1, | is further amended to read: |
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| A. Any person who the officer has probable cause to believe | has committed or is committing: |
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| (2) Any Class A, Class B or Class C crime; |
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| (3) Assault while hunting; |
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| (4) Any offense defined in chapter 45; |
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| (5) Assault, criminal threatening, terrorizing or | stalking, if the officer reasonably believes that the | person may cause injury to others unless immediately | arrested; |
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| (5-A) Assault, criminal threatening, terrorizing, | stalking, criminal mischief, obstructing the report of | a crime or injury or reckless conduct if the officer | reasonably believes that the person and the victim are | family or household members, as defined in Title 15, | section 321; |
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| (6) Theft as defined in section 357, when the value of | the services is $2,000 $500 or less if the officer | reasonably believes that the person will not be | apprehended unless immediately arrested; |
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| (7) Forgery, if the officer reasonably believes that | the person will not be apprehended unless immediately | arrested; |
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| (8) Negotiating a worthless instrument if the officer | reasonably believes that the person will not be | apprehended unless immediately arrested; |
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| (9) A violation of a condition of probation when | requested by a probation officer or juvenile | caseworker; |
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| (10) Violation of a condition of release in violation | of Title 15, section 1026, subsection 3; Title 15, | section 1027, subsection 3; Title 15, section 1051, | subsection 2; and Title 15, section 1092; |
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