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time a petition is filed under this subchapter, likelihood is | | demonstrated by a recent overt act of sexual violence. |
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| | | 6.__Mental abnormality.__"Mental abnormality" means a | | congenital or acquired condition affecting emotional or | | volitional capacity that predisposes a person to the commission | | of criminal sexual acts to the extent that the person is a threat | | to the health and safety of other persons. |
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| | | 7.__Predatory.__"Predatory" means engaging in acts directed at | | a person for the primary purpose of victimization. |
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| | | 8.__Prosecuting attorney.__"Prosecuting attorney" means a | | district attorney or the Attorney General. |
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| | | 9.__Recent overt act.__"Recent overt act" means an act that | | has the elements of a sexually violent offense or creates a | | reasonable fear of a sexually violent offense. |
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| | | 10.__Secure facility.__"Secure facility" means a facility | | identified by the commissioner as being capable of providing | | secure confinement, care and treatment of committed persons. |
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| | | 11.__Sexually violent offense.__"Sexually violent offense" | | means: |
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| | | A.__Gross sexual assault that is a Class A or Class B | | offense under Title 17-A, section 253; |
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| | | B.__Murder, felony murder, aggravated assault, stalking, | | kidnapping, burglary of a residence or criminal restraint | | that at the time of sentencing for the offense or during | | proceedings under this subchapter is determined to be | | sexually motivated; |
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| | | C.__An attempt, criminal solicitation or criminal conspiracy | | to commit an offense specified in paragraph A or B; or |
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| | | D.__Any comparable offense under the laws of the United | | States or another state. |
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| | | 12.__Sexually violent predator.__"Sexually violent predator" | | means a person who has been convicted of or charged with a | | sexually violent offense and who suffers from a mental | | abnormality or personality disorder that makes the person likely | | to engage in predatory acts of sexual violence if not confined in | | a secure facility. |
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