5.__Prior conviction.__Title 17-A, section 9-A governs the use of prior conviction when determining a sentence.

§11309.__Certification by record custodian

Notwithstanding any other law or rule of evidence, a certificate by the custodian of the records of the bureau, when signed and sworn to by that custodian, is admissible in a judicial or administrative proceeding as prima facie evidence of any fact stated in the certificate or in any documents attached to the certificate.

§11310.__Rules

The bureau may adopt rules to carry out the purposes of this chapter.__Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules pursuant to Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.

SUMMARY

This bill creates the Arsonist Registration Act, which requires a person convicted of an arson offense to register with the State Bureau of Identification and the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction over the arsonist's domicile, place of employment and school. The information is available to law enforcement agencies and registries in other jurisdictions and is also provided to the Department of Public Safety, Office of the State Fire Marshal, who may post this information for public access on an Internet website or other medium. An arsonist convicted of an arson offense must remain registered for 10 years after the duty to register is incurred.