This bill amends the crime of failure to report a sexual assault of a person in custody to clarify that the crime's forbidden conduct element of failing to report the sexual assault to an appropriate criminal justice agency has no accompanying culpable mental state element. This bill also provides an affirmative defense to prosecution under the section when the defendant knew that the crime of sexual assault had already been reported to an appropriate criminal justice agency by another mandated reporter.

This bill amends the crime of possession of a firearm in a courthouse by:

1. Adding the word "unauthorized";

2. Clarifying that the crime's forbidden conduct element of possessing a firearm in a courthouse has no accompanying culpable mental state element;

3. Adding "corrections supervisor" to the list of persons to whom the prohibition does not apply;

4. Requiring that the firearm be unloaded if possessed under the evidence exception;

5. Clarifying that the proceeding in which the firearm is to be offered as evidence may be either civil or criminal;

6. Adding a new provision that specifies that possession of a valid permit to carry a concealed firearm is not a defense to this crime; and

7. Making a number of nonsubstantive changes to the language for purposes of clarity.

This bill provides that the civil penalty for the sale and use of drug paraphernalia is $300.

This bill adds to the list of sentencing alternatives the sentencing alternative of supervised release for sex offenders as authorized by the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 17-A, chapter 50. The bill also adds a reference to this alternative since a