Sec. 3. 15 MRSA §393, sub-§3, as amended by PL 2005, c. 419, §10 and affected by §12, is further amended to read:

3. Contents. An application under subsection 2 must be on a form prepared by the Commissioner of Public Safety. The application must include the following: the applicant's full name; all aliases; date and place of birth; place of legal residence; occupation; make, model and serial number of the firearm or crossbow sought to be possessed; date, place and nature of conviction; sentence imposed; place of incarceration; name and address of probation or parole officer; date of discharge or release from prison or jail or termination of probation, supervised release for sex offenders, parole or administrative release; the reason for the request; and any other information determined by the commissioner to be of assistance. The application must be accompanied by certified or attested copies of the indictment, information or complaint, judgment and commitment and discharge that are the subject of the conviction.

Sec. 4. 15 MRSA §393, sub-§7, ¶B, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 549, §4, is amended to read:

B. "Not criminally responsible by reason of mental disease or defect insanity" has the same meaning as used in Title 17-A, section 39 103 and includes the former finding in this State under former provisions of section 103 of "not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect excluding responsibility" as well as any comparable finding under the laws of the United States or any other state.

Sec. 5. 15 MRSA §393, sub-§8, as amended by PL 2001, c. 549, §5, is further amended to read:

8. Penalty. A violation of subsection 1, paragraph A-1 or C is a Class C crime. A violation of subsection 1, paragraph D is a Class D crime. A violation of subsection 1-A by a person at least 18 years of age is a Class C crime.

For the purposes of this subsection, a person is deemed to have been convicted upon the acceptance of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere or a verdict or finding of guilty, or the equivalent in a juvenile case, by a court of competent jurisdiction.

Sec. 6. 17-A MRSA §352, sub-§5, ¶D, as amended by PL 2005, c. 199, §3, is further amended to read: