CHAPTER 393

H.P. 1170 - L.D. 1659

An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Crimes against People

Who Are Homeless

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 25 MRSA §2804-C, sub-§2-B is enacted to read:

2-B.__Training regarding people who are homeless.__The board shall include in the basic law enforcement training program a block of instruction aimed specifically at reducing barriers to reporting crimes against people who are homeless and dealing with the unique challenges posed by cases that involve victims or witnesses who are homeless.

Sec. 2. Required recertification law enforcement training. The Board of Trustees of the Maine Criminal Justice Academy shall include requirements in its next available schedule of recertification training for all law enforcement officers a block of instruction aimed specifically at reducing barriers to reporting crimes against people who are homeless and dealing with the unique challenges posed by cases that involve victims or witnesses who are homeless. The board shall thereafter determine quadrennially whether further training in the next available schedule of recertification training is necessary as a refresher or to incorporate improved procedures or practices demonstrated to reduce barriers to reporting crimes against people who are homeless and dealing with the unique challenges posed by cases that involve victims or witnesses who are homeless.