LD 2001
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notice and at which that person had the opportunity to
participate and that:

 
(1) Includes a finding that the person represents a
credible threat to the physical safety of an intimate
partner or a child; or

 
(2) By its terms, explicitly prohibits the use,
attempted use or threatened use of physical force
against an intimate partner or a child that would
reasonably be expected to cause bodily injury.

 
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 of the
equivalent in a juvenile case, by a court of competent
jurisdiction.

 
For the purposes of this subsection, a person is deemed to have
been found not criminally responsible by reason of mental disease
or defect insanity upon the acceptance of a plea of not
criminally responsible by reason of insanity or a verdict or
finding of not criminally responsible by reason of mental disease
or defect insanity, or of the equivalent in a juvenile case, by a
court of competent jurisdiction.

 
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


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