An Act To Require a Person To Notify Law Enforcement Officers of the Possession of a Hypodermic Needle
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 17-A MRSA §1111-B is enacted to read:
§ 1111-B. Failure to inform law enforcement officer of possession of hypodermic apparatus
1. A person is guilty of failure to inform a law enforcement officer of a person's possession of a hypodermic apparatus if the person in fact is in possession of a hypodermic apparatus on the person's body and the person in fact fails to inform a law enforcement officer that the person is in possession of a hypodermic apparatus on the person's body during the course of any arrest or detention of the person.
2. A hypodermic apparatus and any contents of such apparatus are inadmissible as evidence in any prosecution for a violation of this chapter if the hypodermic apparatus was obtained as a result of the person's informing a law enforcement officer of the possession of the hypodermic apparatus as required by subsection 1.
3. Failure to inform a law enforcement officer of a person's possession of a hypodermic apparatus is a Class D crime.
summary
This bill establishes the failure to inform a law enforcement officer of a person's possession of a hypodermic apparatus as a Class D crime. Under the bill, if a person discloses the possession of a hypodermic apparatus as required, the hypodermic apparatus and any contents of the apparatus are inadmissible as evidence in a prosecution for a violation of the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 17-A, chapter 45.