H.P. 863 - L.D. 1220
An Act to Provide for Resident State Police Officers for Municipalities Without a Police Force
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 25 MRSA §1502, as amended by PL 1993, c. 123, §1, is further amended by inserting after the 4th paragraph a new paragraph to read:
The Chief of the State Police may assign a state police officer to provide police services to a municipality, or to no more than 3 adjoining municipalities, lacking an organized police department, provided the municipality or municipalities pay the costs of training, compensation, including wages and fringe benefits, equipment and other expenses of the assigned state police officer. The Chief of the State Police shall continue to exercise supervision and direction over a state police officer whose regular assignment is providing police services to a municipality or municipalities. The Chief of the State Police and the municipality or municipalities are authorized to enter into agreements and contracts for police services for a period not exceeding 3 years per agreement or contract. Revenues received from a municipality must be allocated for the purpose of funding the cost of providing the police services.
Effective September 18, 1999, unless otherwise indicated.
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