CHAPTER 613
H.P. 1712 - L.D. 2418
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 1 MRSA §1101, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1977, c. 259, §1, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:
1. Offensive name. "Offensive name" means a name of a place that includes:
A. The designation "nigger" as a separate word or as part of a word; or
B. The designation "squaw" or "squa" as a separate word.
Sec. 2. 1 MRSA §1104, sub-§§1 and 2, as enacted by PL 1977, c. 259, §1, are amended to read:
1. Reasonable actions. They shall take whatever reasonable actions are required to complete a change in the offensive name. They may hold public hearings on selecting a new name; and
2. Notification. They Unless a court order is issued under Title 5, section 4632 specifying a different deadline, within 6 months of the determination that the place has an offensive name, they shall notify provide notice of the new name to the Commissioner of Conservation, the Secretary of the United States Department of the Interior and other public agencies, boards, committees or other groups responsible for changing names of places and for ensuring that such name changes appear on maps and other public documents.
Effective August 11, 2000, unless otherwise indicated.
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