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Title 25: INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY

Part 8: MAINE CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACADEMY

Chapter 341: THE MAINE CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACADEMY

§2801-A. Definitions

As used in this chapter, unless the context indicates otherwise, the following terms have the following meanings. [1989, c. 521, §§2, 17 (NEW).]

1. Board. "Board" means the Board of Trustees of the Maine Criminal Justice Academy.

[ 1989, c. 521, §§2, 17 (NEW) .]

2. Corrections officer. "Corrections officer" means:

A. For state agencies, the following class titles and their successor titles:

(1) Training School Counselor I and II;

(2) Training School Counselor Supervisor;

(3) Corrections Officer I, II and III;

(4) Guard;

(5) Guard Sergeant;

(6) Guard Lieutenant; and

(7) Guard Captain; and [1989, c. 521, §§2, 17 (NEW).]

B. For county, municipal and other agencies subject to this chapter, a person responsible for the custody of persons confined in a penal institution pursuant to an order of a court or as a result of an arrest. As used in this paragraph, "penal institution" has the same meaning as in Title 15, section 1461, subsection 1. [2005, c. 331, §2 (AMD).]

[ 2005, c. 331, §2 (AMD) .]

2-A. State judicial marshal or state judicial deputy marshal. "State judicial marshal" or "state judicial deputy marshal" means a law enforcement officer employed by the Judicial Branch to provide security and protection to the Judicial Branch and the courts located within the State.

[ 2005, c. 519, Pt. XXX, §2 (AMD) .]

3. Full-time corrections officer. "Full-time corrections officer" means a person who is employed as a corrections officer with a reasonable expectation of working more than 1,040 hours in any one calendar year for performing corrections officer duties.

[ 2005, c. 331, §3 (AMD) .]

4. Full-time law enforcement officer. "Full-time law enforcement officer" means a person who is employed as a law enforcement officer with a reasonable expectation of working more than 1,040 hours in any one calendar year for performing law enforcement officer duties.

[ 2005, c. 331, §3 (AMD) .]

5. Law enforcement officer. "Law enforcement officer" means any person who by virtue of public employment is vested by law with the power to make arrests for crimes or serve criminal process, whether that power extends to all crimes or is limited to specific crimes. As used in this chapter, the term does not include federal law enforcement officers or attorneys prosecuting for the State.

[ 2005, c. 331, §4 (AMD) .]

6. Part-time corrections officer. "Part-time corrections officer" means a person who is employed as a corrections officer with a reasonable expectation of working no more than 1,040 hours in any one calendar year for performing corrections officer duties.

[ 2005, c. 331, §5 (NEW) .]

7. Part-time law enforcement officer. "Part-time law enforcement officer" means a person who is employed as a law enforcement officer with a reasonable expectation of working no more than 1,040 hours in any one calendar year for performing law enforcement officer duties.

[ 2005, c. 331, §5 (NEW) .]

8. Transport officer. "Transport officer" means a person responsible for transferring or conveying from one place to another individuals who are confined in a penal institution pursuant to an order of a court or as a result of an arrest. As used in this subsection, "penal institution" has the same meaning as in Title 15, section 1461, subsection 1.

[ 2005, c. 331, §5 (NEW) .]

SECTION HISTORY

1989, c. 521, §§2,17 (NEW). 2003, c. 19, §1 (AMD). 2003, c. 400, §2 (AMD). 2005, c. 331, §§2-5 (AMD). 2005, c. 519, §XXX2 (AMD).