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An Act to Require Reporting of Sheltering or Aiding Missing Children

An Act to Require Reporting of Sheltering or Aiding Missing Children

Children
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Representative Anne-Marie Mastraccio
Last action
2025-05-09
Official status
Signed by the Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

An Act to Require Reporting of Sheltering or Aiding Missing Children

An Act to Require Reporting of Sheltering or Aiding Missing Children Sponsor: Representative Anne-Marie Mastraccio Reference committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety Governor action: Signed by the Governor

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Require Reporting of Sheltering or Aiding Missing Children Sponsor: Representative Anne-Marie Mastraccio Reference committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety Governor action: Signed by the Governor

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-09 Governor

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-05-06 Senate

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED , in concurrence.

  3. 2025-04-30 House

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  4. 2025-04-22 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP

  5. 2025-04-16 Committee

    Work Session Held

  6. 2025-04-16 Committee

    Voted; OTP

  7. 2025-03-20 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Require Reporting of Sheltering or Aiding Missing Children
Sponsor:
Representative Anne-Marie Mastraccio
Reference committee:
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor

Current Bill Text

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Page 1 - 132LR1452(02)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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H.P. 755 - L.D. 1150
An Act to Require Reporting of Sheltering or Aiding Missing Children
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 25 MRSA §2157 is enacted to read:
§2157. Sheltering or aiding missing child
1. Duty to inform law enforcement officer. If a person knowingly shelters or aids
in obtaining shelter for a missing child for more than 24 hours without the consent of the
missing child's parent, guardian or legal custodian, the person shall inform a law
enforcement officer as to the missing child's location and condition if the law enforcement
officer contacts that person as part of the investigation of the missing child.
2. Violation. A person who violates subsection 1 is subject to a civil penalty not to
exceed $250.
APPROVED
MAY 9, 2025
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
63
PUBLIC LAW