An Act to Require Law Enforcement Agencies to Adopt Written Policies Regarding Compliance with Certain Constitutional Obligations Related to Disclosure of Evidence

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An Act to Require Law Enforcement Agencies to Adopt Written Policies Regarding Compliance with Certain Constitutional Obligations Related to Disclosure of Evidence

An Act to Require Law Enforcement Agencies to Adopt Written Policies Regarding Compliance with Certain Constitutional Obligations Related to Disclosure of Evidence Sponsor: Representative Stephan Bunker Reference committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety Governor action: Signed by the Governor

What This Bill Does

• An Act to Require Law Enforcement Agencies to Adopt Written Policies Regarding Compliance with Certain Constitutional Obligations Related to Disclosure of Evidence Sponsor: Representative Stephan Bunker Reference committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety Governor action: Signed by the Governor

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Official Summary Text

An Act to Require Law Enforcement Agencies to Adopt Written Policies Regarding Compliance with Certain Constitutional Obligations Related to Disclosure of Evidence
Sponsor:
Representative Stephan Bunker
Reference committee:
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor

Current Bill Text

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STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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H.P. 1061 - L.D. 1607
An Act to Require Law Enforcement Agencies to Adopt Written Policies
Regarding Compliance with Certain Constitutional Obligations Related to
Disclosure of Evidence
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 25 MRSA §2803-B, sub-§1, ¶N, as amended by PL 2023, c. 394, Pt. A,
§8, is further amended to read:
N. Unannounced execution of search warrants; and
Sec. 2. 25 MRSA §2803-B, sub-§1, ¶O, as enacted by PL 2023, c. 394, Pt. A, §9,
is amended to read:
O. By January 1, 2024, the confidentiality of attorney-client communications, which
must include, at a minimum, processes to protect and ensure confidentiality of
attorney‑client communications and processes to be followed in the event that there is
a breach of attorney‑client confidentiality.;
Sec. 3. 25 MRSA §2803-B, sub-§1, ¶P is enacted to read:
P. By January 1, 2026, requirements for the law enforcement agency to assist a
prosecuting agency in complying with the prosecuting agency's constitutional
obligations under Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963) and Giglio v. United States,
405 U.S. 150 (1972); and
Sec. 4. 25 MRSA §2803-B, sub-§1, ¶Q is enacted to read:
Q. By January 1, 2026, requirements for the law enforcement agency to comply with
mandatory disclosures to the Maine Criminal Justice Academy.
APPROVED
JUNE 9, 2025
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
219
PUBLIC LAW