Maine § 12 §1806 Enforcement

Maine Statutes

§ 12 §1806 — Enforcement

Maine·Title 12 CONSERVATION·Part 2 FORESTS, PARKS, LAKES AND RIVERS·Ch. 220 BUREAU OF PARKS AND PUBLIC LANDS

The bureau may coordinate and exercise law enforcement power over the land and water within the bureau's jurisdiction. The provisions in this section apply to law enforcement within the jurisdiction of the bureau.

1.Powers of law enforcement officers. A law enforcement officer may issue a written summons to any person the officer has probable cause to believe has committed or is committing a bureau rule violation, a civil violation or a crime. Any law enforcement officer may detain or arrest, with or without a warrant, any person the officer has probable cause to believe has committed or is committing a crime.

2.Powers of bureau staff or agents. The director may authorize an employee or agent of the bureau to issue a written summons to any person who the employee or agent has probable ca

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The bureau may coordinate and exercise law enforcement power over the land and water within the bureau's jurisdiction. The provisions in this section apply to law enforcement within the jurisdiction of the bureau.
1.
Powers of law enforcement officers.
A law enforcement officer may issue a written summons to any person the officer has probable cause to believe has committed or is committing a bureau rule violation, a civil violation or a crime. Any law enforcement officer may detain or arrest, with or without a warrant, any person the officer has probable cause to believe has committed or is committing a crime.
2.
Powers of bureau staff or agents.
The director may authorize an employee or agent of the bureau to issue a written summons to any person who the employee or agent has probable cause to believe has committed or is committing a civil violation or a crime. The director may authorize an employee or agent of the bureau to detain or arrest any person who the employee or agent has probable cause to believe has committed or is committing a crime. The director shall notify the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over parks and public lands matters in writing prior to adopting a policy that authorizes employees or agents of the bureau to make arrests.
3.
Civil violations.
Except for violations of section 1880 or rules adopted to implement section 1880, a person who violates a rule adopted by the bureau under this chapter commits a civil violation for which a forfeiture of not more than $500 may be adjudged.
4.
Criminal offenses.
In addition to offenses designated as crimes elsewhere in statute, a person commits a Class E crime if while within the jurisdiction of the bureau the person in fact:

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Legislative History

PL 2001, c. 604, §6 (NEW). RR 2003, c. 2, §15 (COR). PL 2009, c. 211, Pt. B, §3 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §7 (REV). PL 2013, c. 405, Pt. A, §24 (REV). PL 2021, c. 162, §§1-3 (AMD). PL 2023, c. 239, §2 (AMD).