Maine Statutes

§ 25 §2245 — Emergency extreme risk protection orders

Maine·Title 25 INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY·Part 5 PUBLIC SAFETY·Ch. 261 EXTREME RISK PROTECTION ORDER ACT
1.Petition. In filing a petition under this chapter, a petitioner may request that the court issue an emergency extreme risk protection order. An emergency extreme risk protection order may be issued ex parte, without prior notice to the respondent.
2.Order. An order issued pursuant to this section may prohibit for a period of up to 14 days the respondent from purchasing, possessing or receiving a dangerous weapon or having or attempting to have custody or control of a dangerous weapon. This section does not limit the court's discretion to continue the final hearing and extend the order upon the court's own motion or upon the motion of either party.
3.Duration. The duration of an emergency extreme risk protection order issued pursuant to this section is as follows.

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Legislative History

IB 2025, c. 1, §6 (NEW).

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