Maine § 34-A §5404 Probation and parole officers

Maine Statutes

§ 34-A §5404 — Probation and parole officers

Maine § 34-A §5404

Title 34-ACORRECTIONS

Ch. 5PROBATION AND PAROLE

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 34-A, § 34-A §5404 (2026).

Text

In addition to duties prescribed by the commissioner and by the court having jurisdiction, a probation and parole officer shall:

1.Investigation. Investigate any criminal case or matter concerning probation, supervised release for sex offenders or parole referred to the officer for investigation and report the result of the investigation;

2.Arrest. Arrest, after completing the entry level and orientation training course prescribed by the commissioner, in the following circumstances:

3.Supervision. Supervise persons as follows: 3-A. Risk assessment; immunity from liability. Make a good faith effort to supplement any assessment tool for all domestic violence offenders with a validated, evidence-based domestic violence risk assessment recommended by the Maine Commission on Domestic and Sex

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In addition to duties prescribed by the commissioner and by the court having jurisdiction, a probation and parole officer shall:
1.
Investigation.
Investigate any criminal case or matter concerning probation, supervised release for sex offenders or parole referred to the officer for investigation and report the result of the investigation;
2.
Arrest.
Arrest, after completing the entry level and orientation training course prescribed by the commissioner, in the following circumstances:
3.
Supervision.
Supervise persons as follows:
3-A.
Risk assessment; immunity from liability.
Make a good faith effort to supplement any assessment tool for all domestic violence offenders with a validated, evidence-based domestic violence risk assessment recommended by the Maine Commission on Domestic and Sexual Abuse, established in Title 5, section 12004‑I, subsection 74-C, and approved by the Department of Public Safety. A probation and parole officer shall implement protocols to override risk assessment scores based on the presence of domestic violence risk factors that indicate a higher risk.
4.
Records and reports.
Keep records of each case and make reports as required.
5.
Money.

Legislative History

PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 735, §2 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 315, §2 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 127, §14 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 521, §§15,17 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 27 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 845, §§6,7 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 502, §§F36-40 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 205, §§14,15 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 265, §22 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 389, §§5-8 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 488, §§22-25 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 680, §§7, 8 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 133, §31 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 291, §7 (AMD).