§ 37-B §342 — Prohibited acts; penalties

Maine § 37-B §342

• Jurisdiction: Maine
• Title 37-B: DEFENSE, VETERANS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
• Ch. 3: MILITARY BUREAU

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1.
Failure of civil officers to perform duties.
A civil officer named in this chapter, who neglects or refuses to obey the provisions of this chapter, is guilty of a Class E crime.
2.
Other military organizations prohibited.
No group of persons, other than federal or state military forces, may join together as a military organization or parade in public with firearms. Associations of historical military reenactors may parade in public with firearms with authorization of the city or town officials in the municipality in which they wish to parade. Students in educational institutions where military science is taught, as a prescribed part of the course of instruction, may drill and parade with firearms in public under the supervision of their military instructors.
3.
Enlistment of minors into the military.
Any person who knowingly enlists, or causes or induces, a person under 18 years of age to enlist into the state military forces without written consent of the parent or guardian of the person under 18 years of age is guilty of a Class E crime.
4.
Obstruction of the right-of-way.
The commander of any part of the state military forces parading or performing any military duty in any street or highway may require any or all persons to yield the right-of-way to the commander's troops, as long as the transport of the United States mail, the legitimate functions, progress and operations of police, ambulances, firefighters and other authorized emergency vehicles are not interfered with by the troops.
5.
Employment; leave of absence.
It is unlawful for any public or private employer to penalize any member of the National Guard or the Reserves of the United States Armed Forces, with regard to compensation, hiring, tenure, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment or to deny any other incident or advantage of employment due to the employee's membership or participation in the National Guard or the Reserves of the United States Armed Forces.
6.
Discrimination against members of the National Guard or Reserves of the United States Armed Forces.
Anyone who discriminates against personnel of the National Guard or the Reserves of the United States Armed Forces must be punished as follows.
7.
Interference with members in performance of duties.
Whoever intentionally molests, abuses or interferes with any member of the National Guard or the Reserves of the United States Armed Forces in the performance of the member's duty is guilty of a Class E crime.
8.
Unauthorized use of military insignia.

Legislative History

PL 1983, c. 460, §3 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 594, §17 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 263, §1 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 662, §§35-38 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 583, §7 (AMD). RR 2019, c. 1, Pt. B, §§20, 21 (COR).