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An Act To Provide a Reward for Information Regarding the Murder of a Law Enforcement Officer
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 17-A MRSA §201, sub-§6  is enacted to read:
 
6.    When there is reasonable cause to believe that a law enforcement officer has been murdered, the Governor shall, upon application in writing by the Attorney General or the district attorney for the county in which the alleged crime was committed, offer a reward of $25,000 for evidence that leads directly to the conviction of the murderer under this section or section 202. Upon satisfactory proof that the terms of the reward offer have been complied with, the Governor shall draw a warrant upon the Treasurer of State for the payment of the reward.
 
SUMMARY
This bill provides for a $25,000 reward for information that leads directly to a conviction for the murder of a law enforcement officer.