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An Act To Clarify Restrictions on Disclosure of E-9-1-1 System Information
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 25 MRSA §2929, sub-§2, ¶B, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 291, §3, is amended to read:
 
B. A public safety answering point may disclose confidential information to a law enforcement officer or law enforcement agencycriminal justice agency, as defined in Title 16, section 803, subsection 4, for the purposepurposes of criminal investigationsthe administration of criminal justice, as defined in Title 16, section 803, subsection 2, and the administration of juvenile justice, as defined in Title 15, section 3308-A, subsection 1, paragraph A, related to an E-9-1-1 call;
Sec. 2. 25 MRSA §2929, sub-§4, ¶¶B and C, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 291, §3, are amended to read:
 
B. To a law enforcement officer or law enforcement agencycriminal justice agency, as defined in Title 16, section 803, subsection 4, for the purposepurposes of criminal investigationsthe administration of criminal justice, as defined in Title 16, section 803, subsection 2, and the administration of juvenile justice, as defined in Title 15, section 3308-A, subsection 1, paragraph A, related to an E-9-1-1 call;
 
C. To designees of the bureau director for the purpose of system maintenance and quality control; and
Sec. 3.  25 MRSA §2929, sub-§4, ¶C-1  is enacted to read:
 
C-1.  To a person accused of a crime or that person's agent or attorney for trial and sentencing purposes if authorized by:
 
(1) The responsible prosecutorial office or prosecutor; or
 
(2) A rule or order of a court of competent jurisdiction.
 
As used in this paragraph, "agent" means a licensed professional investigator or an expert witness, or a parent, foster parent or guardian if the accused person has not attained 18 years of age; and
 
SUMMARY
This bill amends the confidentiality provisions regarding the E-9-1-1 system as follows:
1. It replaces reference to a law enforcement officer with reference to a criminal justice agency;
2. It replaces reference to a criminal investigation with reference to the administration of criminal justice and the administration of juvenile justice; and
3. It allows release of audio recordings of E-9-1-1 calls to a person accused of a crime or that person's agent or attorney for the purposes of trial and sentencing if authorized by the prosecutor or prosecutorial office or a rule or order of a court of competent jurisdiction.