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Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:
‘An Act To Prohibit a Person Convicted of a Crime of Domestic Violence from Possessing a Firearm for a Period of 5 Years and To Better Align Maine Law with Federal Law Regarding Persons Prohibited from Possessing Firearms’
Amend the bill in section 3 in the first line by striking out the following: "to K" and inserting the following: 'to J'
Amend the bill in section 3 in paragraph I in the last line (page 1, line 37 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: "conditions;" the following: 'or'
Amend the bill in section 3 in paragraph J in the last line (page 1, line 39 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "; or" and inserting the following: '.'
Amend the bill in section 3 by striking out all of paragraph K (page 2, lines 1 and 2 in L.D.)
Amend the bill by inserting after section 3 the following:
‘Sec. 4. 15 MRSA §393, sub-§1-A, as amended by PL 2007, c. 194, §2, is further amended to read:
 
1-A. Limited prohibition for nonviolent juvenile offenses.   A person who has been adjudicated in this State or under the laws of the United States or any other state to have engaged in conduct as a juvenile that, if committed by an adult, would have been a disqualifying conviction under subsection 1, paragraph A-1 or subsection 1-B, paragraph A but is not an adjudication under subsection 1, paragraph C or an adjudication under subsection 1-B, paragraph B in which bodily injury to another person was threatened or resulted may not own or have in that person's possession or control a firearm for a period of 3 years following completion of any disposition imposed or until that person reaches 18 years of age, whichever is later.
Sec. 5.  15 MRSA §393, sub-§1-B  is enacted to read:
 
1-B.  Prohibition for domestic violence offenses.     A person may not own, possess or have under that person's control a firearm if that person:
 
A.  Has been convicted of committing or found not criminally responsible by reason of insanity of committing:
 
(1) A Class D crime in this State in violation of Title 17-A, section 207-A, 209-A, 210-B, 210-C or 211-A; or
 
(2) A crime under the laws of the United States or any other state that in accordance with the laws of that jurisdiction is elementally substantially similar to a crime in subparagraph (1); or
 
B.  Has been adjudicated in this State or under the laws of the United States or any other state to have engaged in conduct as a juvenile that, if committed by an adult, would have been a disqualifying conviction under this subsection.
 
Except as provided in subsection 1-A, the prohibition created by this subsection for a conviction or adjudication of an offense listed in paragraph A or B expires 5 years from the date the person is finally discharged from the sentence imposed as a result of the conviction or adjudication if that person has no subsequent criminal convictions during that 5-year period. If a person is convicted of a subsequent crime within the 5-year period, the 5-year period starts anew from the date of the subsequent conviction. In the case of a deferred disposition, the 5-year period begins at the start of the deferred disposition period.
 
For the purposes of this subsection, a person is deemed to have been convicted or adjudicated upon the acceptance of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere or a verdict or finding of guilty, or of the equivalent in a juvenile case, by a court of competent jurisdiction.
 
For the purposes of this subsection, a person is deemed to have been found not criminally responsible by reason of insanity upon the acceptance of a plea of not criminally responsible by reason of insanity or a verdict or finding of not criminally responsible by reason of insanity, or of the equivalent in a juvenile case, by a court of competent jurisdiction.
 
The provisions of this subsection apply only to a person convicted, adjudicated or placed on deferred disposition on or after the effective date of this subsection.’
 
SUMMARY
This amendment modifies the provision in the bill regarding a prohibition on the possession of a firearm by a person convicted of a crime of domestic violence. This amendment provides that a person convicted or adjudicated of a Class D crime of domestic violence is prohibited from possessing a firearm for 5 years from the date of the conviction or adjudication. The prohibition expires at the end of the 5-year period unless the person is convicted of any subsequent crime during the 5-year period.