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An Act To Establish Training Standards for Persons Investigating Domestic Abuse Complaints
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  19-A MRSA §4012, sub-§3-A  is enacted to read:
 
3-A.  Investigations.     An investigation of an alleged incident of domestic abuse must be conducted by a law enforcement officer who has met the training standards of a full-time law enforcement officer.
 
SUMMARY
This bill requires that an investigation of an alleged incident of domestic abuse must be conducted by a law enforcement officer who has met the training standards of a full-time law enforcement officer.