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Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:
‘An Act To Provide a Procedure for Victims of Unsolved Crimes To Request and Receive Annual Updates’
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the summary and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1.  17-A MRSA §1178  is enacted to read:
§ 1178. Annual updates
The Department of Public Safety shall adopt a policy that provides a procedure for a victim of an unsolved crime to request and receive annual updates from the department regarding the status of the investigation of the crime.’
 
SUMMARY
This amendment is the minority report of the committee. The amendment replaces the bill and changes the title. The amendment requires the Department of Public Safety to adopt a policy that provides a procedure for a victim of an unsolved crime to request and receive annual updates from the department regarding the status of the investigation of the crime.