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An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Domestic Violence and Setting Preconviction Bail
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 15 MRSA §1094-B, sub-§1, ¶C, as enacted by PL 2013, c. 478, §2, is amended to read:
 
C. The person is notified, in writing or otherwise, by the county jail staff or a law enforcement officer not to make direct or indirect contact with the specifically identified alleged victim of the offense for which the person is being detained;
 
SUMMARY
This bill amends the law regarding improper contact with a family or household member prior to the setting of preconviction bail by specifying that a person is guilty of a violation of that law if notified by a law enforcement officer not to make direct or indirect contact with the specifically identified alleged victim of the offense for which the person is being detained and the person intentionally or knowingly makes direct or indirect contact with the specifically identified alleged victim.