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An Act To Protect Children under 14 Years of Age from Being Photographed by Certain Persons
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  17-A MRSA §261, sub-§5  is enacted to read:
 
5.      For purposes of this section, "indirect contact" includes, but is not limited to, a person photographing another person who has not in fact attained 14 years of age after the person's having been notified, in writing or otherwise, by a law enforcement officer, corrections officer or judicial officer not to engage in that conduct. The notification not to engage in that conduct expires one year after the date the notification is given. For purposes of this subsection, "photographing" means making, capturing, generating or saving a print, negative, slide, motion picture, computer data file, videotape or other mechanically, electronically or chemically reproduced visual image or material.
 
Effective 90 days following adjournment of the 128th Legislature, Second Regular Session, unless otherwise indicated.