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An Act To Amend the Laws on Gross Sexual Assault, Unlawful Sexual Contact and Unlawful Sexual Touching To Include Counseling Professionals
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 17-A MRSA §253, sub-§2, ¶I, as repealed and replaced by PL 2011, c. 691, Pt. A, §13, is amended to read:
 
I. The actor is a psychiatrist, a psychologist or licensed as a social worker or counseling professional or purports to be a psychiatrist, a psychologist or licensed as a social worker or counseling professional to the other person and the other person, not the actor's spouse, is a current patient or client of the actor. Violation of this paragraph is a Class C crime;
Sec. 2. 17-A MRSA §255-A, sub-§1, ¶U, as repealed and replaced by PL 2011, c. 691, Pt. A, §14, is amended to read:
 
U. The actor is a psychiatrist, a psychologist or licensed as a social worker or counseling professional or purports to be a psychiatrist, a psychologist or licensed as a social worker or counseling professional to the other person and the other person, not the actor's spouse, is a current patient or client of the actor. Violation of this paragraph is a Class D crime;
Sec. 3. 17-A MRSA §255-A, sub-§1, ¶V, as repealed and replaced by PL 2011, c. 691, Pt. A, §15, is amended to read:
 
V. The actor is a psychiatrist, a psychologist or licensed as a social worker or counseling professional or purports to be a psychiatrist, a psychologist or licensed as a social worker or counseling professional to the other person and the other person, not the actor's spouse, is a current patient or client of the actor and the sexual contact includes penetration. Violation of this paragraph is a Class C crime;
Sec. 4. 17-A MRSA §260, sub-§1, ¶K, as repealed and replaced by PL 2011, c. 691, Pt. A, §16, is amended to read:
 
K. The actor is a psychiatrist, a psychologist or licensed as a social worker or counseling professional or purports to be a psychiatrist, a psychologist or licensed as a social worker or counseling professional to the other person and the other person, not the actor's spouse, is a current patient or client of the actor. Violation of this paragraph is a Class D crime;
 
Effective 90 days following adjournment of the 129th Legislature, First Regular Session, unless otherwise indicated.