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USA Statutes : maine
Title : Title 25. INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Chapter : Chapter 403. SOLICITATION BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
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Title 25 - §3701. Definitions
Title 25: INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Part 9: LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN GENERAL
Chapter 403: SOLICITATION BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS
§3701. Definitions
As used in this chapter, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following words shall have the following meanings.
[1977, c. 449 (new).]
1. Law enforcement agency. "Law enforcement agency" means any state, county, municipality or other political unit within the territory belonging to
the State or any department, agency or subdivision of any of the foregoing, or any corporation or other association carrying
out the functions of government that employs law enforcement officers.
[1977, c. 449 (new).]
2. Law enforcement association. "Law enforcement association" means a corporation, partnership, unincorporated association or any other legal entity, including
a benevolent association, whose members are primarily law enforcement officers.
[1977, c. 449 (new).]
3. Law enforcement officer. "Law enforcement officer" means any person who by virtue of public employment is vested by law with a duty to make arrests
for crimes, whether that duty extends to all crimes or is limited to specific crimes.
[1977, c. 449 (new).]
4. Property. "Property" means any money, service, gift or anything of value, including a promise.
[1977, c. 449 (new).]
5. Solicit. "Solicit" means to request property. The word means and includes, but is not limited to, the following methods of securing
property:
A. Any verbal request, including, but not limited to, a request that is made in person, by telephone or through any advertising
media;
[1981, c. 267, §1 (rpr).]
B. Any written request, including, but not limited to, a request that is sent, delivered or distributed or any advertisement
posted in a public place or appearing in a newspaper, television or other advertising media; and
[1981, c. 267, §1 (rpr).]
C. The sale of, offer or attempt to sell, any advertising, advertisements, advertising space, book, card, tag, coupon, ticket,
device, magazine, membership, subscription or other tangible item or thing of value.
[1977, c. 449 (new).]
[1981, c. 267, §1 (amd).]
6. Solicitation agent.
[2001, c. 582. §1 (new); T. 25, §3701, sub-§6 (rp); 2003, c. 560, §1 (amd).]
REVISOR'S NOTE: PL 2003, c. 560, §1 attempted to amend subsection 6 after repeal took effect.
7. Solicitation agent. "Solicitation agent" means a person or entity that receives payment for or retains any portion of the proceeds from soliciting.
"Solicitation agent" includes, but is not limited to, a person or entity that receives or retains reimbursement for expenses
related to soliciting.
[2005, c. 397, Pt. C, §18 (new).]
Section History:
PL 1977,
Ch. 449,
§
(NEW).
PL 1979,
Ch. 575,
§1
(AMD).
PL 1981,
Ch. 267,
§1
(AMD).
PL 2001,
Ch. 582,
§1
(AMD).
PL 2003,
Ch. 560,
§1
(AMD).
PL 2005,
Ch. 397,
§C18
(AMD).
The Revisor's Office cannot provide legal advice or
interpretation of Maine law to the public. If you need legal
advice, please consult
a qualified attorney.
Office of the Revisor of Statutes
7 State House Station
State House Room 108
Augusta, Maine 04333-0007
This page created on: 2005-10-01
Title 25 - §3702-A. Solicitation unlawful (REPEALED) REVISOR'S NOTE: PL 2003, c. 560, @2 attempted to amend after repeal took effect.
Title 25: INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Part 9: LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN GENERAL
Chapter 403: SOLICITATION BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS
§3702-A. Solicitation unlawful (REPEALED) REVISOR'S NOTE: PL 2003, c. 560, @2 attempted to amend after repeal took effect.
Section History:
MRSA ,
§T.25, SEC.3702A
(RP ).
PL 1991,
Ch. 510,
§2
(NEW).
PL 2001,
Ch. 582,
§2
(AMD).
PL 2003,
Ch. 560,
§2
(AMD).
The Revisor's Office cannot provide legal advice or
interpretation of Maine law to the public. If you need legal
advice, please consult
a qualified attorney.
Office of the Revisor of Statutes
7 State House Station
State House Room 108
Augusta, Maine 04333-0007
This page created on: 2005-10-01
Title 25 - §3702-B. Solicitation unlawful (REPEALED)
Title 25: INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Part 9: LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN GENERAL
Chapter 403: SOLICITATION BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS
§3702-B. Solicitation unlawful (REPEALED)
Section History:
PL 2001,
Ch. 582,
§3
(NEW).
PL 2003,
Ch. 560,
§3
(RP ).
The Revisor's Office cannot provide legal advice or
interpretation of Maine law to the public. If you need legal
advice, please consult
a qualified attorney.
Office of the Revisor of Statutes
7 State House Station
State House Room 108
Augusta, Maine 04333-0007
This page created on: 2005-10-01
Title 25 - §3702-C. Solicitation unlawful
Title 25: INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Part 9: LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN GENERAL
Chapter 403: SOLICITATION BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS
§3702-C. Solicitation unlawful
A law enforcement agency, law enforcement association, law enforcement officer or solicitation agent may not solicit property
from the general public when the property or any part of that property in any way tangibly benefits, is intended to tangibly
benefit or is represented to be for the tangible benefit of any law enforcement officer, law enforcement agency or law enforcement
association. Any violation of this chapter constitutes a violation of the Maine Unfair Trade Practices Act.
[2005, c. 397, Pt. C, §19 (new).]
Section History:
PL 2005,
Ch. 397,
§C19
(NEW).
The Revisor's Office cannot provide legal advice or
interpretation of Maine law to the public. If you need legal
advice, please consult
a qualified attorney.
Office of the Revisor of Statutes
7 State House Station
State House Room 108
Augusta, Maine 04333-0007
This page created on: 2005-10-01
Title 25 - §3702. Solicitation unlawful (REPEALED)
Title 25: INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Part 9: LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN GENERAL
Chapter 403: SOLICITATION BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS
§3702. Solicitation unlawful (REPEALED)
Section History:
PL 1977,
Ch. 449,
§
(NEW).
PL 1983,
Ch. 330,
§
(AMD).
PL 1991,
Ch. 510,
§1
(RP ).
The Revisor's Office cannot provide legal advice or
interpretation of Maine law to the public. If you need legal
advice, please consult
a qualified attorney.
Office of the Revisor of Statutes
7 State House Station
State House Room 108
Augusta, Maine 04333-0007
This page created on: 2005-10-01
Title 25 - §3703. Exception for law enforcement officers elected to public office
Title 25: INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Part 9: LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN GENERAL
Chapter 403: SOLICITATION BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS
§3703. Exception for law enforcement officers elected to public office
Nothing in this chapter shall prevent any person from soliciting funds to pay obligations incurred or about to be incurred
in the furtherance of, or as the result of, a campaign by a law enforcement officer for public office.
[1977, c. 449 (new).]
Section History:
PL 1977,
Ch. 449,
§
(NEW).
The Revisor's Office cannot provide legal advice or
interpretation of Maine law to the public. If you need legal
advice, please consult
a qualified attorney.
Office of the Revisor of Statutes
7 State House Station
State House Room 108
Augusta, Maine 04333-0007
This page created on: 2005-10-01
Title 25 - §3704. Exceptions (REPEALED)
Title 25: INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Part 9: LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN GENERAL
Chapter 403: SOLICITATION BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS
§3704. Exceptions (REPEALED)
Section History:
PL 1979,
Ch. 575,
§2
(NEW).
PL 1981,
Ch. 267,
§2
(RP ).
The Revisor's Office cannot provide legal advice or
interpretation of Maine law to the public. If you need legal
advice, please consult
a qualified attorney.
Office of the Revisor of Statutes
7 State House Station
State House Room 108
Augusta, Maine 04333-0007
This page created on: 2005-10-01
Title 25 - §3705. Exception for certain publications of the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (REPEALED)
Title 25: INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Part 9: LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN GENERAL
Chapter 403: SOLICITATION BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS
§3705. Exception for certain publications of the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (REPEALED)
Section History:
PL 1983,
Ch. 819,
§A56
(NEW).
PL 1991,
Ch. 510,
§3
(RP ).
The Revisor's Office cannot provide legal advice or
interpretation of Maine law to the public. If you need legal
advice, please consult
a qualified attorney.
Office of the Revisor of Statutes
7 State House Station
State House Room 108
Augusta, Maine 04333-0007
This page created on: 2005-10-01
Title 25 - §3706. Sale of consumer education materials (REPEALED)
Title 25: INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Part 9: LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN GENERAL
Chapter 403: SOLICITATION BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS
§3706. Sale of consumer education materials (REPEALED)
Section History:
PL 1989,
Ch. 653,
§
(NEW).
PL 1991,
Ch. 510,
§4
(RP ).
The Revisor's Office cannot provide legal advice or
interpretation of Maine law to the public. If you need legal
advice, please consult
a qualified attorney.
Office of the Revisor of Statutes
7 State House Station
State House Room 108
Augusta, Maine 04333-0007
This page created on: 2005-10-01
Title 25 - §3711. No solicitation while dressed in uniform
Title 25: INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Part 9: LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN GENERAL
Chapter 403: SOLICITATION BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
Subchapter 2: LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND PUBLIC OFFICE HOLDING
§3711. No solicitation while dressed in uniform
No law enforcement officer, as defined in section 3701, may solicit funds or anything of value in the furtherance of any campaign
for public office while he is dressed in uniform or while wearing the badge of the law enforcement agency that employs him.
[1985, c. 56, § 3 (new).]
Section History:
PL 1985,
Ch. 56,
§3
(NEW).
The Revisor's Office cannot provide legal advice or
interpretation of Maine law to the public. If you need legal
advice, please consult
a qualified attorney.
Office of the Revisor of Statutes
7 State House Station
State House Room 108
Augusta, Maine 04333-0007
This page created on: 2005-10-01
Title 25 - §3712. No solicitation by law enforcement officers
Title 25: INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Part 9: LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN GENERAL
Chapter 403: SOLICITATION BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
Subchapter 2: LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND PUBLIC OFFICE HOLDING
§3712. No solicitation by law enforcement officers
No law enforcement officer, as defined in section 3701, may solicit funds or anything of value for the furtherance of his
campaign for a nonpartisan public office. Nothing in this subchapter may be construed to prohibit any other person from soliciting
money for the campaign of a law enforcement officer for nonpartisan office.
[1985, c. 56, § 3 (new).]
Section History:
PL 1985,
Ch. 56,
§3
(NEW).
The Revisor's Office cannot provide legal advice or
interpretation of Maine law to the public. If you need legal
advice, please consult
a qualified attorney.
Office of the Revisor of Statutes
7 State House Station
State House Room 108
Augusta, Maine 04333-0007
This page created on: 2005-10-01
Title 25 - §3713. Prohibited activities of law enforcement officers for public office
Title 25: INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Part 9: LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN GENERAL
Chapter 403: SOLICITATION BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
Subchapter 2: LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND PUBLIC OFFICE HOLDING
§3713. Prohibited activities of law enforcement officers for public office
1. Use of authority. No law enforcement officer, as defined in section 3701, may use his official authority or influence for the purpose of interfering
with or affecting the result of an election or nomination for public office.
[1985, c. 56, § 3 (new).]
2. Coercion of contributions. No law enforcement officer, as defined in section 3701, or any other person representing a law enforcement officer may directly
or indirectly coerce, attempt to coerce or command any person to pay, lend or contribute anything of value for the furtherance
of a campaign by a law enforcement officer for public office.
[1985, c. 56, §3 (new).]
Section History:
PL 1985,
Ch. 56,
§3
(NEW).
The Revisor's Office cannot provide legal advice or
interpretation of Maine law to the public. If you need legal
advice, please consult
a qualified attorney.
Office of the Revisor of Statutes
7 State House Station
State House Room 108
Augusta, Maine 04333-0007
This page created on: 2005-10-01
Title 25 - §3714. Penalty
Title 25: INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Part 9: LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN GENERAL
Chapter 403: SOLICITATION BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
Subchapter 2: LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND PUBLIC OFFICE HOLDING
§3714. Penalty
Any person found to be in violation of this subchapter is guilty of a Class E crime.
[1985, c. 56, § 3 (new).]
Section History:
PL 1985,
Ch. 56,
§3
(NEW).
The Revisor's Office cannot provide legal advice or
interpretation of Maine law to the public. If you need legal
advice, please consult
a qualified attorney.
Office of the Revisor of Statutes
7 State House Station
State House Room 108
Augusta, Maine 04333-0007
This page created on: 2005-10-01
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