Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine LD1189: An Act to Allow an Attorney for the State to Determine Whether to Charge Certain Class E Crimes as Civil Violations
Status: Signed into law, July 7, 2025
What the bill says
An Act to Allow an Attorney for the State to Determine Whether to Charge Certain Class E Crimes as Civil Violations.
From the engrossed text:
An Act to Allow an Attorney for the State to Determine Whether to Charge Certain Class E Crimes as Civil Violations Sec. 1. 17-A MRSA §19-A is enacted to read: §19-A. Election to charge Class E crime as civil violation 1. For purposes of this section, "eligible Class E crime" means any Class E crime, except a Class E or B. For which the defendant, if convicted, would be eligible for probation or subject to a mandatory driver's license suspension. 2. The attorney for the State may elect to charge a defendant alleged to have committed an eligible Class E crime with a civil violation instead of the eligible Class E crime unless the defendant was arrested and objects to the substitution of a civil violation charge. In deciding whether to make this election, the attorney for the State shall consider the severity of the defendant's conduct, the impact of the conduct on the victim, any prior convictions or adjudications entered against the defendant and any other factor relevant to whether a criminal or civil sanction will best accomplish the purposes of the general sentencing provisions in that particular case. 3. The determination by the attorney for the State under this section is not subject to judicial review. For a person who is charged with and adjudicated as having committed …
Sponsors
- Matthew Moonen (D, 117) · primary sponsor
- Anne Carney (D, 29)
- Elizabeth Caruso (R, 72)
- Rachel Henderson (R, 78)
- Amy Kuhn (D, 111)
- Adam Lee (D, 89)
- Jennifer Poirier (R, 70)
- David Sinclair (D, 50)
- Ross, Rachel Talbot (D, 28)
Latest actions
- : On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence.
- : On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT in concurrence
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : Reports ReadOn motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED. PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 603 Yeas 19 - Nays 15 - Excused 1 - Absent 0 Bill READ ONCE. Committee Amendment "A" (H-752) READ and ADOPTED. Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-752) in concurrence.
- : Reports READ.On motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.ROLL CALL NO. 539(Yeas 77 - Nays 70 - Absent 2 - Excused 2)The Bill was READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-752) was READ and ADOPTED.Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-752). Sent for concurrence. ORDERED
- : Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
- : The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY in concurrence
- : Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
Votes
- Senate RC #603: ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT (June 17, 2025): 19 yea, 15 nay, passed
- House RC #539: ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP (June 17, 2025): 77 yea, 70 nay, passed
Subjects: LIMITING FOR CIVIL VIOLATIONS, ARREST, Legislature, Senate, CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, Other
Common questions
- What is LD1189?
- LD1189 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): An Act to Allow an Attorney for the State to Determine Whether to Charge Certain Class E Crimes as Civil Violations.
- What does LD1189 do?
- In its own words: An Act to Allow an Attorney for the State to Determine Whether to Charge Certain Class E Crimes as Civil Violations.
- What is the status of LD1189?
- Signed into law as of July 7, 2025. Latest action: On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence. (June 25, 2025).
- Who sponsored LD1189?
- Matthew Moonen (D, 117), with 8 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for LD1189?
- On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1189&snum=132
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