Me. Stat. tit. 30-A § 1671

Current through 131st (2023-2024) Legislature Chapter 684
Section 1671 - Criminal justice planning committees
1.Establishment. Each county, or each county working jointly with another county or other counties or with the Department of Corrections, may establish a local criminal justice planning committee, referred to in this subchapter as "the committee."

[2007, c. 653, Pt. A, §17(AMD).]

2.Membership. Each committee is composed of representatives of various criminal justice stakeholder groups, including, but not limited to:
A. County commissioners; [2007, c. 377, §7(NEW).]
B. Judges; [2007, c. 377, §7(NEW).]
C. Prosecutors; [2007, c. 377, §7(NEW).]
D. Sheriffs; [2007, c. 377, §7(NEW).]
E. Jail administrators; [2007, c. 377, §7(NEW).]
F. Adult probation officers; [2007, c. 377, §7(NEW).]
G. State and municipal law enforcement officers; [2007, c. 377, §7(NEW).]
H. Defense attorneys; [2007, c. 377, §7(NEW).]
I. The courts; [2007, c. 377, §7(NEW).]
J. Victim advocates; and [2007, c. 377, §7(NEW).]
K. Members of the public. [2007, c. 377, §7(NEW).]

[2007, c. 377, §7(NEW).]

3.Duties. Each committee shall collaborate with each other and coordinate efforts to educate, update and increase the use of evidence-based community corrections practices at the local level. The duties of each committee include:
A. Developing and adopting a mission statement; [2023, c. 405, Pt. A, §113(AMD).]
B. Regularly assessing county correctional needs and determining what community correctional programs best meet those needs; and [2007, c. 653, Pt. A, §18(AMD).]
C. [2007, c. 653, Pt. A, §18(RP).]
D. [2007, c. 653, Pt. A, §18(RP).]
E. Monitoring and overseeing community corrections investments and programming, tracking outcomes and making necessary recommendations for change to ensure efficient and effective evidence-based community corrections programming. [2007, c. 377, §7(NEW).]

[2023, c. 405, Pt. A, §113(AMD).]

4.Reports.

[2007, c. 653, Pt. A, §19(RP).]

5.Collaboration.

[2007, c. 653, Pt. A, §20(RP).]

30-A M.R.S. § 1671

Amended by 2023SP1, c. 405,§ A-113, eff. 7/10/2023.
Amended by 2015, c. 329,§ A-18, eff. 7/12/2015.
2007, c. 377, § 7 (NEW) . 2007, c. 653, Pt. A, §§17-20 (AMD) .