The primary responsibilities and powers of advisory boards and boards with minimal authority include the responsibility and authority to advise state agencies, review policies and procedures, conduct studies, evaluate programs and make recommendations to the state agencies, the Legislature or the Governor. [1987, c. 786, §5(NEW).]
This classification includes the following. [1987, c. 786, §5(NEW).]
FIELD | NAME OF ORGANIZATION | RATE OF COMPENSATION | STATUTORY REFERENCE |
[1991, c. 622, Pt. S, §9(RP).]
Agriculture | Maine Arborist Advisory Council | Expenses Only | 7 MRSA § 2191 |
[2001, c. 299, §1(NEW).]
[2011, c. 344, §4(RP).]
[1993, c. 251, Pt. A, §1(RP).]
[1993, c. 251, Pt. B, §1(RP).]
[1995, c. 532, §2(RP); 1995, c. 693, §2(RP).]
Agriculture | Animal Welfare Advisory Council | Expenses Only | 7 MRSA § 3906-C |
[2001, c. 399, §1(AMD).]
[2005, c. 155, §2(RP); 2005, c. 294, §6(RP).]
[2005, c. 294, §7(RP).]
[2021, c. 36, §5(RP).]
Agriculture | Advisory Committee on the Fund To Address PFAS Contamination | Expenses and Legislative Per Diem | 7 MRSA § 320-L |
[2023, c. 212, §1(AMD).]
[1991, c. 622, Pt. J, §18(RP); 1991, c. 622, Pt. J, §25(AFF).]
[2007, c. 395, §18(RP).]
Conservation | Snowmobile Trail Fund Advisory Council | Expenses for Nonsalaried or Nonpaid Public Members Only | 12 MRSA § 1893-B |
[2003, c. 260, §1(NEW).]
[2015, c. 491, §3(RP).]
Conservation | Allagash Wilderness Waterway Advisory Council | Expenses/Legislative per diem | 12 MRSA § 1890-A |
[2007, c. 695, Pt. A, §8(AMD).]
[1993, c. 225, §1(RP).]
[2011, c. 344, §5(RP).]
[2021, c. 36, §6(RP).]
Corrections | Sex Offender Management and Risk Assessment Advisory Commission | Not Authorized | 34-A MRSA § 11401 |
[2015, c. 86, §1(NEW).]
Corrections | Board of Visitors (For each institution under the department) | Expenses Only | 34-A MRSA § 3001-A |
[2005, c. 683, Pt. A, §9(AMD).]
Culture | State Poet Laureate Advisory Selection Committee | Not Authorized | 27 MRSA § 421 |
[1999, c. 217, §1(AMD).]
[2015, c. 494, Pt. A, §3(RP).]
Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management | Maine Veterans' Memorial Cemetery System Care Fund Advisory Board | Expenses Only | 37-B MRSA § 512-A |
[2013, c. 569, §1(NEW).]
Culture | Maine Library Advisory Council | Not Authorized | 27 MRSA § 114-A |
[2019, c. 150, §1(NEW).]
[1993, c. 359, Pt. A, §1(RP).]
[1993, c. 359, Pt. B, §1(RP).]
[2003, c. 643, §3(RP).]
[1999, c. 556, §5(RP).]
[1999, c. 668, §30(RP).]
[2001, c. 481, §1(RP).]
[2007, c. 395, §19(RP).]
Economic Development | Maine Innovation Economy Advisory Board | Not Authorized | 10 MRSA § 949 |
[2007, c. 420, §2(NEW).]
[2011, c. 344, §6(RP).]
Economic Development | Maine Workforce, Research, Development and Student Achievement Institute | Not Authorized | 5 MRSA § 13120-T |
[2021, c. 450, §1(NEW).]
Economic Development | Development Ready Advisory Committee | Expenses Only | 30-A MRSA § 5161 |
[2021, c. 664, §2(NEW).]
Economic Development | Office of New Americans Advisory Council | Compensation and Expenses as set by the Office of New Americans | 5 MRSA §3111 |
Economic | Social Equity Program Advisory | Not Authorized | 5 MRSA |
Development | Committee | §13302 |
[1993, c. 252, Pt. A, §1(RP).]
[2001, c. 352, §2(RP).]
[2019, c. 102, §1(RP).]
Education | Archives Advisory Board | Expenses Only | 5 MRSA § 96 |
[1987, c. 786, §5(NEW).]
[1993, c. 252, Pt. B, §1(RP).]
[1989, c. 932, §2(RP).]
[2011, c. 344, §7(RP); 2011, c. 348, §1(RP).]
[2001, c. 519, §4(RP).]
[1995, c. 560, Pt. F, §6(RP).]
[1993, c. 252, Pt. C, §1(RP).]
Education | Advisory Committee on School Psychologists | Expenses Only | 20-A MRSA § 13022 |
[2021, c. 398, Pt. NNN, §1(AMD).]
[2021, c. 560, §3(RP).]
Education: Higher Education | Higher Education Interpersonal Violence Advisory Commission | Expenses Only | 20-A MRSA § 12984 |
[2021, c. 733, §1(NEW).]
[1989, c. 700, Pt. B, §4(RP).]
[2011, c. 344, §8(RP).]
[1989, c. 700, Pt. B, §4(RP).]
[1995, c. 676, §2(RP); 1995, c. 676, §13(AFF).]
[1997, c. 752, §4(RP).]
[1993, c. 252, Pt. D, §1(RP).]
Education, Truants and Dropouts | Advisory Committee | Expenses Only | 20-A MRSA § 5152 |
[1987, c. 786, §5(NEW).]
[1993, c. 252, Pt. E, §1(RP).]
[2001, c. 417, §1(RP).]
Education: Financial Aid | Advisory Committee on Education Savings | Not Authorized | 20-A MRSA § 11484 |
[2017, c. 474, Pt. F, §1(AMD).]
[2013, c. 533, §8(RP).]
Education | Maine Historical Records Advisory Board | Not Authorized | 5 MRSA § 98 |
[2001, c. 704, §4(NEW).]
[2009, c. 369, Pt. A, §6(RP).]
Education: Financial Aid | Advisory Committee on Family Development Accounts | Expenses for members representing account holders; not authorized for all other members | 20-A MRSA § 10985 |
[2019, c. 239, §1(NEW).]
Education: Financial Aid | Maine Health Care Provider Loan Repayment Program Advisory Committee | Not Authorized | 20-A MRSA § 12955 |
[2021, c. 346, §1(NEW).]
[1999, c. 668, §31(RP).]
[1989, c. 501, Pt. DD, §15(RP); 1989, c. 503, Pt. A, §24(RP).]
[1999, c. 668, §32(RP).]
[2009, c. 372, Pt. A, §5(RP); 2009, c. 372, Pt. A, §10(AFF).]
[1991, c. 528, Pt. G, §1(RP); 1991, c. 528, Pt. RRR(AFF); 1991, c. 591, Pt. G, §1(RP).]
[1995, c. 465, Pt. A, §6(RP); 1995, c. 465, Pt. C, §2(AFF).]
[1993, c. 226, Pt. A, §1(NEW).]
[2021, c. 36, §7(RP).]
[1995, c. 345, §4(NEW); MRSA T. 5 § 12004-I, sub-§ 22-C (RP).]
Environment: Natural Resources | Advisory Board for the Licensing of Guides | $50/Day | 12 MRSA § 10153 |
[2003, c. 414, Pt. B, §6(AMD); 2003, c. 614, §9(AFF).]
Environment: Natural Resources | Advisory Board for the Licensing of Taxidermists | $50/Day | 12 MRSA § 10155 |
[2003, c. 414, Pt. B, §7(AMD); 2003, c. 614, §9(AFF).]
Environment: Natural Resources | Advisory Board for the Licensing of Whitewater Guides | $50/Day | 12 MRSA § 10156 |
[2003, c. 414, Pt. B, §8(AMD); 2003, c. 614, §9(AFF).]
[2009, c. 652, Pt. A, §3(RP).]
[2007, c. 466, Pt. A, §22(RP).]
[2015, c. 319, §2(RP).]
[1993, c. 226, Pt. C, §1(RP); 1993, c. 226, Pt. C, §4(AFF).]
[1993, c. 664, §2(RP).]
[2011, c. 344, §9(RP).]
[2011, c. 655, Pt. EE, §5(RP); 2011, c. 655, Pt. EE, §30(AFF).]
Environment: Natural Resources | Maine Climate Council, Scientific and Technical Subcommittee and Working Groups | Legislative Per Diem and Expenses for Legislators/Expenses Only for Certain Members | 38 MRSA § 577-A |
[2019, c. 476, §1(NEW).]
Finance | Advisory Council on Tax-deferred Arrangements | Expenses Only | 5 MRSA § 884 |
[1997, c. 204, §8(AMD).]
Finance | Board of Emergency Municipal Finance | Expenses Only | 30-A MRSA § 6101 |
[1989, c. 503, Pt. A, §28(NEW).]
[2019, c. 239, §2(RP).]
[1993, c. 359, Pt. C, §1(RP).]
[1991, c. 622, Pt. S, §10(RP).]
[1995, c. 309, §4(RP); 1995, c. 309, §29(AFF).]
[1995, c. 402, Pt. C, §3(RP).]
[1991, c. 830, §1(RP).]
Finance | Consensus Economic Forecasting Commission | Not Authorized | 5 MRSA § 1710 |
[1995, c. 368, Pt. J, §2(NEW).]
[2007, c. 395, §20(RP).]
[2015, c. 491, §4(RP).]
[1991, c. 622, Pt. S, §11(RP).]
Health Care | Maine Quality Forum Advisory Council | Expenses Only | 24-A MRSA § 6952 |
[2003, c. 469, Pt. A, §4(NEW).]
Health Care: Data | Maine Health Data Organization Health Information Advisory Committee | Expenses Only | 22 MRSA § 8718 |
[2021, c. 423, Pt. A, §1(NEW).]
[1993, c. 359, Pt. D, §1(RP).]
[2011, c. 90, Pt. J, §1(RP).]
Health Care | Advisory Council on Affordable Health Care | Expenses Only | 5 MRSA § 3123 |
[2021, c. 459, §4(NEW).]
Housing | Passamaquoddy Indian Housing Authority - Indian Township | Not Authorized | 30-A MRSA § 4995 |
[2009, c. 415, Pt. B, §3(AMD).]
Housing | Passamaquoddy Indian Housing Authority - Pleasant Point | Not Authorized | 30-A MRSA § 4995 |
[2009, c. 415, Pt. B, §4(AMD).]
Housing | Penobscot Tribal Reservation Housing Authority | Not Authorized | 30-A MRSA § 4995 |
[2009, c. 415, Pt. B, §5(AMD).]
[1993, c. 360, Pt. B, §1(RP).]
[1993, c. 410, Pt. FFF, §1(RP).]
[2019, c. 450, §1(RP).]
[1997, c. 530, Pt. A, §1(RP).]
[1995, c. 233, Pt. B, §1(RP).]
[2001, c. 574, §1(RP).]
Human Services | Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Advisory Council | Not Authorized | 22 MRSA § 3789-D |
[1997, c. 530, Pt. A, §2(NEW).]
Human Services | Tobacco Prevention and Control Advisory Council | Expenses/Legislative Per Diem for Nonsalaried Employee Members | 22 MRSA § 272 |
[1997, c. 560, Pt. D, §1(NEW).]
Human Services | Organ Donation Advisory Council | Not Authorized | 29-A MRSA § 1402-B |
[2011, c. 168, §1(NEW).]
Human Services | MaineCare Rate Reform Expert Technical Advisory Panel | Not Authorized | 22 MRSA § 3173-J, sub-§ 5 |
[2021, c. 639, §1(NEW).]
[1991, c. 622, Pt. S, §11(RP).]
[2001, c. 352, §3(RP).]
[1999, c. 668, §33(RP).]
[2003, c. 469, Pt. C, §1(RP); 2003, c. 510, Pt. A, §3(RP).]
Human Services | Maine Telehealth and Telemonitoring Advisory Group | Not Authorized | 22 MRSA § 3173-I |
[2017, c. 307, §1(NEW).]
[1993, c. 410, Pt. LL, §3(RP).]
[1995, c. 560, Pt. F, §7(RP).]
[1993, c. 708, Pt. E, §2(RP).]
[1993, c. 360, Pt. D, §1(RP).]
Human Services | Maine HIV Advisory Committee | Expenses Only | 5 MRSA § 19202 |
[1993, c. 384, §1(AMD).]
[1991, c. 622, Pt. S, §12(RP).]
[1991, c. 622, Pt. S, §13(RP).]
[1991, c. 622, Pt. S, §13(RP).]
[1995, c. 653, Pt. B, §2(RP); 1995, c. 653, Pt. B, §8(AFF).]
[1995, c. 653, Pt. B, §3(RP); 1995, c. 653, Pt. B, §8(AFF).]
[1995, c. 653, Pt. B, §3(RP); 1995, c. 653, Pt. B, §8(AFF).]
[1995, c. 653, Pt. B, §3(RP); 1995, c. 653, Pt. B, §8(AFF).]
[2007, c. 87, §1(RP).]
[1999, c. 668, §34(RP).]
Human Services: Public Health | Maine Public Drinking Water Commission | Expenses Only | 22 MRSA § 2660-C |
[1995, c. 462, Pt. A, §10(NEW).]
[2003, c. 465, §1(RP).]
[2007, c. 395, §21(RP).]
[2009, c. 369, Pt. A, §8(RP).]
Human Services | Acquired Brain Injury Advisory Council | Expenses Only | 34-B MRSA § 19001 |
[2007, c. 239, §1(NEW).]
[2013, c. 533, §9(RP).]
Human Services | Palliative Care and Quality of Life Interdisciplinary Advisory Council | Expenses Only | 22 MRSA § 1726 |
[2015, c. 203, §1(NEW).]
[1999, c. 174, §1(RP).]
Human Services: Public Health | Rare Disease Advisory Council | Expenses Only | 22 MRSA § 1700-B |
[2021, c. 740, §1(NEW).]
[1993, c. 360, Pt. E, §2(RP).]
Human Services: Hospices | Maine Hospice Council | Expenses Only | 22 MRSA § 8611 |
[1989, c. 596, Pt. F, §1(NEW).]
[2015, c. 30, §1(RP).]
Inland Fisheries and Wildlife | Landowners and Land Users Relations Advisory Board | Not Authorized | 12 MRSA § 10157 |
[2023, c. 405, Pt. A, §14(AMD).]
[1991, c. 701, §1(RP).]
[2005, c. 294, §8(RP).]
[1997, c. 134, §8(RP).]
Judiciary: Criminal Law | Criminal Law Advisory Commission | Expenses Only | 17-A MRSA § 1351 |
[1987, c. 786, §5(NEW).]
Judiciary: Family Law | Family Law Advisory Commission | None Authorized | 19-A MRSA § 351 |
[1995, c. 694, Pt. D, §5(NEW); 1995, c. 694, Pt. E, §2(AFF).]
[2005, c. 294, §9(RP).]
[2001, c. 352, §4(RP).]
Labor | New Ventures Maine Advisory Council | Not Authorized | 20-A MRSA § 10924 |
[2013, c. 368, Pt. AAAA, §1(AMD); 2017, c. 284, Pt. Q, §2(REV).]
[1999, c. 58, §1(RP).]
[2009, c. 174, §2(RP).]
[2015, c. 491, §5(RP).]
Labor | Maine Apprenticeship Council | Expenses Only | 26 MRSA § 3209 |
[2011, c. 491, §8(NEW).]
Labor | Essential Support Workforce Advisory Committee | Not Authorized | 26 MRSA § 3802 |
[RR 2021, c. 2, Pt. A, §7(COR).]
Labor | Paid Family and Medical Leave Benefits Authority | Expenses Only | 26 MRSA § 850-O |
[2023, c. 412, Pt. AAA, §2(NEW).]
[1989, c. 304, §1(RP).]
[1995, c. 148, §11(RP).]
[1989, c. 878, Pt. A, §17(RP).]
[1995, c. 233, Pt. C, §1(RP).]
Marine Resources: Zones | Lobster Management Policy Councils | Expenses Only | 12 MRSA § 6447 |
[1995, c. 468, §1(NEW).]
Marine Resources: Zones | Sea Urchin Zone Council | Expenses Only | 12 MRSA § 6749-X |
[2001, c. 327, §1(AMD).]
Marine Resources | Aquaculture Advisory Council | Expenses Only | 12 MRSA § 6080 |
[2019, c. 225, §1(AMD).]
[2009, c. 369, Pt. A, §9(RP).]
Marine Resources | Commercial Fishing Safety Council | Expenses only | 12 MRSA § 6034 |
[2007, c. 34, §1(AMD).]
Marine Resources | Scallop Advisory Council | Expenses Only | 12 MRSA § 6729-B |
[2003, c. 319, §1(NEW).]
Marine Resources | Shellfish Advisory Council | Expenses Only | 12 MRSA § 6038 |
[2007, c. 606, Pt. A, §1(NEW).]
Marine Resources | Seaweed Fisheries Advisory Council | Expenses Only | 12 MRSA § 6087 |
[2017, c. 52, §1(NEW).]
Marine Resources: Industry | Lobster Advisory Council | Expenses Only | 12 MRSA § 6462-A |
[2001, c. 93, §1(AMD).]
[1999, c. 668, §35(RP).]
[1999, c. 668, §35(RP).]
[1999, c. 668, §35(RP).]
[1999, c. 668, §36(RP).]
[1999, c. 668, §37(RP).]
[1993, c. 360, Pt. G, §1(RP).]
[1999, c. 668, §38(RP); 1999, c. 731, Pt. L, §1(RP).]
[1999, c. 668, §38(RP); 1999, c. 731, Pt. L, §1(RP).]
[1987, c. 887, §2(RP).]
[1995, c. 395, Pt. G, §5(RP); 1995, c. 395, Pt. G, §20(AFF).]
Mental Health | Consumer Council System of Maine | Expenses and Legislative Per Diem | 34-B MRSA § 3611 |
[2007, c. 592, §1(NEW).]
[2007, c. 356, §2(RP); 2007, c. 695, Pt. D, §3(AFF).]
[1987, c. 887, §2(RP).]
[1999, c. 668, §39(RP).]
[1993, c. 48, §1(RP).]
[1999, c. 668, §40(RP).]
Mental Health and Intellectual Disability | Maine Developmental Disabilities Council | Expenses Only | 34-B MRSA § 17001 |
[2011, c. 542, Pt. A, §4(AMD).]
[1993, c. 360, Pt. I, §1(RP).]
[1991, c. 622, Pt. S, §13(RP).]
Natural Resources | State Conservation District Advisory Council | Expenses Only | 12 MRSA § 51-A |
[1995, c. 532, §3(NEW).]
[2011, c. 655, Pt. EE, §6(RP); 2011, c. 655, Pt. EE, §30(AFF).]
Natural Resources | Water Resources Planning Committee | Not Authorized | 5 MRSA § 6401 |
[2019, c. 67, §2(NEW).]
[1993, c. 438, §1(RP).]
[2007, c. 651, §1(RP).]
Occupations: Insurance | Continuing Education Advisory Committee | Expenses Only | 24-A MRSA § 1481 |
[1997, c. 457, §1(AMD); 1997, c. 457, §55(AFF).]
[1997, c. 457, §2(RP); 1997, c. 457, §55(AFF).]
[1991, c. 622, Pt. S, §15(RP).]
[1999, c. 127, Pt. A, §9(RP).]
[1999, c. 127, Pt. A, §10(RP).]
[2005, c. 294, §10(RP).]
[1999, c. 668, §41(RP).]
[2019, c. 501, §4(RP).]
[1991, c. 662, Pt. S, §16(RP).]
Probate and Trust Law | Probate and Trust Law Advisory Commission | Not Authorized | 18-C MRSA § 1-801 |
[2017, c. 402, Pt. C, §13(AMD); 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14(AFF).]
[1993, c. 360, Pt. J, §1(RP).]
Public Safety | E-9-1-1 Council | Expenses Only | 25 MRSA § 2925 |
[1993, c. 566, §1(AMD).]
74-A-1. Public Utilities
[2005, c. 605, §4(RP).]
[1993, c. 361, Pt. A, §2(RP).]
Public Safety | Maine Commission on Domestic and Sexual Abuse | Expenses Only | 19-A MRSA § 4115 |
[2021, c. 647, Pt. A, §1(AMD); 2021, c. 647, Pt. B, §65(AFF).]
[2013, c. 19, §1(RP).]
[2013, c. 533, §10(RP).]
[2013, c. 588, Pt. A, §6(RP).]
[2015, c. 86, §2(RP).]
Public Safety | Polygraph Examiners Advisory Board | Not Authorized | 32 MRSA § 7371 |
[2013, c. 316, §1(NEW); 2013, c. 316, §5(AFF).]
Public Safety | State Trauma Prevention and Control Advisory Committee | Not Authorized | 32 MRSA § 87-A |
[2015, c. 30, §2(NEW).]
[2021, c. 436, §1(RP).]
Public Safety | Deadly Force Review Panel | Not Authorized | 5 MRSA § 200-K |
[2019, c. 435, §2(NEW); RR 2019, c. 1, Pt. A, §7(RAL).]
Public Safety | Retired County and Municipal Law Enforcement Officers and Municipal Firefighters Health Insurance Program Advisory Committee | Not Authorized | 5 MRSA § 286-N |
[2019, c. 446, §6(NEW); RR 2019, c. 1, Pt. A, §8(RAL).]
State Government | Capitol Planning Commission | Expenses Only | 5 MRSA § 298 |
[1987, c. 786, §5(NEW).]
State Government | State House and Capitol Park Commission | Expenses Only | 3 MRSA § 901-A |
[1989, c. 410, §20(NEW).]
State Government | Blaine House Commission | Not Authorized | 5 MRSA § 322 |
[1993, c. 590, §2(NEW).]
[2009, c. 30, §1(RP).]
[1993, c. 361, Pt. B, §3(RP).]
[1991, c. 622, Pt. S, §17(RP).]
[1999, c. 668, §42(RP).]
[1993, c. 92, §11(RP).]
State Retirement System | Participating Local District Advisory Committee | Not Authorized | 5 MRSA § 18802-A |
[RR 2017, c. 2, §2(COR).]
[1993, c. 361, Pt. C, §4(RP).]
Trade | Citizen Trade Policy Commission | Legislative Per Diem and Expenses for Legislators/ Expenses Only for Other Members | 10 MRSA § 11 |
[2003, c. 699, §1(NEW).]
[1989, c. 503, Pt. A, §36(RP).]
[1999, c. 470, §1(RP).]
Transportation: Motor Vehicles | Maine Aeronautical Advisory Board | Not Authorized | 6 MRSA § 302 |
[1987, c. 786, §5(NEW).]
Transportation: Ferry Service | Maine State Ferry Advisory Board | Expenses Only | 23 MRSA § 4301 |
[1997, c. 643, Pt. QQ, §1(AMD).]
Transportation: Public Transit | Public Transit Advisory Council | Not Authorized | 23 MRSA § 4209-A |
[2015, c. 182, §1(NEW).]
[1999, c. 668, §43(RP).]
Transportation: Roads | Maine Abandoned and Discontinued Roads Commission | Expenses Only | 23 MRSA § 3036 |
[2021, c. 743, §1(NEW).]
Transportation: Motor Vehicles | Medical Advisory Board (Licensing of Drivers) | Expenses Only | 29-A MRSA § 1258 |
[1995, c. 65, Pt. A, §10(AMD); 1995, c. 65, Pt. A, §153(AFF); 1995, c. 65, Pt. C, §15(AFF).]
[2011, c. 344, §11(RP).]
[1993, c. 420, §1(RP).]
[2015, c. 284, §1(RP).]
[2011, c. 344, §12(RP).]
[2011, c. 563, §1(RP).]
Video and Film | Maine State Film Commission | Expenses Only | 5 MRSA § 13090-H |
[RR 1995, c. 2, §10(COR).]
Women | Permanent Commission on the Status of Women | Not Authorized | 5 MRSA § 7029 |
[2009, c. 191, §2(NEW).]
[1991, c. 885, Pt. A, §6(RP); 1991, c. 885, Pt. A, §§9-11(AFF).]
[1991, c. 885, Pt. A, §6(RP); 1991, c. 885, Pt. A, §§9-11(AMD).]
Emergency Management | Homeland Security Advisory Council | Not Authorized | 37-B MRSA § 708 |
[RR 2009, c. 1, §7(COR).]
[2011, c. 79, §1(RP).]
Public Advocate | Electric Ratepayer Advisory Council | Not Authorized | 35-A MRSA § 1714 |
[2021, c. 623, §1(NEW).]
Attorney General | Maine Recovery Council | Expenses Only | 5 MRSA § 203-C |
[2021, c. 661, §4(NEW); RR 2021, c. 2, Pt. A, §8(RAL).]
5 M.R.S. § 12004-I