Maine

Number of Registered Sex Offenders: 1,553

Latest Events

Recent Action: October 2005, public concern exists over repeat offenders, legislation to be proposed in January session to address the problem

Statutes

Sex Offender Registration
Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. Tit. 34-A, § 11202 et seq.
Me. Rev. Stat. Chapter 15 § 11201 et seq.

Community Notification of Sexual Offenders
34-A M.R.S. § 11255

Sexual Offenses Against Children and Penalties
Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. Tit. 17A, § 253 et seq.

Crimes Involving the Prostitution of Children
Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 17-A, § 852, § 855

Regulations

Registration: Adults and juveniles convicted as adults; 2 tiers; within 10 days of release or conditional release or at sentencing; consideration of foreign convictions not specified; notification of changes: 5 days, incoming and outgoing also

Notification: active; mandatory; no specified time frame; applicable to adults and juveniles convicted as adults sentences as sex offenders or sexually violent predators after June 30, 1992

Risk Designation: no specified tiers; a risk assessment instrument is applied to determine if the offender's status should be notified to the community

Tracking: verification of registry info 90 days or annually; duration of registration 10 years or life; FBI notified

Penalties: First and second offense, Class D Crime (less than 1 year); subsequent offenses, Class C Crime (up to 5 years)

Resources

Website of Registry: http://www.informe.org/sor/
Relevant State Entity: Maine State Police