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ME LD1288

Bill

Status

Failed

5/28/2025

Primary Sponsor

David Haggan

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Origin

Senate

132nd Legislature

AI Summary

  • Expands the definition of "traffick" to include possessing 2 grams or more of heroin or fentanyl powder, or 90 or more individual bags, folds, or containers of either substance

  • Expands the definition of "furnish" to include possessing 200 milligrams to 2 grams of heroin or fentanyl powder, or 45-89 individual bags, folds, or containers of either substance

  • Adds cocaine base (crack cocaine) thresholds to existing cocaine trafficking laws: 4 grams triggers trafficking inference, 32 grams constitutes aggravated trafficking (Class A crime), and 2 grams triggers furnishing inference

  • Removes heroin and fentanyl from the permissible inference provisions under Maine Rules of Evidence, Rule 303, replacing inference-based prosecution with direct quantity-based definitions of trafficking and furnishing

  • Defines "fold" as a folded piece of tin, aluminum foil, or other material used to contain powdered drugs for packaging purposes

Legislative Description

An Act to Amend Certain Provisions of Maine's Drug Laws Regarding Heroin, Fentanyl and Cocaine

Crimes

Last Action

Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)

5/28/2025

Committee Referrals

Criminal Justice And Public Safety3/25/2025

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