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ME LD412
Bill
Status
5/27/2025
Primary Sponsor
Eleanor Sato
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AI Summary
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Prohibits the sale or offering for sale of self-administered sexual assault forensic evidence collection kits in Maine
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Defines covered kits as materials marketed for collecting physical evidence of sexual assault by someone other than a licensed hospital or licensed health care practitioner
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Evidence collected using these kits remains admissible in court proceedings despite the sales prohibition
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Violations create a rebuttable presumption of violating the Maine Unfair Trade Practices Act
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Signed into law as Public Law Chapter 138 on May 29, 2025
Legislative Description
An Act to Prohibit the Sale of Self-administered Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Collection Kits
Evidence
Last Action
PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
5/27/2025