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131st MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2023
Legislative Document No. 747S.P. 305 In Senate, February 16, 2023
An Act to Require the Probate Court to Report Name Changes to
the State Bureau of Identification
(AFTER DEADLINE)
(EMERGENCY)
Submitted by the Department of Public Safety and approved for introduction by a majority
of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 205.
Reference to the Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator BAILEY of York. Page 1 - 131LR0664(01)1 acts and resolves of the Legislature do not
2 become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and
3 ensuring that the timely and accurate reporting of all name changes to the
4 Department of Public Safety, Bureau of State Police, State Bureau of Identification is
5 essential to the operations of the State Bureau of Identification; and
6 in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within
7 the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as
8 immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now,
9 therefore,
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11 is enacted to read:
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13 section to the Department of Public Safety, Bureau of State Police, State Bureau of
14 Identification by providing the person's former name, new name and date of birth and, if
15 known to the court, a number associated with the person's criminal history record
16 information, as defined in Title 16, section 703, or other number assigned by the State
17 Bureau of Identification.
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19 takes effect when approved.
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21 This bill requires the Probate Court to report by electronic means all name changes to
22 the Department of Public Safety, Bureau of State Police, State Bureau of Identification.
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