25 §2954. Maine Drug Enforcement Agency Advisory Board
Title 25: INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Part 8: MAINE CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACADEMY
Chapter 353: MAINE DRUG ENFORCEMENT ACT OF 1992 HEADING: PL 1991, C. 837, PT. B, §9 (RPR)
§2954. Maine Drug Enforcement Agency Advisory Board
In order to develop, coordinate and carry out a statewide drug enforcement program and strategy, there is established the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency Advisory Board. The board consists of the Attorney General or a designee; the Chief of the State Police; a state law enforcement officer selected by the Governor with the advice of the Chief of the State Police; a district attorney selected by the Governor with the advice of the Maine Prosecutors Association; the United States Attorney for the District of Maine or a designee; 3 municipal police chiefs selected by the Governor with the advice of the Maine Chiefs of Police Association; a county sheriff selected by the Governor with the advice of the Maine Sheriffs' Association; the Commissioner of Corrections or a designee; and 2 citizens, one of whom has experience with drug treatment and education programs, appointed for 2-year terms by the Governor. [1993, c. 680, Pt. B, §2 (RPR).]
The board shall provide advice and consultation to the Commissioner of Public Safety for the drug law enforcement effort within the State. This effort must include the integration and coordination of investigative and prosecutorial functions in the State with respect to drug law enforcement. The board shall also make recommendations to the Legislature as it determines to be appropriate for the implementation of an effective drug law enforcement program. [1993, c. 680, Pt. B, §2 (RPR).]
The board, in addition to these responsibilities, shall provide advice to the commissioner regarding the integration of law enforcement officers from county, municipal and all state law enforcement agencies, into the agency. [1993, c. 680, Pt. B, §2 (RPR).]
SECTION HISTORY
1987, c. 411, §5 (NEW). 1987, c. 666, §6 (AMD). 1991, c. 837, §B12 (AMD). 1991, c. 841, §10 (AMD). 1993, c. 680, §B2 (RPR).