Maine Revised Statutes
Article 3: DUTIES
30-A §290. Investigators; appointments and removal

§290. Investigators; appointments and removal
The district attorney may appoint in one or more counties of the prosecutorial district, subject to the requirements of section 501, full-time or part-time investigators, whose duties are to enforce the criminal laws in the county.   [PL 2001, c. 686, Pt. C, §1 (NEW).]
1.  Qualifications for appointment.  To be eligible for appointment, an investigator must be a law enforcement officer who has met the requirements of Title 25, section 2804‑C and is certified as a full-time law enforcement officer.  
[PL 2001, c. 686, Pt. C, §1 (NEW).]
2.  Powers.  An investigator has the statutory powers of a deputy sheriff in the county in which the investigator is appointed. An investigator's powers may include those under sections 404 and 405.  
[PL 2001, c. 686, Pt. C, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2001, c. 686, §C1 (NEW).

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