Maine Revised Statutes
Chapter 9: ATTORNEY GENERAL
5 §200-J. Cold case homicide unit

§200-J. Cold case homicide unit
The Attorney General in collaboration with the Commissioner of Public Safety shall establish a cold case homicide unit within the Department of the Attorney General to work exclusively on unsolved murders in the State. The unit must consist of personnel from the Department of the Attorney General and the Department of Public Safety, Bureau of State Police and must include at a minimum one attorney from the Department of the Attorney General, 2 detectives from the Bureau of State Police and one employee of the bureau's crime laboratory. The Attorney General shall adopt rules for the operation of the unit. Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules as defined in chapter 375, subchapter 2‑A.   [PL 2013, c. 585, §1 (NEW); PL 2013, c. 585, §4 (AFF); PL 2015, c. 267, Pt. D, §1 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2013, c. 585, §1 (NEW). PL 2013, c. 585, §4 (AFF). PL 2015, c. 267, Pt. D, §1 (AFF).

Structure Maine Revised Statutes

Maine Revised Statutes

TITLE 5: ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AND SERVICES

Part 1: STATE DEPARTMENTS

Chapter 9: ATTORNEY GENERAL

5 §191. Duties; salary; fees; full time

5 §191-A. Transition period

5 §191-B. Qualification

5 §192. Prosecution of all claims for State

5 §193. Prosecution of intruders

5 §194. Public charities

5 §194-A. Nonprofit hospital and medical service organizations

5 §194-B. Definitions

5 §194-C. Notice and approval for conversion transaction

5 §194-D. Conversion transactions less than $50,000

5 §194-E. Attorney General approval without court review

5 §194-F. Court approval

5 §194-G. Review criteria

5 §194-H. Distribution of proceeds

5 §194-I. Intervention in court proceeding

5 §194-J. Attorney General authority

5 §194-K. Penalties

5 §195. Opinions on questions of law

5 §196. Deputies and assistants; appointment and duties

5 §197. State criminal inspectors; clerks; office expenses

5 §198. Additional assistant attorneys general, clerks or attorneys may be paid from moneys collected by department

5 §199. Consultation with, and advice to, district attorneys

5 §200. Attendance at law court and instruction of county attorneys (REPEALED)

5 §200-A. Criminal division

5 §200-B. Authority of Attorney General to request utility records

5 §200-C. State Fraud Division

5 §200-D. Complaints and investigative records confidential (REPEALED)

5 §200-E. Medical records furnished to prosecutor in certain cases

5 §200-F. Telephone communication by kidnappers

5 §200-G. Strip searches and body cavity searches

5 §200-H. Maine Elder Death Analysis Review Team

5 §200-I. Public Access Division; Public Access Ombudsman

5 §200-J. Cold case homicide unit

5 §200-K. Deadly Force Review Panel

5 §200-L. Attorney General procedures and programs to eliminate profiling (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 5, SECTION 200-K)

5 §200-M. Accidental Drug Overdose Death Review Panel

5 §201. Attendance of witnesses; recognizances

5 §202. Employment of detectives

5 §203. Appropriations

5 §203-A. Accounts established due to court orders or other settlements

5 §203-B. Funds received pursuant to court orders or other settlements of opioid crisis litigation

5 §203-C. Maine Recovery Council

5 §204. Biennial reports (REPEALED)

5 §204-A. Annual report

5 §205. Fees from prosecutors forbidden