Maine Revised Statutes

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 30-A, § 2672 (2026)

Special police officers

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Special police officers of limited jurisdiction may be appointed for a term of not more than one year and as provided in section 2671, subsection 1. These officers have all the powers of a police officer, except as specifically provided by charter, ordinance or the certificate of appointment.   [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1987, c. 737, §§A2,C106 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 104, §§C8,10 (AMD).
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1995–1995 · leading case: Chase v. City of Portland, 658 A.2d 661 (Me. 1995).
Chase v. City of Portland, 658 A.2d 661 (Me. 1995). · cites it 3× “135, § 1 (recodified as amended at 30-A M.R.S.A. § 2672 (Pamph. 1994)). The Department positions were not “subject to [the] public advertisement, formal hiring lists, and written and oral examinations” that the police department positions were.”
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