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Maine Revised Statutes, Title 25, § 2242: Definitions, 2025

This section defines key terms used in the chapter, including court, dangerous weapon, extreme risk protection order, family or household member, law enforcement agency, law enforcement officer, petition, petitioner, and…

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Jurisdiction: United States — Maine
Structure: 1 provisions
Official identity: Year 2025
Dates: Enacted 2025 · Source version 1 Oct 2025

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As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [IB 2025, c. 1, §6 (NEW).] 1. Court. "Court" means a District Court in this State. [IB 2025, c. 1, §6 (NEW).] 2. Dangerous weapon. "Dangerous weapon" has the same meaning as in Title 17‑A, section 2, subsection 9, paragraph C, including a firearm as defined in Title 17‑A, section 2, subsection 12‑A. [IB 2025, c. 1, §6 (NEW).] 3. Extreme risk protection order. "Extreme risk protection order" means a written order issued pursuant to this chapter that prohibits and enjoins an individual from purchasing, possessing or receiving a dangerous weapon or having or attempting to have custody or control of a dangerous weapon. [IB 2025, c. 1, §6 (NEW).] 4. Family or household member. "Family or household member" means a spouse or domestic partner of the respondent, a former spouse or former domestic partner of the respondent, an individual presently or formerly living with the respondent as a spouse of the respondent, a parent of a child of the respondent, an adult sibling of the respondent, an adult child of the respondent, a parent of the respondent or an adult presently living with the respondent. [IB 2025, c. 1, §6 (NEW).] 5. Law enforcement agency. "Law enforcement agency" means a state, county, tribal, municipal or University of Maine System law enforcement agency. "Law enforcement agency" does not include a federal law enforcement agency. [IB 2025, c. 1, §6 (NEW).] 6. Law enforcement officer. "Law enforcement officer" has the same meaning as in section 2801‑A, subsection 5. "Law enforcement officer" does not include a federal law enforcement officer. [IB 2025, c. 1, §6 (NEW).] 7. Petition. "Petition" means a petition for an extreme risk protection order filed pursuant to this chapter. [IB 2025, c. 1, §6 (NEW).] 8. Petitioner. "Petitioner" means a family or household member, a law enforcement agency or a law enforcement officer who files a petition for an extreme risk protection order pursuant to this chapter. [IB 2025, c. 1, §6 (NEW).] 9. Respondent. "Respondent" means an individual named in a petition for an extreme risk protection order filed pursuant to this chapter whose purchase, possession, receipt, custody or control of a dangerous weapon the petitioner seeks to restrain. [IB 2025, c. 1, §6 (NEW).]

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