{"data":{"id":"us-me/25-m.r.s.-2915-a","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"25 M.R.S. §2915-A","heading":"Sale of self-administered sexual assault forensic evidence collection kit prohibited","body":"1.  Definitions.  As used in this section, the following terms have the following meanings.\nA.  \"Person\" has the same meaning as in Title 5, section 206, subsection 2.\nB.  \"Self-administered sexual assault forensic evidence collection kit\" means materials advertised or marketed as a means for a person other than a licensed hospital or licensed health care practitioner to collect physical evidence of a sexual assault.\nC.  \"Sexual assault\" has the same meaning as in section 2915, subsection 3‑A.\n2.  Prohibition.  A person may not sell or offer for sale a self-administered sexual assault forensic evidence collection kit.\n3.  Admissibility.  This section does not affect the admissibility in a court proceeding of evidence collected using a self-administered sexual assault forensic evidence collection kit.\n4.  Violation.  There is a rebuttable presumption that a violation of this section is a violation of the Maine Unfair Trade Practices Act.","path":["TITLE 25: INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY","PART 8: MAINE CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACADEMY","CHAPTER 351: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/25/title25sec2915-A.html","current_through":"January 1, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:34Z","sha256":"7cb920722cbd17e319d2b5de5ed8f18582ad49c7c46837f09ea09fac5169b28e","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/25-m.r.s.-2915","next":"us-me/25-m.r.s.-2916"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}