{"data":{"id":"us-me/30-a-m.r.s.-3520","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"30-A M.R.S. §3520","heading":"Protection of transit employees","body":"1.  Posting of signs.  A transit district shall post signs in conspicuous places in all transit district facilities accessible to the public, including a building, terminal, kiosk, shelter or passenger rail, ferry, bus, bicycle or pedestrian facility, informing the public of the penalties for assaulting a transit employee.\n2.  De-escalation training.  All employees of a transit district must receive de-escalation training upon commencement of employment with the transit district and at least once annually thereafter. The transit district shall jointly approve the de-escalation training curriculum with the labor organization representing a plurality of the employees of the transit district, except that if the transit district is party to a joint labor‑management safety committee, the committee shall approve the curriculum. For purposes of this subsection, \"de-escalation\" means the reduction of violent or disruptive behavior and resolution and minimization of conflict through verbal engagement and calming techniques.","path":["TITLE 30-A: MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES","PART 2: MUNICIPALITIES","CHAPTER 163: TRANSPORTATION"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/30-A/title30-Asec3520.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:36Z","sha256":"4a7d1024ad3341e09a46ddaec1fb2a1ed4667e6174a535f526bffa1d0ec23aad","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/30-a-m.r.s.-3519","next":"us-me/30-a-m.r.s.-3531"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}