Section 1094-B - Improper contact with a family or household member prior to the setting of preconviction bail1.Improper contact. A person is guilty of improper contact with a family or household member prior to the setting of preconviction bail if: A. The person is being detained as a result of the person's arrest for an offense specified in section 1023, subsection 4, paragraph B-1; [2013, c. 478, §2(NEW).]B. Preconviction bail has not been set by a justice or judge; [2013, c. 478, §2(NEW).]C. The person is notified, in writing or otherwise, by the county jail staff or a law enforcement officer not to make direct or indirect contact with the specifically identified alleged victim of the offense for which the person is being detained; [2017, c. 66, §1(AMD).]D. The alleged victim is a family or household member of the person; and [2013, c. 478, §2(NEW).]E. After the notification specified in paragraph C, the person intentionally or knowingly makes direct or indirect contact with the specifically identified alleged victim. [2013, c. 478, §2(NEW).] As used in this subsection, "family or household member" has the same meaning as in Title 19-A, section 4102, subsection 6.
[2021, c. 647, Pt. B, §13(AMD); 2021, c. 647, Pt. B, §65(AFF).]
2.Penalty. Violation of this section is a Class D crime. [2013, c. 478, §2(NEW).]
Amended by 2022, c. 647,§ B-13, eff. 1/1/2023.Amended by 2017, c. 66,§ 1, eff. 11/1/2017.Added by 2014, c. 478,§ 2, eff. 3/16/2014.