preconviction bail 1. 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; [PL 2013, c. 478, §2 (NEW).] B. Preconviction bail has not been set by a justice or judge; [PL 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; [PL 2017, c. 66, §1 (AMD).] D. The alleged victim is a family or household member of the person; and [PL 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. [PL 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. [PL 2021, c. 647, Pt. B, §13 (AMD); PL 2021, c. 647, Pt. B, §65 (AFF).] 2. Penalty. Violation of this section is a Class D crime. [PL 2013, c. 478, §2 (NEW).]
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