Maine lacks a true extreme risk protection order law. Though state law refers to extreme risk protection orders, in Maine a person may only be subject to such an order after they have already been taken into protective custody and been subject to formal medical evaluation, limiting the ability to use such orders in crisis situations.¹ This is contrary to true “red flag” laws, which allow law enforcement to directly seek a protective order if there is sufficient evidence of a significant risk of violence or self-harm.

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1. Me. Stat. 34-B § 3862-A.[↩]