Maine Revised Statutes Title 25. Internal Security and Public Safety § 3851. Definitions

1. Law enforcement agency. “Law enforcement agency” means any state, county, municipality or other political unit within the territory belonging to the State or any department, agency or subdivision of any of the foregoing, or any corporation or other association carrying out the functions of government that employs law enforcement officers.

2. Law enforcement officer. “Law enforcement officer” means a person who by virtue of public employment is vested by law with a duty to make arrests for crimes, whether that duty extends to all crimes or is limited to specific crimes.