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https://www.pressherald.com/2025/01/13/police-use-of-maines-yellow-flag-law-spikes-in-final-months-of-2024/
Maine’s utilization of its unique yellow flag law spiked in the final months of 2024 as police agencies sought to remove weapons from people who pose a danger.
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King said user-friendly forms, families becoming more knowledgeable about the law, training led by the Sanford Police Department, and a guideline sent to police departments by Spurwink — a mental health services nonprofit that assists police on the yellow flag cases — are helping to make the process less burdensome for officers.
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