Maine Revised Statutes
Subchapter 2: PRISONERS AND THEIR CONDUCT
30-A §1556-A. Visitation

§1556-A. Visitation
Except as otherwise provided in this section, and subject to any conditions and limitations required for the safety and security of a county jail as determined on a case-by-case basis by the sheriff of the county jail, the sheriff shall provide for in-person visitation between a prisoner and a visitor of the prisoner.   [PL 2019, c. 76, §1 (NEW).]
1.  Video-only visitation.  Upon a determination by the sheriff of a county jail that in-person visitation between a particular prisoner and a visitor of the prisoner may jeopardize the safety and security of the jail, the sheriff may restrict that prisoner to video-only visitation. Upon a determination by the sheriff that the jail facility is unable to provide a safe and secure location for any in-person visitation, the sheriff, on a short-term basis only, may restrict all visitation at the jail to video-only visitation.  
[PL 2019, c. 76, §1 (NEW).]
2.  Contact visitation.  Subject to any conditions and limitations required for the safety and security of a county jail as determined on a case-by-case basis by the sheriff, the sheriff shall provide opportunities for in-person visitation involving physical contact between a prisoner and a visitor of the prisoner, unless the sheriff determines that the jail facility is unable to provide a safe and secure location for any in-person visitation involving physical contact.  
[PL 2019, c. 76, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2019, c. 76, §1 (NEW).

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