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Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1: ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
34-A §3001. Chief administrative officers - §3001. Chief administrative officers 1. Appointment. The commissioner may appoint...
34-A §3001-A. Boards of visitors - §3001-A. Boards of visitors 1. Appointment. The Governor shall appoint...
34-A §3002. Boards of visitors (REPEALED) - §3002. Boards of visitors (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c....
34-A §3002-A. Policy review council (REPEALED) - §3002-A. Policy review council (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1997, c....
34-A §3002-B. Prison Industries Advisory Council (REPEALED) - §3002-B. Prison Industries Advisory Council (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 2007,...
34-A §3003. Confidentiality of information (REPEALED) - §3003. Confidentiality of information (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c....
34-A §3004. Legal actions - §3004. Legal actions 1. Contract actions. Actions founded on any...
34-A §3005. Emergencies - §3005. Emergencies When emergency situations are certified by the chief...
34-A §3006. Improper conduct of correctional facility officers (REPEALED) - §3006. Improper conduct of correctional facility officers (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...
34-A §3007. Posting of political material - §3007. Posting of political material The chief administrative officer of...
34-A §3008. Reallocation of correctional facility appropriations (REPEALED) - §3008. Reallocation of correctional facility appropriations (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...
34-A §3009. Public ways and parking areas - §3009. Public ways and parking areas 1. Rules. The chief...
34-A §3010. Limit on prison population in Knox County (REPEALED) - §3010. Limit on prison population in Knox County (REPEALED) SECTION...
34-A §3011. Investigative officers and other law enforcement officers - §3011. Investigative officers and other law enforcement officers 1. Exercise...
34-A §3012. Food and food supplies - §3012. Food and food supplies 1. Operation of commissary. Notwithstanding...
34-A §3013. Special response teams - §3013. Special response teams The commissioner may establish ongoing special...
34-A §3014. Input into health care services - §3014. Input into health care services 1. Input from clients....
34-A §3015. Telephone services in Department of Corrections facilities - §3015. Telephone services in Department of Corrections facilities Beginning October...
Article 2: COMMITTED OFFENDERS GENERALLY
34-A §3031. Rights - §3031. Rights Any person residing in a correctional or detention...
34-A §3031-A. Transportation outside the State for medical care - §3031-A. Transportation outside the State for medical care 1. Transportation....
34-A §3031-B. Limitation on reimbursement rate to medical service providers for services outside department facility - §3031-B. Limitation on reimbursement rate to medical service providers for...
34-A §3032. Disciplinary action - §3032. Disciplinary action The commissioner shall adopt rules describing disciplinary...
34-A §3033. Work assignments - §3033. Work assignments 1. Public works. The commissioner may authorize...
34-A §3034. Prisoner labor (REPEALED) - §3034. Prisoner labor (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c. 459,...
34-A §3035. Rehabilitative programs - §3035. Rehabilitative programs The commissioner may adopt, implement and establish...
34-A §3035-A. Solid waste recycling program (REPEALED) - §3035-A. Solid waste recycling program (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1989,...
34-A §3036. Halfway house program (REPEALED) - §3036. Halfway house program (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c....
34-A §3036-A. Supervised community confinement program - §3036-A. Supervised community confinement program 1. Establishment. The commissioner shall...
34-A §3036-B. Reentry houses - §3036-B. Reentry houses 1. Reentry house defined; requirement. For purposes...
34-A §3037. Physical and mental examination - §3037. Physical and mental examination 1. Requirement. The commissioner may...
34-A §3038. Administration of medication (REPEALED) - §3038. Administration of medication (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c....
34-A §3038-A. Care of children of committed offenders - §3038-A. Care of children of committed offenders 1. Commitment of...
34-A §3039. Clients' money - §3039. Clients' money When any client confined in a correctional...
34-A §3039-A. Family support - §3039-A. Family support A prisoner may not participate in an...
34-A §3040. Clients' property presumed abandoned - §3040. Clients' property presumed abandoned Any property abandoned or unclaimed...
34-A §3040-A. Property of deceased clients - §3040-A. Property of deceased clients Property remaining in a correctional...
34-A §3041. Reduction of sentence (REPEALED) - §3041. Reduction of sentence (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c....
34-A §3042. Disposition of detainers - §3042. Disposition of detainers 1. Notice to prisoner. The commissioner,...
34-A §3043. Aliens - §3043. Aliens 1. Notification of immigration officer. When a person...
34-A §3044. Escapees; fugitives; apprehension - §3044. Escapees; fugitives; apprehension 1. Escapees. The commissioner shall take...
34-A §3045. Death of client - §3045. Death of client When any client in custody dies,...
34-A §3046. Funeral and deathbed visits (REPEALED) - §3046. Funeral and deathbed visits (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1983,...
34-A §3046-A. Funeral and deathbed visits - §3046-A. Funeral and deathbed visits 1. Family member. At the...
34-A §3047. Discharge or parole - §3047. Discharge or parole When any prisoner sentenced to the...
34-A §3048. Religious services - §3048. Religious services The commissioner shall adopt rules that provide...
34-A §3049. Involuntary medication of person with mental illness - §3049. Involuntary medication of person with mental illness 1. Grounds...
34-A §3050. Report regarding juveniles in custody - §3050. Report regarding juveniles in custody By February 1, 2023...
34-A §3051. Transportation of female clients to and from medical appointments - §3051. Transportation of female clients to and from medical appointments...
34-A §3052. Comprehensive substance use disorder treatment program (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 34-A, SECTION 3050) - §3052. Comprehensive substance use disorder treatment program (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE...
Article 3: TRANSFER AND REMOVAL OF COMMITTED OFFENDERS
34-A §3061. Transfer to correctional facilities - §3061. Transfer to correctional facilities 1. Transfer. The commissioner may...
34-A §3062. Transfer from the prison to a federal correctional institution - §3062. Transfer from the prison to a federal correctional institution...
34-A §3063. Transfer to jails (REPEALED) - §3063. Transfer to jails (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c....
34-A §3063-A. Transfer from jails (REPEALED) - §3063-A. Transfer from jails (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1995, c....
34-A §3063-B. Transfer from jails - §3063-B. Transfer from jails The commissioner may accept custody of...
34-A §3063-C. Transfer to jails - §3063-C. Transfer to jails (CONTAINS TEXT WITH VARYING EFFECTIVE DATES)...
34-A §3064. Transfer from the prison to the minimum security unit (REPEALED) - §3064. Transfer from the prison to the minimum security unit...
34-A §3065. Transfer from the prison to jails (REPEALED) - §3065. Transfer from the prison to jails (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...
34-A §3066. Transfer from the Maine Correctional Center (REPEALED) - §3066. Transfer from the Maine Correctional Center (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...
34-A §3067. Transfer from the Charleston Correctional Facility (REPEALED) - §3067. Transfer from the Charleston Correctional Facility (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...
34-A §3068. Transfer from jails (REPEALED) - §3068. Transfer from jails (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c....
34-A §3069. Hospitalization for mental illness - §3069. Hospitalization for mental illness 1. Involuntary. When a prisoner...
34-A §3069-A. Transfer of jail inmates for mental health services - §3069-A. Transfer of jail inmates for mental health services 1....
34-A §3069-B. Placement of defendants for observation - §3069-B. Placement of defendants for observation 1. Acceptance of placement....
34-A §3069-C. Placement of defendants found incompetent to stand trial (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 7/01/24) (WHOLE SECTION TEXT REPEALED 7/01/24) - §3069-C. Placement of defendants found incompetent to stand trial (CONTAINS...
34-A §3070. Hospitalization for mental retardation (REPEALED) - §3070. Hospitalization for mental retardation (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1983,...
34-A §3071. Removal for disease - §3071. Removal for disease 1. Dangerous diseases. [PL 1983, c....
34-A §3072. Treaty; transfer of noncitizens of the United States - §3072. Treaty; transfer of noncitizens of the United States If...
34-A §3073. Transportation to and from courts - §3073. Transportation to and from courts Notwithstanding any other provision...
Article 4: PREGNANT PRISONERS AND PREGNANT JUVENILES
34-A §3101. Definitions - §3101. Definitions As used in this article, unless the context...
34-A §3102. Restraint of pregnant prisoners and pregnant juveniles - §3102. Restraint of pregnant prisoners and pregnant juveniles 1. Restraints...
34-A §3103. Rulemaking - §3103. Rulemaking The department shall adopt rules necessary to implement...
34-A §3104. Notice - §3104. Notice A correctional facility or detention facility shall inform...
Subchapter 2: MAINE STATE PRISON
Article 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS
34-A §3201. Maintenance (REPEALED) - §3201. Maintenance (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c. 459, §6...
34-A §3201-A. Establishment - §3201-A. Establishment The Maine State Prison in Knox County is...
Article 2: PRISON OFFICIALS AND PERSONNEL
34-A §3231. Warden - §3231. Warden 1. Chief administrative officer. The chief administrative officer...
34-A §3232. Deputy warden (REPEALED) - §3232. Deputy warden (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c. 459,...
34-A §3233. Prison employees - §3233. Prison employees 1. Duties. Prison employees have the following...
34-A §3234. Overseers - §3234. Overseers 1. Employment. When practicable, the warden shall employ...
34-A §3235. Physician (REPEALED) - §3235. Physician (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c. 459, §6...
34-A §3236. Chaplain - §3236. Chaplain 1. Appointment. The warden shall appoint suitable persons...
Article 3: PRISONERS
34-A §3261. Delivery to the prison - §3261. Delivery to the prison When a person is convicted...
34-A §3262. Receipt of United States prisoners (REPEALED) - §3262. Receipt of United States prisoners (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...
34-A §3263. Sentence duration (REPEALED) - §3263. Sentence duration (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c. 459,...
34-A §3264. Conditions of imprisonment - §3264. Conditions of imprisonment Prisoners in the prison shall work...
34-A §3265. Disciplinary action (REPEALED) - §3265. Disciplinary action (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c. 459,...
34-A §3266. Prisoner employment and training (REPEALED) - §3266. Prisoner employment and training (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1983,...
34-A §3267. Funerals and deathbed visits (REPEALED) - §3267. Funerals and deathbed visits (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1983,...
34-A §3268. Discharge or parole (REPEALED) - §3268. Discharge or parole (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c....
Subchapter 3: MAINE CORRECTIONAL CENTER
34-A §3401. Establishment - §3401. Establishment The Maine Correctional Center in South Windham is...
34-A §3402. Warden - §3402. Warden 1. Chief administrative officer. The chief administrative officer...
34-A §3403. Prisoners generally - §3403. Prisoners generally 1. Conditions of confinement. Conditions of confinement...
34-A §3404. Pregnant women - §3404. Pregnant women If any woman is, at the time...
34-A §3405. Maine Correctional Center employees - §3405. Maine Correctional Center employees 1. Powers. Employees of the...
34-A §3406. Land grants to the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry - §3406. Land grants to the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and...
34-A §3407. Delivery to the center - §3407. Delivery to the center When a person is convicted...
Subchapter 4: CHARLESTON CORRECTIONAL FACILITY
34-A §3601. Establishment (REPEALED) - §3601. Establishment (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c. 459, §6...
34-A §3602. Purposes (REPEALED) - §3602. Purposes (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c. 459, §6...
34-A §3603. Director (REPEALED) - §3603. Director (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c. 459, §6...
34-A §3604. Prisoners generally (REPEALED) - §3604. Prisoners generally (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c. 459,...
34-A §3605. Charleston Correctional Facility employees (REPEALED) - §3605. Charleston Correctional Facility employees (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1983,...
Subchapter 5: SOUTHERN MAINE JUVENILE FACILITY
34-A §3801. Establishment - §3801. Establishment The State shall maintain the Long Creek Youth...
34-A §3802. Purposes - §3802. Purposes 1. Statement. The purposes of the Long Creek...
34-A §3803. Superintendent - §3803. Superintendent The chief administrative officer of the Long Creek...
34-A §3804. Superintendent's powers (REPEALED) - §3804. Superintendent's powers (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c. 459,...
34-A §3804-A. Superintendent's appointment powers - §3804-A. Superintendent's appointment powers The superintendent may appoint 2 assistant...
34-A §3805. Commitment - §3805. Commitment 1. Eligibility. [PL 2021, c. 326, §17 (AMD);...
34-A §3806. Federal juvenile offenders - §3806. Federal juvenile offenders The commissioner may contract with the...
34-A §3807. Human services' custody - §3807. Human services' custody 1. Suspension. When the custody of...
34-A §3808. Overcrowding (REPEALED) - §3808. Overcrowding (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c. 459, §6...
34-A §3809. Observation - §3809. Observation 1. Generally. When the behavior of a juvenile...
34-A §3809-A. Commissioner's guardianship powers - §3809-A. Commissioner's guardianship powers 1. Juvenile client. The commissioner has...
34-A §3810. Community reintegration status - §3810. Community reintegration status 1. Commissioner's powers. During a juvenile...
34-A §3811. Return to facility - §3811. Return to facility When a juvenile client who has...
34-A §3812. Discharge - §3812. Discharge 1. Duty. The superintendent shall cause a juvenile...
34-A §3813. Power of facility employees - §3813. Power of facility employees The Long Creek Youth Development...
34-A §3814. Transportation - §3814. Transportation All court-ordered and court-related transportation of juvenile detainees...
34-A §3815. Arthur R. Gould School - §3815. Arthur R. Gould School 1. Purpose. The Arthur R....
34-A §3816. Young adult offenders (REPEALED) - §3816. Young adult offenders (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 2013, c....
Subchapter 6: DOWNEAST CORRECTIONAL FACILITY
34-A §3901. Establishment - §3901. Establishment There is established the Downeast Correctional Facility located...
34-A §3902. Purposes - §3902. Purposes The purposes of the Downeast Correctional Facility include...
34-A §3903. Superintendent - §3903. Superintendent 1. Chief administrative officer. The chief administrative officer...
34-A §3904. Prisoners generally - §3904. Prisoners generally 1. Confinement. All prisoners at the Downeast...
34-A §3905. Downeast Correctional Facility employees - §3905. Downeast Correctional Facility employees Employees of the Downeast Correctional...
Subchapter 8: MOUNTAIN VIEW CORRECTIONAL FACILITY
34-A §4101. Establishment - §4101. Establishment There is established the Mountain View Correctional Facility...
34-A §4102. Purposes - §4102. Purposes SECTION HISTORY PL 1991, c. 400 (NEW). PL...
34-A §4102-A. Purposes for juveniles - §4102-A. Purposes for juveniles 1. Statement. The purposes of the...
34-A §4102-B. Purposes for prisoners - §4102-B. Purposes for prisoners The purposes of the Mountain View...
34-A §4103. Superintendent - §4103. Superintendent 1. Chief administrative officer. The chief administrative officer...
34-A §4104. Detention and confinement of juveniles - §4104. Detention and confinement of juveniles 1. Eligibility. [PL 1999,...
34-A §4105. Juvenile detainees generally - §4105. Juvenile detainees generally All juvenile detainees at the Mountain...
34-A §4106. Powers of employees - §4106. Powers of employees Employees of the Mountain View Correctional...
34-A §4107. Transportation - §4107. Transportation All court-ordered and court-related transportation of juvenile detainees...
34-A §4108. Observation - §4108. Observation 1. Generally. When the behavior of a juvenile...
34-A §4109. Limit on number of juveniles - §4109. Limit on number of juveniles SECTION HISTORY PL 1991,...
34-A §4110. State responsible for detention - §4110. State responsible for detention SECTION HISTORY PL 1991, c....
34-A §4111. Powers of commissioner - §4111. Powers of commissioner 1. Juvenile client. The commissioner has...
34-A §4112. Community reintegration status (REPEALED) - §4112. Community reintegration status (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1999, c....
34-A §4113. Return to the facility (REPEALED) - §4113. Return to the facility (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1999,...
34-A §4114. Discharge (REPEALED) - §4114. Discharge (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1999, c. 583, §45...
34-A §4115. Federal juvenile offenders (REPEALED) - §4115. Federal juvenile offenders (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1999, c....
34-A §4116. Department of Health and Human Services' custody (REPEALED) - §4116. Department of Health and Human Services' custody (REPEALED) SECTION...
34-A §4117. Confinement of prisoners - §4117. Confinement of prisoners The commissioner may confine adults sentenced...
34-A §4118. Prisoners generally - §4118. Prisoners generally 1. Evaluation. Before assignment to the Mountain...
Subchapter 9: BOLDUC CORRECTIONAL FACILITY
34-A §4201. Establishment - §4201. Establishment There is established the Bolduc Correctional Facility, referred...
34-A §4202. Purposes - §4202. Purposes The purposes of the facility include, but are...
34-A §4203. Director - §4203. Director 1. Chief administrative officer. The chief administrative officer...
34-A §4204. Prisoners generally - §4204. Prisoners generally 1. Confinement of prisoners transferred to facility....
34-A §4205. Employees of the facility - §4205. Employees of the facility Employees of the facility have...