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2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-A: CORRECTIONS › Chapter 15: SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION AND NOTIFICATION ACT OF 1999 › Subchapter 2: SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION › 34-A §11227. Violation

§11227. Violation
1.  Failure to comply; first offense.
A person to whom this chapter applies pursuant to section 11202 who in fact fails to comply with any duty imposed under this chapter or a rule adopted pursuant to this chapter commits a Class D crime.
[PL 2005, c. 423, §23 (RPR).]
2.  Failure to comply; 2nd offense.
A person who has one prior conviction under this section and who in fact fails to comply with any duty imposed under this chapter or a rule adopted pursuant to this chapter commits a Class C crime.
[PL 2005, c. 423, §23 (RPR).]
3.  Failure to comply; 3rd offense.
A person who has 2 or more prior convictions under this section and who in fact fails to comply with any duty imposed under this chapter or a rule adopted pursuant to this chapter commits a Class B crime.
[PL 2005, c. 423, §23 (RPR).]
4.  Strict liability.
Violation of this section is a strict liability crime as defined in Title 17‑A, section 34, subsection 4-A.
[PL 2005, c. 423, §23 (RPR).]
5.  Prior convictions.
Title 17-A, section 9-A governs the use of prior convictions when determining a sentence.
[PL 2005, c. 423, §23 (RPR).]
6.  Affirmative defense.
It is an affirmative defense that the failure to comply with a duty imposed under this chapter or a rule adopted pursuant to this chapter resulted from just cause.
[PL 2009, c. 365, Pt. B, §19 (AMD); PL 2009, c. 365, Pt. B, §22 (AFF).]
7.  Permissible inference.
Proof that the name and date of birth of the person charged with a violation of this section are the same as those of a person who has been convicted of an offense requiring registration pursuant to this chapter gives rise to a permissible inference under the Maine Rules of Evidence, Rule 303 that the person charged with a violation of this section is the same person as that person convicted of the offense requiring registration.
[PL 2009, c. 365, Pt. B, §20 (NEW); PL 2009, c. 365, Pt. B, §22 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1999, c. 437, §2 (NEW). PL 2001, c. 439, §OOO13 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 553, §9 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 452, §S1 (RPR). PL 2003, c. 452, §X2 (AFF). PL 2003, c. 711, §C25 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 711, §D2 (AFF). PL 2005, c. 423, §23 (RPR). PL 2009, c. 365, Pt. B, §§19, 20 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 365, Pt. B, §22 (AFF).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-A: CORRECTIONS › Chapter 15: SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION AND NOTIFICATION ACT OF 1999 › Subchapter 2: SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION › 34-A §11228. Certification by record custodian

§11228. Certification by record custodian
1.  Certificate admissible.
Notwithstanding any other law or rule of evidence, a certificate by the custodian of the records of the bureau, when signed and sworn to by that custodian, or the custodian's designee, is admissible in a judicial or administrative proceeding as prima facie evidence of any fact stated in the certificate or in any documents attached to the certificate.
[PL 2015, c. 280, §9 (NEW).]
2.  Qualified witness.
With 10 days' written notice to the prosecution, the defendant may request that a qualified witness testify to the matters of which the certificate under subsection 1 constitutes prima facie evidence. The notice must specify those matters concerning which the defendant requests testimony. The certificate is not prima facie evidence in those matters.
[PL 2015, c. 280, §9 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2003, c. 371, §12 (NEW). PL 2009, c. 365, Pt. B, §21 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 365, Pt. B, §22 (AFF). PL 2015, c. 280, §9 (RPR).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-A: CORRECTIONS › Chapter 15: SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION AND NOTIFICATION ACT OF 1999 › Subchapter 3: NOTIFICATION › 34-A §11251. Notification (REPEALED)

§11251. Notification
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1999, c. 437, §2 (NEW). PL 2001, c. 439, §OOO14 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-A: CORRECTIONS › Chapter 15: SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION AND NOTIFICATION ACT OF 1999 › Subchapter 3: NOTIFICATION › 34-A §11252. Immunity from liability

§11252. Immunity from liability
Neither the failure to perform the requirements of this chapter nor compliance with this chapter subjects any state, municipal or county official or employee to liability in a civil action. The immunity provided under this section applies to the release of relevant information to other officials or employees or to the general public.   [PL 1999, c. 437, §2 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1999, c. 437, §2 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-A: CORRECTIONS › Chapter 15: SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION AND NOTIFICATION ACT OF 1999 › Subchapter 3: NOTIFICATION › 34-A §11253. Risk assessment

§11253. Risk assessment
The department shall establish and apply a risk assessment instrument to each registrant under its jurisdiction for the purpose of notification to law enforcement agencies and to the public.   [PL 2003, c. 711, Pt. C, §26 (AMD); PL 2003, c. 711, Pt. D, §2 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2001, c. 439, §OOO15 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 711, §C26 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 711, §D2 (AFF).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-A: CORRECTIONS › Chapter 15: SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION AND NOTIFICATION ACT OF 1999 › Subchapter 3: NOTIFICATION › 34-A §11254. Mandatory notification of conditional release or discharge of registrants

§11254. Mandatory notification of conditional release or discharge of registrants
The department, county jails, state mental health institutes and the Department of Public Safety, State Bureau of Identification are governed by the following notice provisions when a registrant is conditionally released or discharged.   [PL 2003, c. 711, Pt. C, §27 (AMD); PL 2003, c. 711, Pt. D, §2 (AFF).]
1.  Duties.
The department, a county jail or a state mental health institute shall give the Department of Public Safety, State Bureau of Identification notice of the following:
A. The address where the registrant will be domiciled and reside;   [PL 2003, c. 711, Pt. C, §27 (AMD); PL 2003, c. 711, Pt. D, §2 (AFF).]
B. The address where the registrant will work and attend college or school, if applicable;   [PL 2003, c. 711, Pt. C, §27 (AMD); PL 2003, c. 711, Pt. D, §2 (AFF).]
C. The geographic area to which a registrant's conditional release is limited, if any; and   [PL 2003, c. 711, Pt. C, §27 (AMD); PL 2003, c. 711, Pt. D, §2 (AFF).]
D. The status of the registrant when released as determined by the risk assessment instrument, the registrant's risk assessment score, a copy of the risk assessment instrument and applicable contact standards for the registrant.   [PL 2003, c. 711, Pt. C, §27 (AMD); PL 2003, c. 711, Pt. D, §2 (AFF).]
[PL 2003, c. 711, Pt. C, §27 (AMD); PL 2003, c. 711, Pt. D, §2 (AFF).]
2.  Duties of the Department of Public Safety, State Bureau of Identification.
Upon receipt of the information concerning the conditional release or discharge of a registrant pursuant to subsection 1, the Department of Public Safety, State Bureau of Identification shall forward the information in subsection 1 to all law enforcement agencies that have jurisdiction in those areas where the registrant may be domiciled, reside, work or attend college or school.
[PL 2003, c. 711, Pt. C, §27 (AMD); PL 2003, c. 711, Pt. D, §2 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2001, c. 439, §OOO15 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 371, §13 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 711, §C27 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 711, §D2 (AFF).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-A: CORRECTIONS › Chapter 15: SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION AND NOTIFICATION ACT OF 1999 › Subchapter 3: NOTIFICATION › 34-A §11255. Public notification

§11255. Public notification
1.  Department.
Upon the conditional release or discharge of a registrant from a state correctional institution, the department shall give notice of the information under section 11254, subsection 1 to members of the public the department determines appropriate to ensure public safety.
[PL 2003, c. 711, Pt. C, §28 (AMD); PL 2003, c. 711, Pt. D, §2 (AFF).]
2.  Law enforcement agencies.
Upon receipt of the information concerning the conditional release or discharge of a registrant pursuant to section 11254, subsection 2, a law enforcement agency shall notify members of a municipality that the law enforcement agency determines appropriate to ensure public safety.
[PL 2003, c. 711, Pt. C, §28 (AMD); PL 2003, c. 711, Pt. D, §2 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2001, c. 439, §OOO15 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 711, §C28 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 711, §D2 (AFF).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-A: CORRECTIONS › Chapter 15: SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION AND NOTIFICATION ACT OF 1999 › Subchapter 3: NOTIFICATION › 34-A §11256. Risk assessment assistance

§11256. Risk assessment assistance
Upon request, the department shall provide to law enforcement agencies technical assistance concerning risk assessment for purposes of notification to the public of a registrant's conditional release or discharge.   [PL 2003, c. 711, Pt. C, §28 (AMD); PL 2003, c. 711, Pt. D, §2 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2001, c. 439, §OOO15 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 711, §C28 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 711, §D2 (AFF).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-A: CORRECTIONS › Chapter 17: SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION AND NOTIFICATION ACT OF 2013 › Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › 34-A §11271. Short title

§11271. Short title
This chapter may be known and cited as "the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act of 2013." The purpose of this chapter is to protect the public from potentially dangerous registrants and offenders by enhancing access to information concerning those registrants and offenders.   [PL 2011, c. 663, §3 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2011, c. 663, §3 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-A: CORRECTIONS › Chapter 17: SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION AND NOTIFICATION ACT OF 2013 › Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › 34-A §11272. Application

§11272. Application
This chapter applies to:   [PL 2011, c. 663, §3 (NEW).]
1.  Maine.
A person who commits criminal conduct and is sentenced in this State on or after January 1, 2013 as an adult or as a juvenile sentenced as an adult for that criminal conduct and that criminal conduct is a Tier I offense, Tier II offense or Tier III offense; and
[PL 2011, c. 663, §3 (NEW).]
2.  Other jurisdictions.
A person who commits criminal conduct and is sentenced in another jurisdiction for that criminal conduct on or after January 1, 2013 as an adult or as a juvenile sentenced as an adult:
A. For an offense that requires registration in the jurisdiction of conviction pursuant to that jurisdiction's sex offender registration laws or that would have required registration had the person remained there;   [PL 2011, c. 663, §3 (NEW).]
B. For an offense that contains the essential elements of a Tier I offense, Tier II offense or Tier III offense; or   [PL 2011, c. 663, §3 (NEW).]
C. For a military, tribal or federal offense requiring registration pursuant to:
(1) The federal Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Act, also known as the Jacob Wetterling Act, Section 170101 of the federal Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, Public Law 103-322, as amended; or
(2) The federal Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006, Public Law 109-248, 42 United States Code, Chapter 151.   [PL 2011, c. 663, §3 (NEW).]
[PL 2011, c. 663, §3 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2011, c. 663, §3 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-A: CORRECTIONS › Chapter 17: SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION AND NOTIFICATION ACT OF 2013 › Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › 34-A §11274. Rulemaking

§11274. Rulemaking
The bureau may adopt rules necessary to implement this chapter. Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules as defined by Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2‑A.   [PL 2011, c. 663, §3 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2011, c. 663, §3 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-A: CORRECTIONS › Chapter 17: SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION AND NOTIFICATION ACT OF 2013 › Subchapter 2: SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION › 34-A §11283. Duty of person establishing domicile or residence in this State to register

§11283. Duty of person establishing domicile or residence in this State to register
A person who has been sentenced for a military, tribal or federal offense requiring registration pursuant to the federal Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006, Public Law 109-248, 42 United States Code, Chapter 151 or in a jurisdiction other than this State who is required under that jurisdiction to register pursuant to that jurisdiction's sex offender registration statute or would have been required to register if the person had remained in the jurisdiction or, if not so required, who has been sentenced for an offense that includes the essential elements of a Tier I, Tier II or Tier III offense shall register as a Tier I registrant, a Tier II registrant or a Tier III registrant, whichever is applicable, within 3 days and shall notify the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction within 24 hours of establishing domicile or residence in this State. The person shall contact the bureau, which shall provide the person with the registration form and direct the person to take the form and a current photograph of the person to the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction. The law enforcement agency shall supervise the completion of the form, take the person's fingerprints and immediately forward the form, photograph and fingerprints to the bureau.   [PL 2011, c. 663, §3 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2011, c. 663, §3 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-A: CORRECTIONS › Chapter 17: SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION AND NOTIFICATION ACT OF 2013 › Subchapter 2: SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION › 34-A §11284. Duty of person employed or attending college or school in this State to register

§11284. Duty of person employed or attending college or school in this State to register
The following provisions govern registration duties for a person not domiciled or residing in this State but who is employed or attending college or school in this State.   [PL 2011, c. 663, §3 (NEW).]
1.  Time.
A person who has been sentenced for a military, tribal or federal offense requiring registration pursuant to the federal Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006, Public Law 109-248, 42 United States Code, Chapter 151 or in a jurisdiction other than this State and who is required under that jurisdiction to register pursuant to that jurisdiction's sex offender registration statute or would have been required to register if the person had remained in that jurisdiction or, if not so required, who has been sentenced for an offense that includes the essential elements of a Tier I, Tier II or Tier III offense shall register as a Tier I registrant, a Tier II registrant or a Tier III registrant, whichever is applicable, within 3 days and shall notify the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction:
A. Within 24 hours of beginning full-time or part-time employment, with or without compensation, for more than 14 consecutive days or for an aggregate period exceeding 30 days in a calendar year in this State; or   [PL 2011, c. 663, §3 (NEW).]
B. Within 24 hours of beginning college or school on a full-time or part-time basis in this State.   [PL 2011, c. 663, §3 (NEW).]
[PL 2011, c. 663, §3 (NEW).]
2.  Process for notifying bureau.
The person under subsection 1 shall contact the bureau, which shall provide the person with a registration form and direct the person to take the form and a current photograph of the person to the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction. The law enforcement agency shall supervise the completion of the form, take the person's fingerprints and immediately forward the form, photograph and fingerprints to the bureau.
[PL 2011, c. 663, §3 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2011, c. 663, §3 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-A: CORRECTIONS › Chapter 17: SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION AND NOTIFICATION ACT OF 2013 › Subchapter 2: SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION › 34-A §11286. Duty of person traveling beyond the jurisdiction of the United States

§11286. Duty of person traveling beyond the jurisdiction of the United States
An offender shall notify the bureau at least 21 days prior to travel beyond the jurisdiction of the United States. The offender shall provide the bureau with information about the date of departure from and return to the United States and the destination beyond the jurisdiction of the United States.   [PL 2011, c. 663, §3 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2011, c. 663, §3 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-A: CORRECTIONS › Chapter 17: SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION AND NOTIFICATION ACT OF 2013 › Subchapter 2: SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION › 34-A §11287. Fee

§11287. Fee
The bureau may charge a $25 annual fee to persons required to register under this chapter. Registrants shall pay the fee at the time of initial registration and shall pay the fee on each anniversary of their initial registration.   [PL 2011, c. 663, §3 (NEW).]
The fee must be credited to the General Fund and the Highway Fund in an amount consistent with budgeted appropriations and allocations in the fiscal year of the credit.   [PL 2011, c. 663, §3 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2011, c. 663, §3 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-A: CORRECTIONS › Chapter 17: SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION AND NOTIFICATION ACT OF 2013 › Subchapter 2: SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION › 34-A §11288. Violation

§11288. Violation
1.  Failure to comply; first offense.
An offender who in fact fails to comply with any duty imposed under this chapter or a rule adopted pursuant to this chapter commits a Class D crime.
[PL 2011, c. 663, §3 (NEW).]
2.  Failure to comply; 2nd offense.
A person who has one prior conviction under this section or section 11227 and who in fact fails to comply with any duty imposed under this chapter or a rule adopted pursuant to this chapter commits a Class C crime.
[PL 2015, c. 280, §18 (AMD).]
3.  Failure to comply; 3rd offense.
A person who has 2 or more prior convictions under this section or section 11227 and who in fact fails to comply with any duty imposed under this chapter or a rule adopted pursuant to this chapter commits a Class B crime.
[PL 2015, c. 280, §18 (AMD).]
4.  Strict liability.
Violation of this section is a strict liability crime as defined in Title 17‑A, section 34, subsection 4‑A.
[PL 2011, c. 663, §3 (NEW).]
5.  Prior convictions.
Title 17‑A, section 9‑A governs the use of prior convictions when determining a sentence.
[PL 2011, c. 663, §3 (NEW).]
6.  Affirmative defense.
It is an affirmative defense that the failure to comply with a duty imposed under this chapter or a rule adopted pursuant to this chapter resulted from just cause.
[PL 2011, c. 663, §3 (NEW).]
7.  Permissible inference.
Proof that the name and date of birth of the person charged with a violation of this section are the same as those of a person who has been sentenced for an offense requiring registration pursuant to this chapter gives rise to a permissible inference under the Maine Rules of Evidence, Rule 303 that the person charged with a violation of this section is the same person as that person convicted of the offense requiring registration.
[PL 2011, c. 663, §3 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2011, c. 663, §3 (NEW). PL 2015, c. 280, §18 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-A: CORRECTIONS › Chapter 17: SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION AND NOTIFICATION ACT OF 2013 › Subchapter 2: SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION › 34-A §11289. Certification by record custodian

§11289. Certification by record custodian
1.  Certificate admissible.
Notwithstanding any other law or rule of evidence, a certificate by the custodian of the records of the bureau, when signed and sworn to by that custodian, or the custodian's designee, is admissible in a judicial or administrative proceeding as prima facie evidence of any fact stated in the certificate or in any documents attached to the certificate.
[PL 2015, c. 280, §19 (NEW).]
2.  Qualified witness.
With 10 days' written notice to the prosecution, the defendant may request that a qualified witness testify to the matters of which the certificate under subsection 1 constitutes prima facie evidence. The notice must specify those matters concerning which the defendant requests testimony. The certificate is not prima facie evidence in those matters.
[PL 2015, c. 280, §19 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2011, c. 663, §3 (NEW). PL 2015, c. 280, §19 (RPR).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-A: CORRECTIONS › Chapter 17: SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION AND NOTIFICATION ACT OF 2013 › Subchapter 3: NOTIFICATION › 34-A §11301. Immunity from liability

§11301. Immunity from liability
Neither the failure to perform the requirements of this chapter nor compliance with this chapter subjects any state, municipal or county official or employee to liability in a civil action. The immunity provided under this section applies to the release of relevant information to other officials or employees or to the general public.   [PL 2011, c. 663, §3 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2011, c. 663, §3 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-A: CORRECTIONS › Chapter 17: SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION AND NOTIFICATION ACT OF 2013 › Subchapter 3: NOTIFICATION › 34-A §11302. Community education

§11302. Community education
The department shall provide law enforcement agencies technical assistance concerning community education curricula for purposes of notification to the public of a registrant's conditional release or discharge.   [PL 2011, c. 663, §3 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2011, c. 663, §3 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-A: CORRECTIONS › Chapter 17: SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION AND NOTIFICATION ACT OF 2013 › Subchapter 3: NOTIFICATION › 34-A §11303. Mandatory notification of conditional release or discharge of registrants

§11303. Mandatory notification of conditional release or discharge of registrants
The department, county jails, state mental health institutes and the bureau are governed by the following notice provisions when a registrant is conditionally released or discharged.   [PL 2011, c. 663, §3 (NEW).]
1.  Duties.
The department, a county jail or a state mental health institute shall give the bureau notice of the following:
A. The address where the registrant will be domiciled and reside;   [PL 2011, c. 663, §3 (NEW).]
B. The address where the registrant will work and attend college or school, if applicable;   [PL 2011, c. 663, §3 (NEW).]
C. The mailing address of the registrant; and   [PL 2011, c. 663, §3 (NEW).]
D. The geographic area to which a registrant's conditional release is limited, if any.   [PL 2011, c. 663, §3 (NEW).]
[PL 2011, c. 663, §3 (NEW).]
2.  Duties of the bureau.
Upon receipt of the information concerning the conditional release or discharge of a registrant pursuant to subsection 1, the bureau shall forward the information to all law enforcement agencies that have jurisdiction in those areas where the registrant may be domiciled, reside, work or attend college or school.
[PL 2011, c. 663, §3 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2011, c. 663, §3 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-A: CORRECTIONS › Chapter 17: SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION AND NOTIFICATION ACT OF 2013 › Subchapter 3: NOTIFICATION › 34-A §11304. Public notification

§11304. Public notification
1.  Department.
Upon the conditional release or discharge of a registrant from a state correctional institution, the department shall give notice of the information under section 11303, subsection 1 to members of the public the department determines appropriate to ensure public safety.
[PL 2011, c. 663, §3 (NEW).]
2.  Law enforcement agencies.
Upon receipt of the information concerning the conditional release or discharge of a registrant pursuant to section 11303, subsection 2, a law enforcement agency shall notify members of the public that the law enforcement agency determines appropriate to ensure public safety.
[PL 2011, c. 663, §3 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2011, c. 663, §3 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-A: CORRECTIONS › Chapter 19: SEX OFFENDER MANAGEMENT AND RISK ASSESSMENT ADVISORY COMMISSION › 34-A §11401. Establishment

§11401. Establishment
The Sex Offender Management and Risk Assessment Advisory Commission, referred to in this chapter as "the commission," established by Title 5, section 12004‑I, subsection 4‑C, is created for the purpose of making recommendations pertaining to sex offender management and risk assessment. For purposes of this chapter, "sex offender" has the same meaning as "offender" in section 11273, subsection 10. For purposes of this chapter, "registrant" has the same meaning as in section 11273, subsection 11.   [PL 2015, c. 86, §4 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2015, c. 86, §4 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-A: CORRECTIONS › Chapter 19: SEX OFFENDER MANAGEMENT AND RISK ASSESSMENT ADVISORY COMMISSION › 34-A §11402. Membership; terms; vacancies

§11402. Membership; terms; vacancies
1.  Composition; qualifications.
The commission is composed of 7 members, appointed by the Attorney General. The members may be qualified by reason of their expertise in sex offender matters, including but not limited to risk assessment methods, corrections, sex offender law and the prosecution or defense of sex offender crimes.
[PL 2015, c. 86, §4 (NEW).]
2.  Terms.
Members of the commission serve for a term of 2 years and may be reappointed. Members continue to serve until their replacements are designated.
[PL 2015, c. 86, §4 (NEW).]
3.  Vacancy.
In the event of the death or resignation of a member, the Attorney General shall appoint a member to complete the unexpired term.
[PL 2015, c. 86, §4 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2015, c. 86, §4 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-A: CORRECTIONS › Chapter 19: SEX OFFENDER MANAGEMENT AND RISK ASSESSMENT ADVISORY COMMISSION › 34-A §11403. Duties; powers

§11403. Duties; powers
1.  Consultation.
The commission shall consult with experts in the field of sex offender matters, including but not limited to state or federal agencies, courts, correctional facilities, organizations whose affairs pertain to sex offender matters and other interested parties as the commission determines necessary.
[PL 2015, c. 86, §4 (NEW).]
2.  Recommendations.
The commission may study and make policy recommendations regarding sex offender risk assessment and management to agencies of the executive branch, the judicial branch and the Legislature or to any other entity the commission determines appropriate.
[PL 2015, c. 86, §4 (NEW).]
3.  Review laws; legislation.
The commission shall examine the sex offender registration and notification laws and any other state laws pertaining to sex offender risk assessment and management and may submit to the Legislature, at the start of each legislative session, such changes to those laws as the commission determines appropriate.
[PL 2015, c. 86, §4 (NEW).]
4.  Funding.
The commission may accept funds from the Federal Government, from a political subdivision of the State or from an individual, foundation or corporation and may expend these funds for purposes that are consistent with this section.
[PL 2015, c. 86, §4 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2015, c. 86, §4 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-A: CORRECTIONS › Chapter 19: SEX OFFENDER MANAGEMENT AND RISK ASSESSMENT ADVISORY COMMISSION › 34-A §11404. Organization; meetings

§11404. Organization; meetings
The Attorney General shall notify all members of the commission of the time and place of the first meeting of the commission. At that meeting, the commission shall elect a chair, vice-chair and secretary-treasurer and adopt provisions regarding the administration of the commission and its affairs. The commission may meet as frequently as the commission determines necessary.   [PL 2015, c. 86, §4 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2015, c. 86, §4 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-A: CORRECTIONS › Chapter 19: SEX OFFENDER MANAGEMENT AND RISK ASSESSMENT ADVISORY COMMISSION › 34-A §11405. Expenses

§11405. Expenses
Members of the commission may not be compensated for expenses incurred or related to the activities of the commission.   [PL 2015, c. 86, §4 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2015, c. 86, §4 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-B: BEHAVIORAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES › Chapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subchapter 2: DEPARTMENT › 34-B §1201. Establishment (REPEALED)

§1201. Establishment
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 459, §7 (NEW). RR 1995, c. 2, §83 (COR). PL 1995, c. 560, §K82 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 560, §K83 (AFF). PL 2001, c. 354, §§1,3 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 539, Pt. N, §58 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-B: BEHAVIORAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES › Chapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subchapter 2: DEPARTMENT › 34-B §1201-A. Service delivery regions (REPEALED)

§1201-A. Service delivery regions
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1991, c. 781, §D2 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 781, §D4 (AFF). PL 1995, c. 560, §§K12,13 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 397, §A42 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 539, Pt. N, §59 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-B: BEHAVIORAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES › Chapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subchapter 2: DEPARTMENT › 34-B §1201-B. Joint location of services (REPEALED)

§1201-B. Joint location of services
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1993, c. 738, §F2 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 539, Pt. N, §60 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-B: BEHAVIORAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES › Chapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subchapter 2: DEPARTMENT › 34-B §1202. Office of the commissioner (REPEALED)

§1202. Office of the commissioner
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 459, §7 (NEW). RR 1995, c. 2, §84 (COR). PL 1995, c. 368, §§GG2,3 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 395, §§C2,3 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 354, §3 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 439, §§J4,J5 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 689, §B7 (REV). PL 2007, c. 539, Pt. N, §61 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-B: BEHAVIORAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES › Chapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subchapter 2: DEPARTMENT › 34-B §1203. Duties of the commissioner (REPEALED)

§1203. Duties of the commissioner
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 459, §7 (NEW). PL 1985, c. 503, §2 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 744, §12 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 335, §1 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 15, §1 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 560, §K82 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 560, §K83 (AFF). PL 1995, c. 560, §L13 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 560, §L16 (AFF). PL 2001, c. 354, §3 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 689, §B6 (REV). PL 2005, c. 236, §§3,4 (REV). PL 2007, c. 80, §1 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 539, Pt. N, §62 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-B: BEHAVIORAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES › Chapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subchapter 2: DEPARTMENT › 34-B §1204. Powers of the commissioner (REPEALED)

§1204. Powers of the commissioner
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 459, §7 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 729, §7 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 816, §C2 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 503, §3 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 785, §B162 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 265, §2 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 501, §P29 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 933, §§1,2 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 567, §1 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 711, §5 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 410, §§CCC10,11 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 667, §1 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 368, §GG4 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 395, §§C4,G11 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 395, §G20 (AFF). PL 1995, c. 560, §§K14-17 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 560, §K83 (AFF). PL 1995, c. 691, §3 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 676, §5 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 731, §L2 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 194, §1 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 439, §§J6,7 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 493, §1 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 236, §§3,4 (REV). PL 2007, c. 286, §1 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 539, Pt. N, §63 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-B: BEHAVIORAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES › Chapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subchapter 2: DEPARTMENT › 34-B §1205. Office of Advocacy (REPEALED)

§1205. Office of Advocacy
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 459, §7 (NEW). PL 1987, c. 744, §§13-15 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 7, §N3 (RPR). PL 1989, c. 731, §§1-3 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 560, §K18 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 397, §§A43-46 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 457, §OO2 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 457, §OO5 (AFF). PL 2005, c. 519, §RR2 (RPR). PL 2005, c. 519, §RR4 (AFF). PL 2007, c. 356, §4 (RP). PL 2007, c. 356, §31 (AFF).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-B: BEHAVIORAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES › Chapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subchapter 2: DEPARTMENT › 34-B §1206. Office of Children's Services (REPEALED)

§1206. Office of Children's Services
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 459, §7 (NEW). PL 1985, c. 503, §4 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-B: BEHAVIORAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES › Chapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subchapter 2: DEPARTMENT › 34-B §1208-A. Performance-based contracts (REPEALED)

§1208-A. Performance-based contracts
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1993, c. 737, §3 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 402, §B3 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 560, §K21 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 560, §K81 (AFF). PL 1995, c. 691, §5 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 590, §5 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-B: BEHAVIORAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES › Chapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subchapter 2: DEPARTMENT › 34-B §1209. Mental Health Advisory Council (REPEALED)

§1209. Mental Health Advisory Council
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 459, §7 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 812, §261 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 712, §1 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 887, §4 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-B: BEHAVIORAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES › Chapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subchapter 2: DEPARTMENT › 34-B §1209-A. Mental Health Rights Advisory Board (REPEALED)

§1209-A. Mental Health Rights Advisory Board
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1985, c. 645, §3 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 503, §B161 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 668, §122 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-B: BEHAVIORAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES › Chapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subchapter 2: DEPARTMENT › 34-B §1209-B. Advisory Board on Rights of Children in Need of Services (REPEALED)

§1209-B. Advisory Board on Rights of Children in Need of Services
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1989, c. 688, §2 (NEW). PL 1993, c. 360, §G2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-B: BEHAVIORAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES › Chapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subchapter 2: DEPARTMENT › 34-B §1210. Maine Advisory Committee on Mental Retardation (REPEALED)

§1210. Maine Advisory Committee on Mental Retardation
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 459, §7 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 812, §§262,263 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 73, §2 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 410, §CCC13 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 356, §8 (RP). PL 2007, c. 356, §31 (AFF).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-B: BEHAVIORAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES › Chapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subchapter 2: DEPARTMENT › 34-B §1211. Maine Developmental Disabilities Council (REPEALED)

§1211. Maine Developmental Disabilities Council
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 459, §7 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 812, §264 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 503, §B162 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 600, §A279 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 25, §1 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 417, §2 (RP). PL 2003, c. 417, §4 (AFF).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-B: BEHAVIORAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES › Chapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subchapter 2: DEPARTMENT › 34-B §1212. State Forensic Service

§1212. State Forensic Service
1.  Establishment and membership.
The Commissioner of Health and Human Services shall establish a State Forensic Service and appoint its members. Members must be psychiatrists and licensed clinical psychologists experienced in forensic service and may not be directly involved in the treatment of persons committed to the department under Title 15, chapter 5. These psychiatrists and psychologists may be employed by the department directly or as independent contractors.
[RR 1995, c. 2, §85 (COR); PL 2001, c. 354, §3 (AMD); PL 2003, c. 689, Pt. B, §7 (REV).]
2.  Duties.
The State Forensic Service shall have the following duties:
A. To perform examinations of the mental condition of a defendant pursuant to Title 15, section 101‑D and to do the evaluations or examinations on behalf of any court of record, pursuant to agreement between the commissioner and the jurisdiction requesting that the evaluation be performed;   [PL 2009, c. 268, §11 (AMD).]
B. To perform examinations of the mental condition of persons committed to the custody of the commissioner under Title 15, section 103, for the purposes specified in Title 15, section 104‑A;   [PL 1995, c. 219, §1 (AMD).]
C. To perform examinations of the mental condition of persons pursuant to Title 22, chapter 250; and   [PL 1995, c. 219, §2 (AMD).]
D. To perform evaluations on behalf of any court of record. The State Forensic Service may contract with psychologists, psychiatrists and licensed clinical social workers to perform evaluations. The clinicians under contract are entitled to quasi-judicial immunity for all acts performed within the scope of their evaluation duties and in accordance with protocols for evaluations established by the State Forensic Service.   [PL 1995, c. 219, §3 (NEW).]
[PL 2009, c. 268, §11 (AMD).]
3.  Professional education program.
The State Forensic Service may establish and maintain a professional education program designed to assist licensed psychologists and psychiatrists in developing expertise in the forensic aspects of each profession, with emphasis on the assessment of competency, criminal responsibility and abnormal condition of mind under the laws of the State.
[PL 1989, c. 621, §9 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1985, c. 796, §7 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 487, §§16,17 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 621, §9 (AMD). RR 1995, c. 2, §85 (COR). PL 1995, c. 219, §§1-3 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 354, §3 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 689, §B7 (REV). PL 2009, c. 268, §11 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-B: BEHAVIORAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES › Chapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subchapter 2: DEPARTMENT › 34-B §1213. Release Review Advisory Committee (REPEALED)

§1213. Release Review Advisory Committee
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1985, c. 796, §7 (NEW). PL 1993, c. 48, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-B: BEHAVIORAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES › Chapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subchapter 2: DEPARTMENT › 34-B §1214. Interdepartmental Council (REPEALED)

§1214. Interdepartmental Council
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1987, c. 181, §§1,2 (NEW). PL 1987, c. 831, §2 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 502, §B44 (RPR). PL 1989, c. 700, §A163 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 729 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 780, §DDD21 (AFF). PL 1993, c. 349, §68 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 410, §LL13 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 738, §B5 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-B: BEHAVIORAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES › Chapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subchapter 2: DEPARTMENT › 34-B §1215. Interim assistance payments

§1215. Interim assistance payments
The department shall establish and maintain a nonlapsing revolving fund to provide interim assistance payments to Supplemental Security Income recipients:   [PL 1989, c. 502, Pt. B, §45 (NEW).]
1.  Benefits for hospitalization.
Whose benefits have been terminated while they were hospitalized and who are reapplying for benefits because of their release from the hospital; or
[PL 1989, c. 502, Pt. B, §45 (NEW).]
2.  Benefits when no longer able to work.
Whose benefits have been terminated because they returned to work and who are reapplying for benefits because they have suffered a relapse and are no longer able to work.
These benefits shall be provided until their Supplemental Security Income application has been acted on. The fund shall be reimbursed, pursuant to Title 22, section 3174‑E, for interim assistance payments made under this section.
[PL 1989, c. 502, Pt. B, §45 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1989, c. 502, §B45 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-B: BEHAVIORAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES › Chapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subchapter 2: DEPARTMENT › 34-B §1216. Consumer Advisory Board (REPEALED)

§1216. Consumer Advisory Board
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1989, c. 349, §2 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 127, §1 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 560, §§K22,23 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 356, §6 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 356, §31 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 695, Pt. D, §1 (AMD). MRSA T. 34-B §1216, sub-§4 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-B: BEHAVIORAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES › Chapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subchapter 2: DEPARTMENT › 34-B §1217. Application of consent decree

§1217. Application of consent decree
It is the intent of the Legislature that the principles of the consent decree issued on August 2, 1990 by the Superior Court, Kennebec County, in Civil Action Docket No. 89-88 as they relate to the development of a comprehensive mental health system apply to all persons with severe and prolonged mental illness. The individualized support plan process as contained in the decree in paragraphs 49 through 74, to the extent possible and within available resources, must be applicable to current and future patients of the former Bangor Mental Health Institute and the Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center. In addition, patient assessments must be provided to Bangor Mental Health Institute and Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center patients beginning July 1, 1991 and must be completed quarterly until individualized support plan implementation is developed.   [PL 2005, c. 683, Pt. A, §58 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1991, c. 9, §E18 (NEW). PL 2005, c. 683, §A58 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-B: BEHAVIORAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES › Chapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subchapter 2: DEPARTMENT › 34-B §1218-A. Baxter Counseling Services Program

§1218-A. Baxter Counseling Services Program
The Baxter Counseling Services Program, referred to in this section as "the program," is established within the department to facilitate the delivery of therapeutic counseling services for eligible former students of the Maine School for the Deaf or the Governor Baxter School for the Deaf without cost to individuals. Services facilitated under the program are limited to therapeutic counseling services for eligible former students. The department shall ensure that therapeutic counseling services provided under the program are reimbursed under the MaineCare program to the maximum extent possible.   [PL 2023, c. 412, Pt. TTTT, §1 (NEW).]
1.  Eligibility.
This subsection governs eligibility for therapeutic counseling services under the program. Eligibility is limited to individuals are former students of the Maine School for the Deaf or the Governor Baxter School for the Deaf and who attended or graduated before July 1, 2001.
[PL 2023, c. 412, Pt. TTTT, §1 (NEW).]
2.  Facilitation of counseling services.
The department shall facilitate therapeutic counseling services through contracts with mental health providers that specialize in services for individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing and late deafened. New contracts entered into with mental health providers that do not have a contract with the State must enroll as MaineCare providers. The department, as payor of last resort, shall provide General Fund contracts for therapeutic counseling services for individuals who do not receive MaineCare benefits and for individuals who are uninsured or underinsured. The department shall assist mental health providers in navigating reimbursement under the MaineCare program. The department shall monitor contracts to ensure compliance related to program eligibility, MaineCare policies and department licensure requirements. Therapeutic counseling services funded under the program may not exceed $170,000 per year.
[PL 2023, c. 412, Pt. TTTT, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2023, c. 412, Pt. TTTT, §1 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 34-B: BEHAVIORAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES › Chapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subchapter 2: DEPARTMENT › 34-B §1219. State strategy for preventing imprisonment of persons with serious mental illness

§1219. State strategy for preventing imprisonment of persons with serious mental illness
1.  Development of state strategy.
The department shall develop a comprehensive state strategy for preventing the inappropriate incarceration of seriously mentally ill individuals and for diverting those individuals away from the criminal justice system. This strategy must be developed with the active participation of other agencies and providers responsible for serving persons with serious mental illness, including representatives of community mental health centers, area shelters, other community providers, consumers of services and their families, providers of inpatient mental health services, advocates for consumers of mental health services, sheriffs' departments and the Department of Public Safety.
[PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. AA, §85 (AMD).]
2.  Components of strategy.
The state strategy developed under subsection 1 must include, but is not limited to:
A. Identification of existing programs or creation of jail diversion and community mental health programs to serve persons with serious mental illness who have been charged with minor crimes that are a manifestation of their illness, including identification of financing mechanisms for the programs and the services provided;   [PL 1995, c. 431, §2 (NEW).]
B. Systems for the evaluation of serious mental illness, within 24 hours of contact with the criminal justice system, of persons charged with minor crimes and timely referral of those persons identified as seriously mentally ill to appropriate community mental health programs;   [PL 1995, c. 431, §2 (NEW).]
C. Specific mechanisms for enabling police and correctional officers to communicate and consult on a timely basis with appropriate mental health personnel about specific cases;   [PL 1995, c. 431, §2 (NEW).]
D. Plans for conducting training, in conjunction with the Maine Criminal Justice Academy, of law enforcement and correctional personnel about serious mental illness and effective methods for evaluating, treating and managing persons with serious mental illness;   [PL 1995, c. 431, §2 (NEW).]
E. Plans for training mental health professionals who participate in state-funded, educational training programs to work with persons with serious mental illness in correctional facilities, including, but not limited to, on-site field experience in correctional facilities or jail diversion programs; and   [PL 1995, c. 431, §2 (NEW).]
F. Plans for providing comprehensive treatment, services and support to persons with serious mental illness following their release from correctional facilities.   [PL 1995, c. 431, §2 (NEW).]
[PL 1995, c. 431, §2 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1995, c. 431, §2 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 689, §B6 (REV). PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. AA, §85 (AMD).