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15 M.R.S. § 2303 — Definitions -- Article II
Current through First Special Session of the 132nd Maine Legislature (current through October 1, 2025)
Part of Chapter 311: Interstate Compact on the Mentally Disordered Offender, Maine Revised Statutes.
Full text of 15 M.R.S. § 2303
Statutory text current through the First Special Session of the 132nd Maine Legislature (current through October 1, 2025). This publication reproduces the statutory text of the Maine Revised Statutes from the Revisor of Statutes' official published files; it is not the official statutes of the State of Maine and has not been certified by the Secretary of State.
1. Mentally disordered offender. "Mentally disordered offender" means a person who has been determined, by adjudication or other method legally sufficient for the purpose in the party state where the determination is made, to be mentally ill and:
A. Is under sentence for the commission of crime; or
B. Who is confined or committed on account of the commission of an offense for which, in the absence of mental illness, said person would be subject to incarceration in a penal or correctional facility.
2. Patient. "Patient" means a mentally disordered offender who is cared for, treated or transferred pursuant to this compact.
3. Sending state. "Sending state" means a state party to this compact in which the mentally disordered offender was convicted; the state in which the mentally disordered offender would be subject to trial on or conviction of an offense, except for the mentally disordered offender's mental condition; or, within the meaning of Article V of this compact, the state whose authorities have filed a petition in connection with an untried indictment, information or complaint.
4. Receiving state. "Receiving state" means a state party to this compact to which a mentally disordered offender is sent for care, aftercare, treatment or rehabilitation, or, within the meaning of Article V of this compact, the state in which a petition in connection with an untried indictment, information or complaint has been filed.
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