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Maine Revised Statutes, Title 15, § 2303: Definitions -- Article II, 1979

This section defines “mentally disordered offender,” “patient,” “sending state,” and “receiving state” for the compact.

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Enacted 1979 · Source version 1 Oct 2025
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Definitions -- Article II

This section defines “mentally disordered offender,” “patient,” “sending state,” and “receiving state” for the compact.

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This section defines “mentally disordered offender,” “patient,” “sending state,” and “receiving state” for the compact.

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 [PL 1979, c. 303 (NEW).] 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. [PL 1979, c. 303 (NEW).] [PL 1979, c. 303 (NEW).] 2. Patient. "Patient" means a mentally disordered offender who is cared for, treated or transferred pursuant to this compact. [PL 1979, c. 303 (NEW).] 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. [RR 2023, c. 2, Pt. D, §86 (COR).] 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. [PL 1979, c. 303 (NEW).]
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