Maine Revised Statutes > Title 22 > Subtitle 3 > Part 2 > Chapter 958-A > Subchapter 1-A – Reporting of Abuse, Neglect or Exploitation
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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes > Title 22 > Subtitle 3 > Part 2 > Chapter 958-A > Subchapter 1-A - Reporting of Abuse, Neglect or Exploitation
- Abuse: includes acts and omissions. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 3472
- Adult: means any person who has attained 18 years of age or who is a legally emancipated minor. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 3472
- Board: means the Manufactured Housing Board. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 9002
- Department: means the Department of Health and Human Services. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 1-A
- Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
- Dependent adult: includes , but is not limited to, any of the following:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 3472Emergency: refers to a situation in which:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 3472Exploitation: means the illegal or improper use of an incapacitated or dependent adult or that adult's resources for another's profit or advantage. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 3472 Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs. Inhabitant: means a person having an established residence in a place. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72 Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases. Manufactured housing: means a structural unit or units designed to be used as a dwelling or dwellings and constructed in a manufacturing facility and then transported by the use of its own chassis or placement on an independent chassis to a building site. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 9002 Manufactured housing community: means a parcel or adjoining parcel of land, under single ownership, that has been planned and improved for the placement of 3 or more manufactured homes, but does not include a construction camp. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 9081 Municipality: includes cities, towns and plantations, except that "municipality" does not include plantations in Title 10, chapter 110, subchapter IV; or Title 30?A, Part 2. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72 Neglect: means a threat to an adult's health or welfare by physical or mental injury or impairment, deprivation of essential needs or lack of protection from these. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 3472 Person: means an individual or entity, including but not limited to a corporation, partnership, firm, organization, company, homeowner, consumer or purchaser. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 9002 Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. Source: OCC Protective services: means services that separate incapacitated or dependent adults from danger. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 3472 Real estate: includes lands and all tenements and hereditaments connected therewith, and all rights thereto and interests therein. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72 Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals). Victim advocate: work with prosecutors and assist the victims of a crime. Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72