Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes > Title 30-A > Part 1 > Chapter 13 > Subchapter 5 - Criminal Justice Planning Committees

• Board: means the Board of Counseling Professionals Licensure, established in section 13852. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 13851
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• Counseling: means assisting individuals, families or groups through the counseling relationship to develop understanding of intrapersonal and interpersonal problems, to define goals, to make decisions, to plan a course of action reflecting their needs, and to use information and community resources, as these procedures are related to personal, social, educational and vocational development. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 13851
• Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
• Department: means the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 13851
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Probation officers: Screen applicants for pretrial release and monitor convicted offenders released under court supervision.
• Procedures of counseling: means methods and techniques that include, but are not limited to, the following. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 13851