1. Notification of immigration officer. When a person is admitted or committed to a correctional facility, a county jail or any other state, county, city or private institution which is supported wholly or in part by public funds, the chief administrative officer of the facility, jail or institution shall inquire at once into the nationality of the person and, if it appears that the person is an alien, the chief administrative officer shall notify immediately the United States immigration officer in charge of the district in which the facility, jail or institution is located, of:
A. The date of and the reason for the alien’s admission or commitment; [PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW).]
B. The length of time for which the alien is admitted or committed; [PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW).]
C. The country of which the alien is a citizen; and [PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW).]
D. The date on which and the port at which the alien last entered the United States. [PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW).]

[PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW).]

Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-A Sec. 3043

  • Chief administrative officer: means the head of a correctional facility or a detention facility. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-A Sec. 1001
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Correctional facility: means any facility that falls under the jurisdiction of the department, but does not include any facility for which the department is required to establish standards pursuant to section 1208 or 1208?A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-A Sec. 1001
  • Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
  • United States: includes territories and the District of Columbia. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
2. Copy of record to immigration officer. Upon the official request of the United States immigration officer in charge of the territory or district in which is located any court committing an alien to a correctional facility, a county jail or any other state, county, city or private institution which is supported wholly or in part by public funds, the clerk of the court shall furnish without charge a certified copy of:
A. The complaint, information or indictment; [PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW).]
B. The judgment and sentence; and [PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW).]
C. Any other record pertaining to the alien’s case. [PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW).]

[PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW).]

SECTION HISTORY

PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW).