Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-A Sec. 9202 – Definitions–Article II
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As used in this compact, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW).]
1. Inmate. “Inmate” means a male or female offender who is committed, under sentence to or confined in a penal or correctional institution.
[PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-A Sec. 9202
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal 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
- United States: includes territories and the District of Columbia. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
2. Institution. “Institution” means any penal or correctional facility, including, but not limited to, a facility for the mentally ill or mentally defective, in which inmates, as defined in subsection 1, may lawfully be confined.
[PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW).]
3. Receiving state. “Receiving state” means a state party to this compact to which an inmate is sent for confinement other than a state in which conviction or court commitment was had.
[PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW).]
4. Sending state. “Sending state” means a state party to this compact in which conviction or court commitment was had.
[PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW).]
5. State. “State” means a state of the United States, located in New England, to wit, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island.
[PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW).