Maine Revised Statutes Title 39-A Sec. 203 – Incarceration of employee
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1. Compensation while incarcerated. Compensation for incapacity under section 212 or 213 or under any prior workers’ compensation laws may not be paid to any person during any period of incarceration imposed in this State or any other jurisdiction after conviction of a criminal offense, except in relation to compensable injuries suffered during incarceration and while the prisoner is:
A. Employed by a private employer; [PL 1991, c. 885, Pt. A, §8 (NEW); PL 1991, c. 885, Pt. A, §§9-11 (AFF).]
B. Participating in a work release program; [PL 1991, c. 885, Pt. A, §8 (NEW); PL 1991, c. 885, Pt. A, §§9-11 (AFF).]
C. [PL 2013, c. 133, §36 (RP).]
D. Employed in a program established under a certification issued by the United States Department of Justice under 18 United States Code § 1761; [PL 2009, c. 529, §5 (AMD).]
E. Employed while in a supervised community confinement program pursuant to Title 34?A, section 3036?A; [PL 2009, c. 529, §5 (AMD).]
F. A prisoner in a county jail under final sentence of 72 hours or less and is assigned to work outside of a county jail; or [PL 2009, c. 529, §5 (NEW).]
G. Employed while in a community confinement monitoring program pursuant to Title 30?A, section 1659?A. [PL 2009, c. 529, §5 (NEW).]
[PL 2013, c. 133, §36 (AMD).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 39-A Sec. 203
- Community: means the area within a 75-mile radius of an employee's residence or the actual distance from an employee's normal work location to the employee's residence at the time of an employee's injury, whichever is greater. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 39-A Sec. 102
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- employer: includes :
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 39-A Sec. 102Jurisdiction: (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. United States: includes territories and the District of Columbia. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
2. Compensation forfeited. All compensation that is not payable under subsection 1 is forfeited.
[PL 1991, c. 885, Pt. A, §8 (NEW); PL 1991, c. 885, Pt. A, §§9-11 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1991, c. 885, §A8 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 885, §§A9-11 (AFF). PL 1995, c. 293, §1 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 293, §2 (AFF). PL 2009, c. 142, §§18-20 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 529, §5 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 133, §36 (AMD).