State Codes and Statutes
Statutes > Maine > Title34b > Title34-Bch3sec0 > Title34-Bsec3861-ATitle 34-B: BEHAVIORAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES HEADING: PL 1995, C. 560, PT. K, §7 (RPR); 2001, C. 354, §3 (AMD)
Chapter 3: MENTAL HEALTH
Subchapter 4: HOSPITALIZATION
Article 3: INVOLUNTARY HOSPITALIZATION
§3861-A. Notification of hospitalization
When a person who is hospitalized in a psychiatric hospital under the provisions of this chapter is sentenced to serve a straight term of imprisonment or a split sentence in a county jail, the chief administrative officer of the hospital shall notify the sheriff of the county jail so that, in accordance with the provisions of Title 15, section 2211-A, the sheriff may process the person to serve the sentence while hospitalized and the person may remain in the hospital until ready for discharge. [2009, c. 281, §2 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
2009, c. 281, §2 (NEW).
