Maine Revised Statutes > Title 37-B > Chapter 1 – General Provisions – Organization
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- Chief administrative officer: means the head of a correctional facility or a detention facility. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-A Sec. 1001
- 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
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
- Detention facility: means the Long Creek Youth Development Center. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-A Sec. 1001
- Joint session: When both chambers of a legislature adopt a concurrent resolution to meet together.
- Likelihood of serious harm: means a:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-A Sec. 1001Person with mental illness: means a person who has attained 18 years of age and has been diagnosed as having a psychiatric or other illness that substantially impairs that person's mental health. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-A Sec. 1001 Prisoner: means an adult person sentenced and committed to, transferred to or detained in the custody of the department, including a person on supervised community confinement. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-A Sec. 1001 Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land. Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.