Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-A Sec. 3402 – Warden
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1. Chief administrative officer. The chief administrative officer of the Maine Correctional Center is called the warden.
[PL 2013, c. 508, §1 (AMD).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-A Sec. 3402
- Chief administrative officer: means the head of a correctional facility or a detention facility. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-A Sec. 1001
- Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Corrections or his designee, except that, when the term "commissioner and only the commissioner" is used, the term applies only to the person appointed Commissioner of Corrections and not to any designee. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-A Sec. 1001
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
- United States: includes territories and the District of Columbia. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
2. Duties. In addition to other duties set out in this Title, the warden shall supervise and control the prisoners, pretrial detainees, employees, grounds, buildings and equipment at the center.
[PL 2013, c. 508, §1 (AMD).]
3. Powers. In addition to other powers granted in this Title, the warden has the following powers.
A. The warden may appoint deputy wardens, subject to the Civil Service Law. A deputy warden designated by the warden has the powers, duties, obligations and liabilities of the warden when the warden is absent from the center location or is unable to perform the duties of the office. [PL 2013, c. 508, §1 (AMD).]
B. The warden may, with the written approval of the commissioner, contract with the Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons acting pursuant to the United States Code, title 18, § 4002, for the imprisonment, subsistence, care and proper employment of persons convicted of crimes against the United States, and may receive and detain such persons pursuant to the contracts. [PL 2013, c. 508, §1 (AMD).]
[PL 2013, c. 508, §1 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW). PL 1985, c. 785, §B156 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 508, §1 (AMD).