1. Unwarranted hospitalization. A person is guilty of causing unwarranted hospitalization if that person willfully causes the unwarranted hospitalization of any person under this subchapter.

[RR 2019, c. 2, Pt. B, §97 (COR).]

Attorney's Note

Under the Maine Revised Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class C crimeup to 5 yearsup to $5,000
For details, see Me. Rev. Stat. Title 17-A § 1604

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2. Denial of rights. A person is guilty of causing a denial of rights if that person willfully causes the denial to any person of any of the rights accorded by this subchapter.

[RR 2019, c. 2, Pt. B, §98 (COR).]

3. Penalty. Causing unwarranted hospitalization or causing a denial of rights is a Class C crime.

[PL 2017, c. 475, Pt. C, §11 (AMD).]

SECTION HISTORY

PL 1983, c. 459, §7 (NEW). PL 2017, c. 475, Pt. C, §11 (AMD). RR 2019, c. 2, Pt. B, §§97, 98 (COR).