Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-B Sec. 9005 – Escape–Article V
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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-B Sec. 9005
- Jurisdiction: (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.
Whenever a dangerous or potentially dangerous patient escapes from an institution in any party state, that state shall promptly notify all appropriate authorities within and without the jurisdiction of the escape in a manner reasonably calculated to facilitate the speedy apprehension of the escapee. Immediately upon the apprehension and identification of any such dangerous or potentially dangerous patient, the dangerous or potentially dangerous patient must be detained in the state where found pending disposition in accordance with law. [RR 2009, c. 2, §96 (COR).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 459, §7 (NEW). RR 2009, c. 2, §96 (COR).