Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 203-B – Funds received pursuant to court orders or other settlements of opioid crisis litigation
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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 203-B
- Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
- Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
Notwithstanding section 203?A and unless specifically ordered by the court to do otherwise, the Attorney General may work with the Treasurer of State to deposit identified revenue or money received as a result of any court order or other agreement resulting from litigation against, or any court settlement with, an opioid manufacturer, an opioid research association or any other person in the opioid industry relating to claims made by or prosecuted by the State into the Maine Recovery Fund for spending on approved uses as directed by the Maine Recovery Council as established in section 12004?I, subsection 94. As used in this section, “approved uses” and “Maine Recovery Fund” have the same meanings as in section 203?C, subsection 1. [PL 2023, c. 412, Pt. HHHH, §1 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2021, c. 661, §2 (NEW). RR 2021, c. 2, Pt. A, §5 (COR). PL 2023, c. 412, Pt. HHHH, §1 (AMD).