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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 15, § 104 (2026)

Release and discharge, hearing, payment of fees

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SECTION HISTORY
PL 1967, c. 402, §2 (RPR). PL 1969, c. 376 (RPR). PL 1969, c. 504, §§24-E (AMD). PL 1969, c. 555 (RPR). PL 1973, c. 243 (RPR). PL 1973, c. 567, §20 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 230, §§2,3 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 506, §3 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 623, §§17-C (AMD). PL 1977, c. 114, §§24,25 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 663, §85 (RP).
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases, 1970–1984 · leading case: Taylor v. Comm'r of Mental Health & Mental Retardation, 481 A.2d 139 (Me. 1984).
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Taylor v. Comm'r of Mental Health & Mental Retardation, 481 A.2d 139 (Me. 1984). “15 M.R.S.A. § 104 (Supp.1967), the forerunner of our present section 104-A.”
Taylor v. Comm'r of Mental Health & Corr., 431 A.2d 1304 (Me. 1981). · cites it 4× “” 15 M.R.S.A. § 104 — A(l); Chase v. Kearns, Me.”
State v. Flemming, 409 A.2d 220 (Me. 1979). “15 M.R.S.A. § 104 authorizes release following a mandated commitment under Section 103 only after a hearing in the Superior Court and an appropriate order therefrom.”
Chase v. Kearns, 278 A.2d 132 (Me. 1971). “” At that time we were construing the language of 15 M.R.S.A. § 104 as amended by P.L.1967, Chap.”
State v. Wallace, 333 A.2d 72 (Me. 1975). “Because of the numerous approaches authorized by 15 M.R.S.A. § 104 to resolve this subsequent issue of “whether [a person found not guilty by reason of insanity may be released or discharged] without likelihood that he will cause injury to himself or to others due to mental…”
State v. Shackford, 262 A.2d 359 (Me. 1970). “It does not necessarily follow that one with a schizoid personality or any prepsychotic personality is not to be considered as suffering from a mental disease for all purposes.”
Buzzell v. Comm'r of Mental Health & Corr., 423 A.2d 246 (Me. 1980). · cites it 2× “Fawn Buzzell appeals from the denial of his petition for release from the Augusta Mental Health Institute presented to the Superior Court, Kennebec County, pursuant to 15 M.R.S.A. § 104. 1 The sole witness before the Superior Court was Victor Pent-large, M.”
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 15, § 104(3) — 1 case
Taylor v. Comm'r of Mental Health & Corr., 431 A.2d 1304 (Me. 1981). “” 15 M.R.S.A. § 104 — A(l); Chase v. Kearns, Me.”
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