Maine Revised Statutes
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 15, § 108 (2026)
Court-ordered independent examinations
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Before making a determination under section 106 or 107, a court may order an independent psychiatric or medical examination of the patient. The Department of Health and Human Services, within 30 days after receiving a request from the Administrative Office of the Courts, shall reimburse the Judicial Department for the full amount of fees paid by the Judicial Department to providers of psychiatric and medical examinations of forensic patients ordered by the court.
[PL 2015, c. 325, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2015, c. 325, §1 (NEW).
Notes of Decisions
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case, 2008–2008 · leading case: James v. State, 2008 ME 122, 953 A.2d 1152.
James v. State, 2008 ME 122, 953 A.2d 1152. “3 The Legislature’s de- *1157 cisión to include future commitments within the category of orders that establish possible avenues for post-conviction review does, however, preclude us from accepting James’s assertion that 15 M.”
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