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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 34-A, § 1803 (2026)

Board responsibilities and duties

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SECTION HISTORY
PL 2007, c. 653, Pt. A, §30 (NEW). PL 2009, c. 213, Pt. GGG, §§3, 4 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 213, Pt. GGG, §7 (AFF). PL 2009, c. 391, §§11-14 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 374, §§11-14 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 533, §25 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 598, §§12-22 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 16, Pt. I, §1 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 267, Pt. V, §1 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 335, §27 (RP).
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2016–2018 · leading case: Somerset Cnty. v. Dep't of Corr., 2016 ME 33 (Me. 2016).
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Somerset Cnty. v. Dep't of Corr., 2016 ME 33 (Me. 2016). · cites it 16× “[¶46] The Board’s broad grant of authority established by 34-A M.R.S. § 1803 (2013) was clearly directed to the objectives of obtaining cost savings and encouraging efficiency within the county jails while accomplishing the jails’ core responsibility to house prisoners and…”
Washington Cnty. v. Fitzpatrick (Me. Super. Ct 2018). “34-A M.R.S. § 1803 (2008). While the Legislature did pass many of the powers and duties of the Board of Corrections on to the DOC, the Legislature clearly did not delegate the authority to close facilities to the DOC.”
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 34-A, § 1803(1)(A) — 1 case
Somerset Cnty. v. Dep't of Corr., 2016 ME 33 (Me. 2016). “[¶46] The Board’s broad grant of authority established by 34-A M.R.S. § 1803 (2013) was clearly directed to the objectives of obtaining cost savings and encouraging efficiency within the county jails while accomplishing the jails’ core responsibility to house prisoners and…”
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 34-A, § 1803(1)(C) — 1 case
Somerset Cnty. v. Dep't of Corr., 2016 ME 33 (Me. 2016). “[¶46] The Board’s broad grant of authority established by 34-A M.R.S. § 1803 (2013) was clearly directed to the objectives of obtaining cost savings and encouraging efficiency within the county jails while accomplishing the jails’ core responsibility to house prisoners and…”
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 34-A, § 1803(5)(A) — 1 case
Somerset Cnty. v. Dep't of Corr., 2016 ME 33 (Me. 2016). “[¶46] The Board’s broad grant of authority established by 34-A M.R.S. § 1803 (2013) was clearly directed to the objectives of obtaining cost savings and encouraging efficiency within the county jails while accomplishing the jails’ core responsibility to house prisoners and…”
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 34-A, § 1803(9) — 1 case
Somerset Cnty. v. Dep't of Corr., 2016 ME 33 (Me. 2016). “[¶46] The Board’s broad grant of authority established by 34-A M.R.S. § 1803 (2013) was clearly directed to the objectives of obtaining cost savings and encouraging efficiency within the county jails while accomplishing the jails’ core responsibility to house prisoners and…”
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