Maine Revised Statutes

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 34-B, § 1205 (2026)

Office of Advocacy

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(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 459, §7 (NEW). PL 1987, c. 744, §§13-15 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 7, §N3 (RPR). PL 1989, c. 731, §§1-3 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 560, §K18 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 397, §§A43-46 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 457, §OO2 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 457, §OO5 (AFF). PL 2005, c. 519, §RR2 (RPR). PL 2005, c. 519, §RR4 (AFF). PL 2007, c. 356, §4 (RP). PL 2007, c. 356, §31 (AFF).
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2001–2001 · leading case: Lindquist v. Bangor Mental Health Inst., 2001 ME 72 (Me. 2001).
Lindquist v. Bangor Mental Health Inst., 2001 ME 72 (Me. 2001). · cites it 2× “34-B M.R.S.A. § 1205 (Pamph.2000). The court concluded that the statute does not authorize advocates employed by the Office of Advocacy to represent clients in *618 court.”
Off. of Advocacy v. Bangor Mental Health Inst. (Me. Super. Ct 2001). · cites it 5× “A; (2) that the Office of Advocacy has both statutory and regulatory standing to proceed on behalf of the patient, and (3) the patient would have standing in her own right because the purpose of the OOA is germane to the claim brought; and (4) the OOA does not need Attorney…”
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