34-A M.R.S. § 3101
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34-A §3101. Definitions
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As used in this article, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [PL 2015, c. 315, §4 (NEW).]
1. Corrections officer. "Corrections officer" means a person who is responsible for the custody or direct supervision of a person confined in a jail, prison or state correctional facility pursuant to an order of a court or as a result of an arrest and who possesses a current and valid certificate issued by the Board of Trustees of the Maine Criminal Justice Academy pursuant to Title 25, section 2803-A . [PL 2015, c. 315, §4 (NEW).]
2. Juvenile. "Juvenile" means juvenile client or juvenile detainee. [PL 2015, c. 315, §4 (NEW).]
3. Labor. "Labor" means the period of time before a birth during which contractions are of sufficient frequency, intensity and duration to bring about effacement and progressive dilation of the cervix. [PL 2015, c. 315, §4 (NEW).]
4. Postpartum recovery. "Postpartum recovery" means, as determined by a woman's physician, the period immediately following delivery, including the entire period the woman is in the hospital or infirmary after giving birth. [PL 2015, c. 315, §4 (NEW).]
5. Restraints. "Restraints" means any physical restraint or mechanical device used to control the movement of a prisoner's or juvenile's body or limbs, including, but not limited to, disposable or soft restraints, handcuffs, a security restraint system that combines handcuffs with a rigid component, leg irons, belly chains, a security or tether chain and a convex shield. [PL 2015, c. 315, §4 (NEW).]
1. Corrections officer. "Corrections officer" means a person who is responsible for the custody or direct supervision of a person confined in a jail, prison or state correctional facility pursuant to an order of a court or as a result of an arrest and who possesses a current and valid certificate issued by the Board of Trustees of the Maine Criminal Justice Academy pursuant to Title 25, section 2803-A . [PL 2015, c. 315, §4 (NEW).]
2. Juvenile. "Juvenile" means juvenile client or juvenile detainee. [PL 2015, c. 315, §4 (NEW).]
3. Labor. "Labor" means the period of time before a birth during which contractions are of sufficient frequency, intensity and duration to bring about effacement and progressive dilation of the cervix. [PL 2015, c. 315, §4 (NEW).]
4. Postpartum recovery. "Postpartum recovery" means, as determined by a woman's physician, the period immediately following delivery, including the entire period the woman is in the hospital or infirmary after giving birth. [PL 2015, c. 315, §4 (NEW).]
5. Restraints. "Restraints" means any physical restraint or mechanical device used to control the movement of a prisoner's or juvenile's body or limbs, including, but not limited to, disposable or soft restraints, handcuffs, a security restraint system that combines handcuffs with a rigid component, leg irons, belly chains, a security or tether chain and a convex shield. [PL 2015, c. 315, §4 (NEW).]
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