34-B M.R.S. § 3861-A
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34-B §3861-A. Notification of hospitalization
Official statutory text
When a person who is hospitalized in a psychiatric hospital under the provisions of this chapter is sentenced to serve a straight term of imprisonment or a split sentence in a county jail, the chief administrative officer of the hospital shall notify the sheriff of the county jail so that, in accordance with the provisions of Title 15, section 2211‑A , the sheriff may process the person to serve the sentence while hospitalized and the person may remain in the hospital until ready for discharge. [PL 2009, c. 281, §2 (NEW).]
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