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Maine · Through October 1, 2025

34-B M.R.S. §3805: Prohibited acts; penalty

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  1. TITLE 34-B: BEHAVIORAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES
  2. CHAPTER 3: MENTAL HEALTH
  3. SUBCHAPTER 4: HOSPITALIZATION
  4. ARTICLE 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS

1. Unwarranted hospitalization. A person is guilty of causing unwarranted hospitalization if that person willfully causes the unwarranted hospitalization of any person under this subchapter.

2. Denial of rights. A person is guilty of causing a denial of rights if that person willfully causes the denial to any person of any of the rights accorded by this subchapter.

3. Penalty. Causing unwarranted hospitalization or causing a denial of rights is a Class C crime.

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