{"data":{"id":"us-me/15-m.r.s.-2303","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"15 M.R.S. §2303","heading":"Definitions -- Article II","body":"1.  Mentally disordered offender.  \"Mentally disordered offender\" means a person who has been determined, by adjudication or other method legally sufficient for the purpose in the party state where the determination is made, to be mentally ill and:\nA.  Is under sentence for the commission of crime; or\nB.  Who is confined or committed on account of the commission of an offense for which, in the absence of mental illness, said person would be subject to incarceration in a penal or correctional facility.\n2.  Patient.  \"Patient\" means a mentally disordered offender who is cared for, treated or transferred pursuant to this compact.\n3.  Sending state.  \"Sending state\" means a state party to this compact in which the mentally disordered offender was convicted; the state in which the mentally disordered offender would be subject to trial on or conviction of an offense, except for the mentally disordered offender's mental condition; or, within the meaning of Article V of this compact, the state whose authorities have filed a petition in connection with an untried indictment, information or complaint.\n4.  Receiving state.  \"Receiving state\" means a state party to this compact to which a mentally disordered offender is sent for care, aftercare, treatment or rehabilitation, or, within the meaning of Article V of this compact, the state in which a petition in connection with an untried indictment, information or complaint has been filed.","path":["TITLE 15: COURT PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL","PART 4: JUDGMENT AND PROCEEDINGS","CHAPTER 311: INTERSTATE COMPACT ON THE MENTALLY DISORDERED OFFENDER"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/15/title15sec2303.html","current_through":"January 1, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:27Z","sha256":"24390f9a14941f92d1405cff7ad6ca75ac84c23e75411b615a379d628dafdf4f","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/15-m.r.s.-2302","next":"us-me/15-m.r.s.-2304"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}