{"data":{"id":"us-me/30-a-m.r.s.-1556-a","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"30-A M.R.S. §1556-A","heading":"Visitation","body":"Except as otherwise provided in this section, and subject to any conditions and limitations required for the safety and security of a county jail as determined on a case-by-case basis by the sheriff of the county jail, the sheriff shall provide for in-person visitation between a prisoner and a visitor of the prisoner.\n1.  Video-only visitation.  Upon a determination by the sheriff of a county jail that in-person visitation between a particular prisoner and a visitor of the prisoner may jeopardize the safety and security of the jail, the sheriff may restrict that prisoner to video-only visitation.  Upon a determination by the sheriff that the jail facility is unable to provide a safe and secure location for any in-person visitation, the sheriff, on a short-term basis only, may restrict all visitation at the jail to video-only visitation.\n2.  Contact visitation.  Subject to any conditions and limitations required for the safety and security of a county jail as determined on a case-by-case basis by the sheriff, the sheriff shall provide opportunities for in-person visitation involving physical contact between a prisoner and a visitor of the prisoner, unless the sheriff determines that the jail facility is unable to provide a safe and secure location for any in-person visitation involving physical contact.","path":["TITLE 30-A: MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES","PART 1: COUNTIES","CHAPTER 13: COUNTY JAILS AND JAILERS","SUBCHAPTER 2: PRISONERS AND THEIR CONDUCT"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/30-A/title30-Asec1556-A.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:36Z","sha256":"158275f0fc50a7e5893895c5d01d7189a3e7293abcf55eafb4a7adfb53d1199e","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/30-a-m.r.s.-1556","next":"us-me/30-a-m.r.s.-1557"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}