{"data":{"id":"us-me/5-m.r.s.-26207","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"5 M.R.S. §26207","heading":"Notification of child death","body":"The Department of Health and Human Services shall notify the Child Advocate of a death of a child if:\n1.  Child welfare involvement.  The child was involved with child welfare services at any time; or\n2.  Abuse or neglect.  The fatality is suspected of being the result of abuse or neglect as defined in Title 22, section 4002, subsection 1.\nNotification under this section must occur within 48 hours of a determination by the department that this section applies to the child death.  The notification may be provided by oral or electronic communication.","path":["TITLE 5: ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AND SERVICES","PART 32: CHILD ADVOCATE","CHAPTER 641: OFFICE OF THE CHILD ADVOCATE"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/5/title5sec26207.html","current_through":"October 1, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-10-10T12:13:33Z","sha256":"0cdf1198f1c0270f58e05c4fd0a0f2153a0381b4c6b119482658b011ac39e777","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/5-m.r.s.-26206","next":"us-me/5-m.r.s.-26208","notices":[{"id":"maine","title":"Maine requested republication notice","text":"All copyrights and other rights to statutory text are reserved by the State of Maine. The text included in this publication reflects changes made through the First Special Session of the 132nd Maine Legislature and is current through January 1, 2026. The text is subject to change without notice. It is a version that has not been officially certified by the Secretary of State. Refer to the Maine Revised Statutes Annotated and supplements for certified text. The Office of the Revisor of Statutes also requests that you send us one copy of any statutory publication you may produce.","url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/"}]},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}