34-B §3861-A. Notification of hospitalization

Title 34-B: BEHAVIORAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES HEADING: PL 1995, C. 560, PT. K, §7 (RPR); 2001, C. 354, §3 (AMD)

Chapter 3: MENTAL HEALTH

Subchapter 4: HOSPITALIZATION

Article 3: INVOLUNTARY HOSPITALIZATION

§3861-A. Notification of hospitalization

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. [2009, c. 281, §2 (NEW).]

SECTION HISTORY

2009, c. 281, §2 (NEW).