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was the victim of a crime for which a client was incarcerated, as | | verified by the department or the prosecuting attorney, the | | department shall disclose the following information to the victim: |
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| | | A. Whether the client has been charged with committing any | | crime while incarcerated and, if so, the crime with which | | the client has been charged; and |
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| | | B. Whether the client has been disciplined while | | incarcerated and, if so, the offense for which the | | disciplinary action was taken and the type of disciplinary | | action taken. |
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| | | 3.__Civil violation.__A person who discloses information in | | violation of this section commits a civil violation for which a | | fine not to exceed $1,000 may be adjudged. |
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| | | 4.__Disclosure of confidential information.__The disclosure of | | confidential information as provided by this section is also | | governed by Title 5, section 9057, subsection 6. |
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| | | 5.__Disclosure of information.__Nothing in this section | | permits or requires the disclosure of information to the extent | | it is designated confidential by another provision of law. |
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| | | 6.__Assessment tools.__Documents in the possession of the | | department used to screen or assess clients, including, but not | | limited to, questionnaires and test materials, are not public | | records for purposes of Title 1, chapter 13, subchapter 1.__The | | department shall release these documents on request to any other | | state agency if necessary to carry out the statutory functions of | | that agency and to any committee or study commission established | | by the Legislature with authority to examine issues related to | | mental health. |
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| | | Sec. 11. 34-A MRSA §3003, as amended by PL 2001, c. 452, §15, is | | repealed. |
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| | | Sec. 12. 34-A MRSA §3036, as amended by PL 1999, c. 583, §13, is | | repealed. |
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| | | Sec. 13. 34-A MRSA §3036-A, sub-§10, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 141, | | §2, is amended to read: |
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| | | 10. Terminally ill prisoner. With the consent of the | | prisoner, the commissioner may permit a prisoner committed to the | | department to be transferred from a correctional facility to | | supervised community confinement without meeting the requirements | | of subsection 2, paragraphs B and C if the facility's treating | | physician has determined that the prisoner is terminally ill and |
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