H.P. 1091 - L.D. 1538
An Act to Grant Immunity to Medical Professionals Conducting Body Cavity Searches for Drugs
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §200-G, sub-§3 is enacted to read:
3. Immunity. A person is immune from criminal or civil liability for an act or omission in conducting a body cavity search if:
A. The body cavity search is pursuant to a search warrant directing the body cavity search;
B. The person is authorized to conduct a body cavity search under the rules adopted pursuant to subsection 1; and
C. The person uses due care in conducting the body cavity search.
Nothing in this subsection requires a person authorized to conduct body cavity searches to conduct a body cavity search pursuant to a search warrant.
Effective September 18, 1999, unless otherwise indicated.
| Revisor of Statutes Homepage | Subject Index | Search | Laws of Maine | Maine Legislature |
