34-A §3061. Transfer to correctional facilities - Maine Statutes

Title 34-A: CORRECTIONS

Chapter 3: CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES

Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 3: TRANSFER AND REMOVAL OF COMMITTED OFFENDERS

§3061. Transfer to correctional facilities

1. Transfer. The commissioner may transfer any client from one correctional or detention facility or program, including prerelease centers, work release centers, halfway houses, supervised community confinement or specialized treatment facilities, to another, except that no juvenile may be transferred to another facility or program for adult offenders.

[ 1991, c. 845, §5 (AMD) .]

2. Applicable rules. Any person transferred under this section shall be subject to the general rules of the facility or program to which he is transferred, except that:

A. The term of his original sentence or commitment remains the same unless altered by the court; and [1983, c. 581, §§26, 59 (RPR).]

B. The person becomes eligible for release and discharge as provided in Title 17-A, section 1254. [1983, c. 581, §§26, 59 (RPR).]

[ 1983, c. 581, §§26, 59 (RPR) .]

SECTION HISTORY

1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW). 1983, c. 581, §§26,59 (RPR). 1991, c. 314, §53 (AMD). 1991, c. 845, §5 (AMD).