22 §3029. Body buried without inquiry
§3029. Body buried without inquiry 1. Notification of district attorney or Attorney General. If in any medical examiner case: A. The body is buried: (1) Without inquiry or examination by the medical examiner; (2) Before the inquiry or examination has been completed to the satisfaction of the medical examiner; or (3) […]
22 §3030. Victims of crime (REPEALED)
§3030. Victims of crime (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1967, c. 534, §2 (NEW). PL 1973, c. 567, §20 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 59, §3 (RP).
22 §3031. Facilities and services available to medical examiners
§3031. Facilities and services available to medical examiners The facilities of all laboratories, under the control of any state agency or department and the services of the professional staffs thereof, shall be made available to the Chief Medical Examiner with the cooperation of the head of the agency involved. [PL 1967, c. 534, §2 […]
22 §3032. Rules
§3032. Rules The Chief Medical Examiner is authorized and empowered to carry into effect this chapter and, in pursuance thereof, to make and enforce such reasonable rules consistent with this chapter as the Chief Medical Examiner determines necessary. Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, […]
22 §3033. Limitation on liability of certain persons appointed or retained
§3033. Limitation on liability of certain persons appointed or retained 1. Additional immunities. In addition to all existing tort immunities enumerated in the Maine Tort Claims Act: A. A medical examiner may not be held liable for damages for any injury or damage that results from the exercise and discharge of any of the […]
22 §3034. Missing persons
§3034. Missing persons 1. Files; information. The Office of Chief Medical Examiner shall maintain files on missing persons sufficient for the purpose of identification when there is reason to suspect that those persons may not be found alive. These files may include such material as medical and dental records and specimens, details of personal property […]
22 §3035. Fees
§3035. Fees 1. Fees. Except as provided in subsections 3 and 4, the Office of Chief Medical Examiner shall charge a fee for providing report documents, histological slides and other items or additional services sought by a person entitled to obtain that item or service relating to a medical examiner case. Fees are to be […]
22 §3028-A. Disposal of unidentified remains and abandoned human remains
§3028-A. Disposal of unidentified remains and abandoned human remains Whenever unidentified human remains are recovered, the Chief Medical Examiner may store the remains, release them to an educational institution, inter them in an appropriate resting place or have them cremated. Ashes of remains cremated may be disposed of in any appropriate manner. Human remains uncovered […]
22 §3028-B. Retention of body fragments and body fluids
§3028-B. Retention of body fragments and body fluids A medical examiner or the medical examiner’s designated pathologist may retain body fragments or body fluids for evidence, further study or documentation. [RR 2021, c. 2, Pt. B, §152 (COR).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1985, c. 611, §8 (NEW). RR 2021, c. 2, Pt. B, §152 (COR).
22 §3028-C. Disposal of nonsubstantial fragments and fluids; disposal of substantial fragments
§3028-C. Disposal of nonsubstantial fragments and fluids; disposal of substantial fragments 1. Disposal of nonsubstantial body fragments and body fluids. Body fragments or body fluids retained for evidence, further study or documentation, or those that have been recovered after the body has been released from the custody of the medical examiner, may be disposed of […]