§1551. Positions of trust for certain prisoners A sheriff may grant positions of trust only to a prisoner confined in a jail who was sentenced to serve a term in that particular jail or who was transferred to that particular jail from another correctional facility where the prisoner was serving a sentence. [PL 1987, […]
§1552. Treatment of prisoners for debt and minors All jail keepers shall keep prisoners committed for debt separate from prisoners charged with felony or infamous crimes. They shall keep all minors so committed and all prisoners upon a first charge, before or after conviction, separate from those convicted more than once of felony or infamous […]
§1553. Violations or furnishing liquor to prisoners If any jail keeper violates section 1552 or voluntarily or negligently allows any prisoner in custody, charged with or convicted of any offense, to have any intoxicating liquor, unless the physician authorized to attend the sick in that jail certifies in writing that the prisoner’s health requires it […]
§1554. Federal prisoners The keepers of the county jails shall receive and safely keep all prisoners committed under authority of the United States until discharged, under the penalties provided for the safekeeping of prisoners under the laws of this State. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, […]
§1555. Prisoners may attend funerals Prisoners at the county jails may, at the discretion of the sheriff, attend funerals of their legally considered mother, father, husband, wife or child if the funeral is held within the State. Prisoners must pay the cost of transportation and the fee and expenses of the officer who takes them […]
§1556-A. Visitation Except as otherwise provided in this section, and subject to any conditions and limitations required for the safety and security of a county jail as determined on a case-by-case basis by the sheriff of the county jail, the sheriff shall provide for in-person visitation between a prisoner and a visitor of the prisoner. […]
§1556. Furloughs 1. Furlough authorized. The sheriff may establish rules for and permit a prisoner under the final sentence of a court a furlough from the county jail in which the prisoner is confined. Furlough may be granted for not more than 7 days at one time in order to permit the prisoner to visit […]
§1557-A. Transfer from jails (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1995, c. 647, §5 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 653, Pt. A, §14 (RP).
§1557-B. Transfer from a sending jail to a receiving jail (CONTAINS TEXT WITH VARYING EFFECTIVE DATES) 1. Transfer. A sheriff may transfer a prisoner from a jail to another jail upon the request of the sheriff of the sending jail and the approval of the sheriff of the receiving jail. A sheriff may transfer a […]
§1557. Transfer from jails (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 737, §§A2,C106 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 104, §§C8,10 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 887, §§2,3 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 368, §R6 (RPR). PL 1995, c. 647, §4 (RP).
§1558-A. Transfer from state correctional facilities A sheriff may accept custody of a prisoner transferred to the sheriff’s jail from state correctional facilities under Title 34‑A, section 3063‑C. [PL 2015, c. 335, §17 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2015, c. 335, §17 (NEW).
§1558. Transfer from state correctional facilities (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 737, §§A2,C106 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 104, §§C8,10 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 653, Pt. A, §15 (RP).
§1559. Administration of medication 1. Administration of medication by sheriff or deputy. The sheriff of any county may administer to any prisoner in custody any oral or topical medication as prescribed by a licensed physician, nurse practitioner, physician assistant or dentist and approved by the facility health care provider or, if requested by a prisoner, […]
§1560. Removal for disease The removal of prisoners afflicted with dangerous diseases is governed as follows. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD); PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8, 10 (AMD).] 1. Removal. […]
§1561-A. Transportation of female prisoners to and from medical appointments A county jail housing female prisoners shall ensure to the greatest extent practicable the presence of a female corrections officer during the transportation of a female prisoner to and from a medical appointment and shall ensure that the prisoner is afforded the greatest amount of […]
§1561. Medical care and expenses Any person incarcerated in a county jail has a right to adequate professional medical care, which does not include medical treatment requested by the prisoner that the facility’s treating physician determines unnecessary. The county commissioners may establish medical and dental fees not to exceed $5 for the medical and dental […]
§1562-A. Death of a person in custody When a person in custody dies, an examination and inquest must be held, and the sheriff or jailer shall cause a medical examiner to be immediately notified for that purpose pursuant to Title 22, section 3025. For purposes of this section, “custody” means custody pursuant to an arrest, […]
§1562. Restitution The imposition of restitution at all jails is subject to the following conditions. [PL 1995, c. 197, §1 (RPR).] 1. Damage to property. Restitution may be imposed for the purpose of replacing or repairing property destroyed or damaged by a prisoner or juvenile while the prisoner or juvenile is at the jail. […]
§1563. Disposal of body of person who died in jail When a person dies in jail and if the medical examiner determines that an autopsy is not needed under section 1562‑A, the jailer or sheriff shall deliver the body to the friends of the deceased, if requested. Otherwise, the jailer or sheriff shall dispose of […]
§1564. Assistance to discharged prisoners (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 737, §§A2,C106 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 104, §§C8,10 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 623, §5 (RP).
