Maine · Maine Revised Statutes — Title 15, Court Procedure — Criminal
Me. Rev. Stat. (Crim. Proc.) § 106: Involuntary medication of incompetent defendant
What this law says, in plain English
When a committed incompetent defendant refuses psychiatric medication needed to restore competency, the health commissioner must notify the court and prosecutor. The prosecutor may then seek court authorization for involuntary medication if state interests require restoring competency.
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