1.Establishment and membership.
There is established within the Department of the Attorney General the Victims' Compensation Board. The board consists
of 3 members appointed by the Attorney General. One member must be a physician licensed to practice medicine in the State;
one member must be an attorney licensed to practice law in the State; and one member must be experienced in working with victims
of crime.
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2.Terms of appointment.
The term of each member is 3 years. The Attorney General shall make initial appointments for the following terms: one
member for an initial term of 3 years, one member for an initial term of 2 years and one member for an initial term of one
year. When a vacancy occurs prior to the expiration of a term, the appointment to fill that vacancy is for the balance of
the unexpired term.
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3.Chair.
Annually, the members shall elect a chair from among the members.
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4.Compensation.
Members of the board are entitled to the legislative per diem plus compensation for actual and necessary expenses.
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5.Meetings.
The board may not meet more than once a month.
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6.Quorum.
Two members of the board constitute a quorum.
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7.Rules.
The board may adopt rules pursuant to the Maine Administrative Procedure Act to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
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SECTION HISTORY
1991, c. 806, §3 (NEW).
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