§3101. Definitions
As used in this article, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.
                                     
                                [PL 2015, c. 315, §4 (NEW).]
              
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                                Corrections officer. 
                                "Corrections officer" means a person who is responsible for the custody or direct supervision of a person confined in a jail, prison or state correctional facility pursuant to an order of a court or as a result of an arrest and who possesses a current and valid certificate issued by the Board of Trustees of the Maine Criminal Justice Academy pursuant to Title 25, section 2803-A.
                                     
                                
                [PL 2015, c. 315, §4 (NEW).]
              
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                                Juvenile. 
                                "Juvenile" means juvenile client or juvenile detainee.
                                     
                                
                [PL 2015, c. 315, §4 (NEW).]
              
                  3. 
                                Labor. 
                                "Labor" means the period of time before a birth during which contractions are of sufficient frequency, intensity and duration to bring about effacement and progressive dilation of the cervix.
                                     
                                
                [PL 2015, c. 315, §4 (NEW).]
              
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                                Postpartum recovery. 
                                "Postpartum recovery" means, as determined by a woman's physician, the period immediately following delivery, including the entire period the woman is in the hospital or infirmary after giving birth.
                                     
                                
                [PL 2015, c. 315, §4 (NEW).]
              
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                                Restraints. 
                                "Restraints" means any physical restraint or mechanical device used to control the movement of a prisoner's or juvenile's body or limbs, including, but not limited to, disposable or soft restraints, handcuffs, a security restraint system that combines handcuffs with a rigid component, leg irons, belly chains, a security or tether chain and a convex shield.
                                     
                                
                [PL 2015, c. 315, §4 (NEW).]
              
                        SECTION HISTORY
                        
            PL 2015, c. 315, §4 (NEW).