03-201-4 Me. Code R. § IV

Current through 2024-51, December 18, 2024
Section 201-4-IV - DEFINITIONS
1. Child - any natural born or unborn child, legally adopted child or stepchild of a corrections officer.
2. Consumer Price Index - the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, CPI-U, as compiled by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
3. Corrections officer - a person who is responsible for the custody or direct supervision of a person confined in a jail 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 25 M.R.S.A. §2803-A.
4. Died while in the line of duty - died during the performance of a corrections officer's official duty or sustained an injury or illness during the performance of a corrections officer's official duty if the injury or illness resulted in death in that it was a substantial contributing factor in the death of the officer.
5. Official duty - an action that a corrections officer is authorized or obligated to perform by law, rule, regulation or condition of employment or service.
6. Parent - the natural or adoptive mother or father, or stepmother or stepfather, whose parental rights have not been terminated.
7. Spouse - a person who is legally married to a corrections officer at the time of the corrections officer's death.

03-201 C.M.R. ch. 4, § IV