Current through 2024-51, December 18, 2024
Section 219-50-1 - DEFINITIONS1.Child means any natural born or unborn child, legally adopted child or stepchild of a firefighter who, at the time of the firefighter's death, is:A. conceived or less than 19 years of age;B. 19 or more years of age, but less than 25 years of age, and accepted for admission or enrolled in a full-time postsecondary educational institution; orC. 19 or more years of age and is incapable of self-support because of a physical or mental disability.2.Died while in the line of duty means to cease to be alive or to sustain an injury or illness that results in death as a result of the performance of a firefighter's official duty.3.Firefighter means an active municipal firefighter or an active volunteer firefighter, as defined in 30-A M.R.S.A. §3151.4.Fire Marshal means the person appointed as the State Fire Marshal by the Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety pursuant to 25 M.R.S.A. Chapter 315 § 2396. 5.Official duty means an action that a firefighter is authorized or obligated by law, rule, regulation or condition of employment or service to perform.6.Parent means the natural or adoptive mother or father, or the stepmother or stepfather, whose parental rights have not been terminated and who contributed significantly to the upbringing of a firefighter.7.Spouse means a person who is legally married to a firefighter at the time of the firefighter's death.8.Under the influence means under the influence of alcohol, a drug other than alcohol, a combination of drugs or a combination of alcohol and drugs or having a blood alcohol level of .08% or more.16-219 C.M.R. ch. 50, § 1