Section 3101 - DefinitionsAs used in this article, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [2015, c. 315, §4(NEW).]
1.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. [2015, c. 315, §4(NEW).]
2.Juvenile. "Juvenile" means juvenile client or juvenile detainee. [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. [2015, c. 315, §4(NEW).]
4.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. [2015, c. 315, §4(NEW).]
5.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. [2015, c. 315, §4(NEW).]
Added by 2015, c. 315,§ 4, eff. 10/15/2015.Updated by Revisor to correct stigmatizing language.