Maine Statutes
§ 22 §2947 — Refusal to make anatomical gift and effect of refusal
Maine § 22 §2947
JurisdictionMaine
Title 22HEALTH AND WELFARE
Part 6BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS
Ch. 710-BREVISED UNIFORM ANATOMICAL GIFT ACT
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Bluebook
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 22, § 22 §2947 (2026).
Text
1.Refusal of individual.
An individual may refuse to make an anatomical gift of the individual's body or part by:
2.Individual acting at direction of individual.
A record signed pursuant to subsection 1, paragraph A, subparagraph (2) must:
3.Amendment or revocation by individual.
An individual may amend or revoke a refusal:
4.Effect of unrevoked refusal.
Except as otherwise provided in section 2948, subsection 7, in the absence of an express, contrary indication by the individual set forth in the refusal, an individual's unrevoked refusal to make an anatomical gift of the individual's body or a part bars all other persons from making an anatomical gift of the individual's body or the part.
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Legislative History
PL 2007, c. 601, §2 (NEW).
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Maine § 22 §2947, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/me/22%20%C2%A72947.