Maine § 22 §3035 Fees

Maine Statutes

§ 22 §3035 — Fees

Maine § 22 §3035

Title 22HEALTH AND WELFARE

Part 6BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS

Ch. 711MEDICAL EXAMINER ACT

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 22, § 22 §3035 (2026).

Text

1.Fees. Except as provided in subsections 3 and 4, the Office of Chief Medical Examiner shall charge a fee for providing report documents, histological slides and other items or additional services sought by a person entitled to obtain that item or service relating to a medical examiner case. Fees are to be paid in advance and according to the following fee schedule:

2.Report documents. For purposes of this section, "report documents" in a medical examiner case include the written report under section 3028, subsection 7; the written report of the findings of the autopsy under section 3028, subsection 8; and associated reports, including, but not limited to, toxicological reports, reports of forensic experts, reports of consultants and reports relating to harvested organs.

3.Exemptions.

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1.
Fees.
Except as provided in subsections 3 and 4, the Office of Chief Medical Examiner shall charge a fee for providing report documents, histological slides and other items or additional services sought by a person entitled to obtain that item or service relating to a medical examiner case. Fees are to be paid in advance and according to the following fee schedule:
2.
Report documents.
For purposes of this section, "report documents" in a medical examiner case include the written report under section 3028, subsection 7; the written report of the findings of the autopsy under section 3028, subsection 8; and associated reports, including, but not limited to, toxicological reports, reports of forensic experts, reports of consultants and reports relating to harvested organs.
3.
Exemptions.
Exemptions from paying the fees established in subsection 1 are as follows.
4.
Waiver.
Notwithstanding the fee schedule under subsection 1, paragraph A, fees for report documents relating to a medical examiner case may be waived at the discretion of the Chief Medical Examiner.
5.
Deposit of fees.
All fees collected must be deposited in a nonlapsing dedicated account within the Office of Chief Medical Examiner.

Legislative History

PL 1997, c. 598, §1 (NEW). RR 2015, c. 2, §11 (COR). PL 2017, c. 2, Pt. F, §1 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. FFF, §1 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 335, §§2-4 (AMD).