Maine § 34-A §3047 Discharge or parole

Maine Statutes

§ 34-A §3047 — Discharge or parole

Maine § 34-A §3047

Title 34-ACORRECTIONS

Ch. 3CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 34-A, § 34-A §3047 (2026).

Text

When any prisoner sentenced to the department is paroled or discharged, the commissioner:

1.Clothing. Shall ensure that the prisoner is provided with decent clothing;

2.Money. May give the prisoner an amount equal to the net salary of a single wage earner with no dependents for 40 hours of work at the state minimum wage less all applicable state and federal deductions except that any amount in excess of $50 may not be provided by the General Fund, except that the commissioner may not give money to a prisoner who:

3.Transportation. Shall furnish transportation to the place where the prisoner was convicted, except that:

4.Extreme circumstances. May, in extreme circumstances, if the prisoner's home is outside the State, or if the prisoner has secured employment outside the State, furnish

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When any prisoner sentenced to the department is paroled or discharged, the commissioner:
1.
Clothing.
Shall ensure that the prisoner is provided with decent clothing;
2.
Money.
May give the prisoner an amount equal to the net salary of a single wage earner with no dependents for 40 hours of work at the state minimum wage less all applicable state and federal deductions except that any amount in excess of $50 may not be provided by the General Fund, except that the commissioner may not give money to a prisoner who:
3.
Transportation.
Shall furnish transportation to the place where the prisoner was convicted, except that:
4.
Extreme circumstances.
May, in extreme circumstances, if the prisoner's home is outside the State, or if the prisoner has secured employment outside the State, furnish transportation to the prisoner's home or place of employment.

Legislative History

PL 1983, c. 581, §§25,59 (NEW). RR 1991, c. 1, §48 (COR). PL 1991, c. 314, §52 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 682, §2 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 506, §10 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 102, §9 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. C, §97 (AMD). PL 2025, c. 6, §§6, 7 (AMD).