Maine Statutes

§ 34-B §7010 — Determination of the best interests of a person unable to give informed consent for sterilization

Maine § 34-B §7010
JurisdictionMaine
Title 34-BBEHAVIORAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES
Ch. 7DUE PROCESS IN STERILIZATION ACT OF 1982

This text of Maine § 34-B §7010 (Determination of the best interests of a person unable to give informed consent for sterilization) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Maine primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 34-B, § 34-B §7010 (2026).

Text

The parent, spouse, guardian or custodian of any person found unable to give informed consent for sterilization may petition the District Court, in the county of residence of the person being considered for sterilization, to determine if sterilization is in the best interest of that person. The court shall have sole jurisdiction and authority to order that a sterilization procedure may be performed when a person is incapable of giving informed consent, as determined by the hearing required in section 7008.

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Legislative History

PL 1983, c. 459, §7 (NEW).

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