2010 Maine Code
TITLE 5: ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AND SERVICES
Chapter 316-A: VICTIMS' COMPENSATION FUND
5 §3360-A. Victims' Compensation Board established; compensation

Part 9: CRIMINAL JUSTICE PLANNING AND ASSISTANCE

§3360-A. Victims' Compensation Board established; compensation

1. Establishment and membership. There is established within the Department of the Attorney General the Victims' Compensation Board. The board consists of 3 members appointed by the Attorney General. One member must be a physician licensed to practice medicine in the State; one member must be an attorney licensed to practice law in the State; and one member must be experienced in working with victims of crime.

[ 1991, c. 806, §3 (NEW) .]

2. Terms of appointment. The term of each member is 3 years. The Attorney General shall make initial appointments for the following terms: one member for an initial term of 3 years, one member for an initial term of 2 years and one member for an initial term of one year. When a vacancy occurs prior to the expiration of a term, the appointment to fill that vacancy is for the balance of the unexpired term.

[ 1991, c. 806, §3 (NEW) .]

3. Chair. Annually, the members shall elect a chair from among the members.

[ 1991, c. 806, §3 (NEW) .]

4. Compensation. Members of the board are entitled to the legislative per diem plus compensation for actual and necessary expenses.

[ 1991, c. 806, §3 (NEW) .]

5. Meetings. The board may not meet more than once a month.

[ 1991, c. 806, §3 (NEW) .]

6. Quorum. Two members of the board constitute a quorum.

[ 1991, c. 806, §3 (NEW) .]

7. Rules. The board may adopt rules pursuant to the Maine Administrative Procedure Act to carry out the purposes of this chapter.

[ 1991, c. 806, §3 (NEW) .]

SECTION HISTORY

1991, c. 806, §3 (NEW).