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This panel was established by the Commission on Domestic and Sexual Abuse and is chaired by an Assistant Attorney General, who is also a homicide prosecutor. Members of the Panel include the Chief Medical Examiner, a physician, a nurse, a law enforcement officer, the Commissioners of Corrections and Public Safety, a judge, a prosecutor, an Assistant Attorney General who handles child protection cases, a victim-witness advocate, a mental health service provider, a facilitator of a batterers' intervention program, and persons designated by the Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence.

The Maine Elder Death Analysis Review Team, MEDART, was formed in 2003 under the auspices of the Office of the Attorney General, and is charged with examining deaths and cases of serious bodily injury associated with suspected abuse or neglect of elderly and vulnerable adults.

The Deadly Force Review Panel was created by Title 5, section 200-K to review deaths or serious injuries resulting from the use of deadly force by a law enforcement officer.

The Attorney General administers the Civil Rights Team Project, a school-based preventative program. The mission of the Civil Rights Team Project (CRTP) is to increase the safety of elementary, middle level, and high school students by reducing bias-motivated behaviors and harassment in our schools.

Pursuant to Resolve Chapter 171 enacted in April 2024, the Attorney General convened the Automotive Right to Repair Working Group to develop recommendations for legislation to establish an entity with rulemaking and enforcement authority to adopt standards governing access to motor vehicle telematics systems and to otherwise implement and enforce the requirements of Maine Revised Statutes, Title 29-A, section 1810.

Special projects are conducted under the Attorney General umbrella, often in partnership with legislative bodies and other entities, but they are not part of the Office of the Attorney General.

The Office of Chief Medical Examiner performs autopsies as part of their investigations. Here you will find some of the most frequently asked questions about this process.

For more information or to contact the Office of Chief Medical Examiner, email chief-medical.examiner@maine.gov or call (207) 624-7180.

About the Office of Chief Medical Examiner (OCME)

The Office of Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) was established in 1968 as a statewide system charged with the investigation of sudden, unexpected and violent deaths. These investigations sometimes include autopsies.