34-A §9402. Definitions--Article II

As used in this compact, unless the context clearly requires otherwise: [PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW).] 1. Inmate. "Inmate" means a male or female offender who is committed, under sentence to or confined in a penal or correctional institution; [PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW).] 2. Institution. "Institution" means any penal or correctional facility, including, but not limited to, a facility for the mentally ill or mentally defective, in which inmates, as defined in subsection 1 , may lawfully be confined; [PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW).] 3. Receiving state. "Receiving state" means a state party to this compact to which an inmate is sent for confinement other than a state in which conviction or court commitment was had; [PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW).] 4. Sending state. "Sending state" means a state party to this compact in which conviction or court commitment was had; and [PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW).] 5. State. "State" means a state of the United States, the United States of America, a territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. [PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW).]