§3044. Escapees; fugitives; apprehension
1. Escapees. The commissioner shall take all proper measures for, and may, with the approval of the Governor, offer a reward for the apprehension and return of any client in any correctional or detention facility who has escaped from the control of the department.
A. The reward may not exceed $1,000. [PL 1983, c. 581, §§24, 59 (RPR).]
B. Upon satisfactory proof that the terms of the reward offer have been complied with, the Governor may draw a warrant upon the Treasurer of State for the payment of the reward. [PL 1991, c. 314, §48 (AMD).]
[PL 1991, c. 314, §48 (AMD).]
2. Fugitives. When there is reasonable cause to believe that a person charged with a crime and unapprehended for it cannot be arrested and secured in the ordinary course of proceedings, the Governor may, upon application in writing of the Attorney General or district attorney for the county in which the crime was committed, and upon terms which he deems expedient and proper, offer a suitable reward for the arrest, return and delivery into custody of the fugitive from justice.
A. The reward may not exceed $1,000. [PL 1983, c. 581, §§24, 59 (RPR).]
B. Upon satisfactory proof that the terms of the reward offer have been complied with, the Governor may draw his warrant upon the Treasurer of State for the payment of the reward. [PL 1983, c. 581, §§24, 59 (RPR).]
[PL 1983, c. 581, §§24, 59 (RPR).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 459, §6 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 581, §§24,59 (RPR). PL 1991, c. 314, §48 (AMD).
Structure Maine Revised Statutes
Chapter 3: CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES
Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 2: COMMITTED OFFENDERS GENERALLY
34-A §3031-A. Transportation outside the State for medical care
34-A §3032. Disciplinary action
34-A §3034. Prisoner labor (REPEALED)
34-A §3035. Rehabilitative programs
34-A §3035-A. Solid waste recycling program (REPEALED)
34-A §3036. Halfway house program (REPEALED)
34-A §3036-A. Supervised community confinement program
34-A §3037. Physical and mental examination
34-A §3038. Administration of medication (REPEALED)
34-A §3038-A. Care of children of committed offenders
34-A §3040. Clients' property presumed abandoned
34-A §3040-A. Property of deceased clients
34-A §3041. Reduction of sentence (REPEALED)
34-A §3042. Disposition of detainers
34-A §3044. Escapees; fugitives; apprehension
34-A §3046. Funeral and deathbed visits (REPEALED)
34-A §3046-A. Funeral and deathbed visits
34-A §3047. Discharge or parole
34-A §3048. Religious services
34-A §3049. Involuntary medication of person with mental illness
34-A §3050. Report regarding juveniles in custody
34-A §3051. Transportation of female clients to and from medical appointments