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Chapter 99: ARREST WARRANTS (REPEALED)
15 §601. Applicability (REPEALED) - §601. Applicability (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1991, c. 402, §2...
15 §602. Responsibility to execute arrest warrants (REPEALED) - §602. Responsibility to execute arrest warrants (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...
15 §603. Warrant repository (REPEALED) - §603. Warrant repository (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1991, c. 402,...
15 §604. Criteria for selection of arrest warrant repository (REPEALED) - §604. Criteria for selection of arrest warrant repository (REPEALED) SECTION...
15 §605. Standards by Attorney General (REPEALED) - §605. Standards by Attorney General (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1991,...
15 §606. Responsibility of court (REPEALED) - §606. Responsibility of court (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1991, c....
15 §607. Rulemaking (REPEALED) - §607. Rulemaking (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1991, c. 402, §2...
15 §608. Bail commissioners in indigent cases (REPEALED) - §608. Bail commissioners in indigent cases (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...
Chapter 100: WARRANTS
15 §651. Definitions - §651. Definitions As used in this chapter, unless the context...
15 §652. Exclusions - §652. Exclusions This chapter does not apply to: [PL 2011,...
15 §653. Statewide warrant management system - §653. Statewide warrant management system 1. Warrant docket management system....
15 §654. Warrants - §654. Warrants 1. Form of warrant. A bench warrant and...
15 §655. Local entering agency - §655. Local entering agency 1. Authority. The district attorney for...
15 §656. Responsibilities of law enforcement agencies - §656. Responsibilities of law enforcement agencies Each law enforcement agency...
15 §657. Responsibilities of courts - §657. Responsibilities of courts The courts are responsible for: [PL...
Chapter 101: ISSUE OF PROCESS AND ARREST
15 §701. Criminal prosecutions by indictment; excepted cases - §701. Criminal prosecutions by indictment; excepted cases No person shall...
15 §702. Justices, judges and justices of the peace may issue processes - §702. Justices, judges and justices of the peace may issue...
15 §703. Officer's oath to complaint - §703. Officer's oath to complaint When it is the duty...
15 §704. Arrests without warrant; liability - §704. Arrests without warrant; liability Every sheriff, deputy sheriff, constable,...
15 §705. Arrests in other counties - §705. Arrests in other counties When a person charged with...
15 §706. District Court; warrants - §706. District Court; warrants Judges of District Courts have all...
15 §707. Certain District Court clerks may issue process (REPEALED) - §707. Certain District Court clerks may issue process (REPEALED) SECTION...
15 §708. Preparation of complaints - §708. Preparation of complaints The clerk may, in the absence...
Chapter 102: INTERCEPTION OF WIRE AND ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
15 §709. Definitions - §709. Definitions The following words and phrases as used in...
15 §710. Offenses - §710. Offenses 1. Interception, oral communications prohibited. Any person, other...
15 §711. Civil remedy - §711. Civil remedy Any party to a conversation intercepted, disclosed...
15 §712. Exceptions - §712. Exceptions 1. Switchboard operators, communication common carrier agent. It...
15 §713. Evidence - §713. Evidence The contents of an interception are not admissible...
Chapter 103: COMPLAINTS
15 §751. Sufficiency of indictment for murder or manslaughter (REPEALED) - §751. Sufficiency of indictment for murder or manslaughter (REPEALED) SECTION...
15 §752. Owner of property as used in indictment - §752. Owner of property as used in indictment In an...
15 §753. General allegation of intent to defraud sufficient - §753. General allegation of intent to defraud sufficient When an...
15 §754. Variance; amendments (REPEALED) - §754. Variance; amendments (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1965, c. 356,...
15 §755. Complaints and indictments not quashed for technicalities nor unimportant defects in venires (REPEALED) - §755. Complaints and indictments not quashed for technicalities nor unimportant...
15 §756. Recitation of ordinance or bylaws - §756. Recitation of ordinance or bylaws In any prosecution before...
15 §757. Allegation of prior conviction when sentenced enhanced; procedure (REPEALED) - §757. Allegation of prior conviction when sentenced enhanced; procedure (REPEALED)...
Chapter 105: EXAMINATION, ARRAIGNMENT AND RECOGNIZANCE
Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS
15 §801. Examination of persons arrested (REPEALED) - §801. Examination of persons arrested (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1965,...
15 §802. Discharge on recognizance in county of arrest (REPEALED) - §802. Discharge on recognizance in county of arrest (REPEALED) SECTION...
15 §803. Adjournment of examination on recognizance or commitment (REPEALED) - §803. Adjournment of examination on recognizance or commitment (REPEALED) SECTION...
15 §804. Failure to appear (REPEALED) - §804. Failure to appear (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1965, c....
15 §805. Scope of examination (REPEALED) - §805. Scope of examination (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1965, c....
15 §806. Complaint adjudged frivolous or malicious; appeal - §806. Complaint adjudged frivolous or malicious; appeal If following an...
15 §807. Prisoner not asked how to be tried; dilatory pleas verified (REPEALED) - §807. Prisoner not asked how to be tried; dilatory pleas...
15 §808. Prisoners; bail or discharge if no indictment (REPEALED) - §808. Prisoners; bail or discharge if no indictment (REPEALED) SECTION...
15 §809. Standing mute (REPEALED) - §809. Standing mute (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1965, c. 356,...
15 §810. Copy of indictment furnished; witnesses; assignment of counsel; compensation - §810. Copy of indictment furnished; witnesses; assignment of counsel; compensation...
15 §811. Waiver of indictment; petition; information; notification of rights; additional charges; arraignment in vacation (REPEALED) - §811. Waiver of indictment; petition; information; notification of rights; additional...
15 §812. Negotiated pleas - §812. Negotiated pleas 1. Legislative intent and findings. The Legislature...
15 §813. State's attorney present at certain proceedings (REPEALED) - §813. State's attorney present at certain proceedings (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...
15 §814. Opportunity for State to present relevant information (REPEALED) - §814. Opportunity for State to present relevant information (REPEALED) SECTION...
15 §815. Communication between prosecutor and unrepresented defendant in criminal prosecutions - §815. Communication between prosecutor and unrepresented defendant in criminal prosecutions...
Subchapter 2: COMMITMENT OR BINDING OVER
15 §851. Sureties to make statement of property (REPEALED) - §851. Sureties to make statement of property (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...
15 §852. Responsibility of sureties (REPEALED) - §852. Responsibility of sureties (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1965, c....
15 §853. Judge to recognize material witnesses, or commit them (REPEALED) - §853. Judge to recognize material witnesses, or commit them (REPEALED)...
15 §854. Recognizance for minor (REPEALED) - §854. Recognizance for minor (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1965, c....
15 §855. Bail after commitment (REPEALED) - §855. Bail after commitment (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1965, c....
15 §856. Return of examinations and recognizances (REPEALED) - §856. Return of examinations and recognizances (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...
Subchapter 3: DISMISSAL
15 §891. Dismissal on satisfaction of private injury - §891. Dismissal on satisfaction of private injury (CONTAINS TEXT WITH...
15 §892. Bar to civil action - §892. Bar to civil action An order of dismissal entered...
Subchapter 4: REMEDIES ON DEFAULT; DISCHARGE OF BAIL
15 §931. Forfeiture of bail; enforcement (REPEALED) - §931. Forfeiture of bail; enforcement (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1965,...
15 §932. Bail exonerated by surrender before default upon recognizance (REPEALED) - §932. Bail exonerated by surrender before default upon recognizance (REPEALED)...
15 §933. Court may remit penalty; sureties may surrender principal in court (REPEALED) - §933. Court may remit penalty; sureties may surrender principal in...
15 §934. Liquor cases excepted (REPEALED) - §934. Liquor cases excepted (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1965, c....
15 §935. Action on any recognizance dismissed (REPEALED) - §935. Action on any recognizance dismissed (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...
15 §936. Unessential omissions and defects in recognizances not fatal (REPEALED) - §936. Unessential omissions and defects in recognizances not fatal (REPEALED)...
15 §937. Personal recognizance and cash bail (REPEALED) - §937. Personal recognizance and cash bail (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...
15 §938. Surrender before default (REPEALED) - §938. Surrender before default (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1965, c....
15 §939. Court may order deposit forfeited (REPEALED) - §939. Court may order deposit forfeited (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...
15 §940. Surrender after default (REPEALED) - §940. Surrender after default (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1965, c....
15 §941. Private claims paid out of forfeited bail - §941. Private claims paid out of forfeited bail When the...
15 §942. Release on personal recognizance or bond (REPEALED) - §942. Release on personal recognizance or bond (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...
Chapter 105-A: MAINE BAIL CODE
15 §1001. Title - §1001. Title This chapter shall be known and may be...
15 §1002. Legislative findings; statement of purpose - §1002. Legislative findings; statement of purpose The Legislature finds that...
15 §1003. Definitions - §1003. Definitions (CONTAINS TEXT WITH VARYING EFFECTIVE DATES) As used...
15 §1004. Applicability and exclusions - §1004. Applicability and exclusions This chapter applies to the setting...
Subchapter 2: PRECONVICTION BAIL
15 §1021. Superior Court and Supreme Judicial Court Justices - §1021. Superior Court and Supreme Judicial Court Justices Any Justice...
15 §1022. District Court Judges - §1022. District Court Judges Any District Court Judge or active...
15 §1023. Bail commissioners - §1023. Bail commissioners (CONTAINS TEXT WITH VARYING EFFECTIVE DATES) 1....
15 §1024. Clerks of court - §1024. Clerks of court Clerks of the District Court and...
15 §1025. Law enforcement officers - §1025. Law enforcement officers A law enforcement officer making a...
15 §1025-A. County jail employees - §1025-A. County jail employees If a court issues an order...
15 §1026. Standards for release for crime bailable as of right preconviction - §1026. Standards for release for crime bailable as of right...
15 §1027. Standards for release for formerly capital offenses - §1027. Standards for release for formerly capital offenses 1. In...
15 §1028. De novo determination of bail under section 1026 - §1028. De novo determination of bail under section 1026 1....
15 §1028-A. De novo determination of bail set by a justice or judge acting under section 1026 - §1028-A. De novo determination of bail set by a justice...
15 §1029. Review of bail under section 1027 - §1029. Review of bail under section 1027 1. Petition for...
15 §1030. State's attorney present at certain proceedings; opportunity to present relevant information - §1030. State's attorney present at certain proceedings; opportunity to present...
15 §1031. Bail if no indictment - §1031. Bail if no indictment Any defendant charged with a...
Subchapter 3: POST-CONVICTION BAIL
15 §1051. Post-conviction bail - §1051. Post-conviction bail (CONTAINS TEXT WITH VARYING EFFECTIVE DATES) 1....
Subchapter 4: SURETIES AND OTHER FORMS OF BAIL
15 §1071. Sureties to make statement of property - §1071. Sureties to make statement of property 1. Statement by...
15 §1072. Responsibility of sureties - §1072. Responsibility of sureties 1. Preconviction. Each surety for a...
15 §1072-A. Advising the surety - §1072-A. Advising the surety Prior to undertaking the responsibility as...
15 §1073. Termination of surety or cash bail agreement - §1073. Termination of surety or cash bail agreement A person...
15 §1073-A. Precondition to forfeiture of cash or other property of surety if a defendant violates a condition of release; notice (REPEALED) - §1073-A. Precondition to forfeiture of cash or other property of...
15 §1074. Property of defendant and 3rd parties as bail - §1074. Property of defendant and 3rd parties as bail 1....
15 §1075. Attorney not to act as surety or deposit cash bail for client - §1075. Attorney not to act as surety or deposit cash...
Subchapter 5: ENFORCEMENT
Article 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS
15 §1091. Failure to appear; penalty - §1091. Failure to appear; penalty 1. Failure to appear. A...
15 §1091-A. Failure to report - §1091-A. Failure to report 1. Failure to report after stay...
15 §1092. Violation of condition of release - §1092. Violation of condition of release 1. Violation of condition...
15 §1093. Revocation of preconviction bail (REPEALED) - §1093. Revocation of preconviction bail (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1987,...
15 §1094. Forfeiture of bail; enforcement - §1094. Forfeiture of bail; enforcement When a defendant who has...
15 §1094-A. Improper contact after bail has been revoked and denied - §1094-A. Improper contact after bail has been revoked and denied...
15 §1094-B. Improper contact with a family or household member prior to the setting of preconviction bail - §1094-B. Improper contact with a family or household member prior...
15 §1094-C. Improper contact with alleged murder victim's family or household member - §1094-C. Improper contact with alleged murder victim's family or household...
Article 2: REVOCATION OF PRECONVICTION BAIL
15 §1095. Proceedings for revocation of preconviction bail - §1095. Proceedings for revocation of preconviction bail 1. In general....
15 §1096. Grounds for revocation of preconviction bail - §1096. Grounds for revocation of preconviction bail A preconviction bail...
15 §1097. Disposition after revocation of preconviction bail - §1097. Disposition after revocation of preconviction bail 1. New criminal...
Article 3: REVOCATION OF POST-CONVICTION BAIL
15 §1098. Proceedings for revocation of post-conviction bail - §1098. Proceedings for revocation of post-conviction bail 1. In general....
15 §1099. Grounds for revocation of post-conviction bail - §1099. Grounds for revocation of post-conviction bail An order of...
15 §1099-A. Disposition after revocation of post-conviction bail - §1099-A. Disposition after revocation of post-conviction bail 1. Held without...
Subchapter 6: MISCELLANEOUS
15 §1101. Forms and rules - §1101. Forms and rules The Supreme Judicial Court shall develop...
15 §1102. Detention of juveniles charged as adults (REPEALED) - §1102. Detention of juveniles charged as adults (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...
15 §1103. Summary contempt proceeding involving a punitive sanction - §1103. Summary contempt proceeding involving a punitive sanction The setting...
15 §1104. Material witness; arrest and bail - §1104. Material witness; arrest and bail If it appears by...
15 §1105. Substance use disorder treatment program - §1105. Substance use disorder treatment program As a condition of...
Chapter 107: CUSTODY AND EXAMINATION OF SEXUALLY EXPLICIT MATERIAL
15 §1121. Limitations on examination of sexually explicit material - §1121. Limitations on examination of sexually explicit material 1. Sexually...