Maine Code — 15
Browse 287 sections in division 15 of the Maine code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 1.. Superior Court; criminal jurisdiction
- § 3.. Offenses near county line or in 2 counties
- § 4.. County lines terminating at or near tidewaters; course
- § 5.. Warrants for offenses at or near tidewaters; authority of officers
- § 6.. Acquittal in part; conviction in part
- § 7.. Removal of persons charged with crime in 2 counties
- § 8.. Duties of officer holding prisoner or holding court's order of removal
- § 55.. Search warrants; issuance by justice, judge or justice of the peace
- § 56.. Service of criminal process on providers of electronic communication service or providers of remote computing service
- § 57.. Restriction on no-knock warrants; requirements for no-knock warrants
- § 101-C.. Access to records by persons or entities performing examinations or evaluations
- § 101-D.. Mental examination of persons accused of crime
- § 103.. Commitment following acceptance of negotiated insanity plea or following verdict or finding of insanity
- § 103-A.. Commitment affected by certain sentences
- § 104-A.. Release and discharge, hearing, payment of fees
- § 104-B.. Failure of patient to return
- § 106.. Involuntary medication of incompetent defendant
- § 107.. Involuntary medication of patient
- § 108.. Court-ordered independent examinations
- § 109.. Committee for the oversight of patient human rights
- § 151.. Title
- § 152.. Fresh pursuit defined
- § 153.. State defined
- § 154.. Arrest; exception
- § 155.. Hearing
- § 201.. Definitions
- § 202.. Governor to deliver up person charged with crime in other state
- § 203.. Form of demand
- § 204.. Attorney General to investigate at demand of Governor
- § 205.. Extradition of prisoners or those awaiting trial or absent by compulsion
- § 207.. Governor to issue warrant and deliver to officer
- § 208.. Warrant to authorize arrest
- § 209.. Arresting officer may command assistance
- § 210.. Rights of accused person; habeas corpus
- § 210-A.. Procedure at hearing
- § 210-B.. Review of final judgment by Law Court
- § 211.. Disobedience of officer
- § 212.. Prisoner confined in jail
- § 213.. Arrest prior to requisition
- § 214.. Arrest without warrant; hearing
- § 215.. Commitment to await requisition
- § 216.. Bail permitted in discretion of court except in certain cases
- § 217.. Extension of time of commitment
- § 218.. Failure to appear
- § 219.. Governor may surrender or hold prisoner where proceedings begun in this State
- § 220.. Guilt or innocence not inquired into after extradition demanded
- § 221.. Warrant for arrest recalled or another issued
- § 222.. Warrant for agent to receive accused from another state
- § 223.. Application for issuance of requisition
- § 224.. Expenses paid on rendition of prisoners
- § 224-A.. Extradition and Prosecution Expenses Account
- § 225.. Extradited persons except from civil process
- § 226.. Waiver of extradition
- § 226-A.. Delivery of fugitive to agents
- § 227.. Non-waiver by this State
- § 228.. Trial for crimes other than specified
- § 229.. Title
- § 281.. Power of courts to keep the peace; security required
- § 282.. Complaint that offense threatened
- § 283.. Complaint not sustained; frivolous or malicious
- § 284.. Sureties to keep peace; costs; binding over
- § 285.. Discharge on compliance; commitment
- § 286.. Appeals
- § 287.. Failure to prosecute appeal
- § 288.. Recognizance after commitment
- § 289.. Recognizance returned to court; penalty remitted
- § 290.. Sureties may surrender principals; new recognizances
- § 291.. Judge on view; sureties without formal complaint
- § 292.. Persons going armed without reasonable cause
- § 393.. Possession of firearms prohibited for certain persons
- § 394.. Prohibited sale or transfer of firearms to certain persons
- § 395.. Background checks of firearms buyers
- § 454.. Murder or felony murder; filing copies of proceedings; expenses
- § 455.. Record of sales of firearms
- § 455-A.. Warning requirement upon sales of firearms
- § 457.. Open pretrial criminal proceeding
- § 458.. Appearance of counsel by remote methods
- § 651.. Definitions
- § 652.. Exclusions
- § 653.. Statewide warrant management system
- § 654.. Warrants
- § 655.. Local entering agency
- § 656.. Responsibilities of law enforcement agencies
- § 657.. Responsibilities of courts
- § 701.. Criminal prosecutions by indictment; excepted cases
- § 702.. Justices, judges and justices of the peace may issue processes
- § 703.. Officer's oath to complaint
- § 704.. Arrests without warrant; liability
- § 705.. Arrests in other counties
- § 706.. District Court; warrants
- § 708.. Preparation of complaints
- § 709.. Definitions
- § 710.. Offenses
- § 711.. Civil remedy
- § 712.. Exceptions
- § 713.. Evidence
- § 714.. Intercepted attorney-client communications of jail and correctional facility residents
- § 752.. Owner of property as used in indictment
- § 753.. General allegation of intent to defraud sufficient
- § 756.. Recitation of ordinance or bylaws
- § 806.. Complaint adjudged frivolous or malicious; appeal
- § 810.. Copy of indictment furnished; assignment of counsel
- § 812.. Negotiated pleas
- § 815.. Communication between prosecutor and unrepresented defendant in criminal prosecutions
- § 891.. Dismissal on satisfaction of private injury
- § 892.. Bar to civil action
- § 941.. Private claims paid out of forfeited bail
- § 1121.. Limitations on examination of sexually explicit material
- § 1201.. Power of court unaffected by existence or expiration of term
- § 1202.. Postponement or continuance
- § 1205.. Certain out-of-court statements made by minors or persons with developmental disabilities describing sexual contact
- § 1251.. List of grand jurors
- § 1252.. Oaths
- § 1253.. Affirmations
- § 1254.. Juror's oath or affirmation in cases punishable by imprisonment
- § 1255-A.. Grand jury territorial authority to indict for crimes
- § 1256.. Grand jury to present all crimes
- § 1258.. Juries for criminal offenses; challenges
- § 1258-A.. Voir dire
- § 1259.. Challenges for cause
- § 1260.. View by jury
- § 1312.. No fees to state witnesses
- § 1313.. Punishment of state witness for nonattendance
- § 1314.. No witness fees until 2nd or 3rd day in continued cases
- § 1314-A.. Compelling evidence in criminal or juvenile proceedings; immunity
- § 1315.. Self-incrimination; failure to testify; spouse as witness
- § 1317.. List of witnesses
- § 1318.. Prosecuting attorneys
- § 1319.. Authorization of payments by a prosecuting attorney
- § 1320.. Authorization of payment of witness fees of state witnesses in criminal prosecutions
- § 1321.. Child witnesses in certain sex crime cases
- § 1362.. Costs and fees for complainants
- § 1363.. Limitation of costs and fees in criminal cases
- § 1411.. Short title
- § 1412.. Definitions
- § 1413.. Summons to testify in another state
- § 1414.. Summons to testify in this State
- § 1415.. Exemption from arrest and service of process
- § 1461.. Definitions
- § 1462.. Summons to testify in another state
- § 1463.. Court order
- § 1464.. Terms and conditions
- § 1465.. Exceptions
- § 1466.. Summon to testify in this State
- § 1467.. Compliance
- § 1468.. Exemption from arrest and service of process
- § 1469.. Uniformity of interpretation
- § 1470.. Short title
- § 1471.. Severability clause
- § 1702.. No punishment until conviction; costs
- § 1704.. Commitment in county where convicted
- § 1705.. Expenses of prisoners from other counties
- § 1706.. Sureties to keep peace for misdemeanor
- § 1707.. Record to designated facility
- § 1791.. Work-jail sentences
- § 1792.. Alternative sentences to work-jails; authority of inspectors over incorrigible or dangerous convicts
- § 1793.. Sentence to any work-jail nearest county of offense; prison sentence includes labor
- § 1843.. Removal to State Prison; clothing
- § 1901.. Respondent not to be sentenced to pay costs of court as such
- § 1902.. Fines, forfeitures and criminal costs paid to State
- § 1903.. Fines and forfeitures recovered by indictment unless otherwise provided
- § 1941.. Duties of clerks as to certificates of fines
- § 1942.. Duty of clerks to collect fines and costs or to issue process for collection
- § 1943.. Fines, costs and forfeitures in Superior Court
- § 1981.. Payment over of fines and costs collected
- § 1982.. Receipts for process for recovery of fines
- § 1983.. Disposal of securities for fines and costs
- § 2031.. Fees claimed within 3 years
- § 2032.. Schedule of securities
- § 2061.. Examination of records of clerks and treasurers by district attorney
- § 2062.. Delinquent sheriff or other officer summoned before court by district attorney
- § 2111.. Appeals from the District Court
- § 2114.. Defendant may make election of trial
- § 2115.. Appeals from the Superior Court
- § 2115-A.. Appeals by the State
- § 2115-B.. Appeal by aggrieved contemnor
- § 2116.. Court action after federal court has acted
- § 2117.. Objections in criminal cases
- § 2161.. Notice to district attorney and Attorney General of all petitions for pardon or commutation
- § 2162.. Commutation to jail
- § 2163.. Conditional pardons by Governor
- § 2164.. Violations of conditions; rearrest
- § 2165.. Remand to prison on finding of violation
- § 2166.. Return of warrant for pardon or commutation
- § 2167.. References to pardoned crime deleted from Federal Bureau of Investigation's identification record
- § 2181.. Application
- § 2182.. Post-judgment motion for determination of factual innocence and correction of record
- § 2183.. Motion and hearing; process
- § 2184.. Review of determination of factual innocence; review of subsequent vacating of determination
- § 2211-A.. Persons confined; hospitalization for mental illness
- § 2217-A.. Support in a state mental hospital of persons admitted from county jails
- § 2218.. Transportation of women
- § 2301.. Short title
- § 2302.. Purpose and policy -- Article I
- § 2303.. Definitions -- Article II
- § 2304.. Contracts -- Article III
- § 2305.. Procedure and rights -- Article IV
- § 2306.. Disposition of charges -- Article V
- § 2307.. Acts not reviewable in receiving state; return -- Article VI
- § 2308.. Federal aid -- Article VII
- § 2309.. Entry into force -- Article VIII
- § 2310.. Withdrawal and termination -- Article IX
- § 2311.. Other arrangements unaffected -- Article X
- § 2312.. Construction and severability -- Article XI
- § 2313.. Contracts authorized
- § 3001.. Title
- § 3002.. Purposes and construction
- § 3003.. Definitions
- § 3005.. Forms, other than court forms, reporting formats, and other standardized written materials
- § 3007.. Victims' rights
- § 3008.. Dissemination of education records of preadjudicated juveniles
- § 3009.. Information related to reintegration of juvenile into school
- § 3010.. Dissemination of juvenile history record information by a Maine criminal justice agency
- § 3101.. Jurisdiction
- § 3102.. Venue
- § 3103.. Juvenile crimes
- § 3103-A.. Provisions of Title 17-A, Part 1 made applicable
- § 3104.. Jurisdiction conferred by general law
- § 3105-A.. Statute of limitations
- § 3201.. Warrantless arrests
- § 3202.. Arrest warrants for juveniles
- § 3203-A.. Arrested juveniles; release; detention; notification
- § 3204.. Statements not admissible in evidence
- § 3205.. Juvenile in adult-serving jail
- § 3301.. Preliminary investigation, informal adjustment and petition initiation
- § 3301-A.. School safety
- § 3302.. Petition, form and contents
- § 3303.. Dismissal of petition with prejudice
- § 3304.. Summons
- § 3305.. Answer
- § 3306.. Right to counsel
- § 3306-A.. Release or detention at first appearance
- § 3307.. Disclosure of juvenile's identity
- § 3308-A.. Dissemination of juvenile intelligence and investigative record information by a Maine criminal justice agency
- § 3308-B.. Mandatory notice to schools
- § 3308-C.. Confidentiality of juvenile case records
- § 3308-D.. Confidentiality of Juvenile Court proceedings
- § 3309.. Procedure
- § 3309-A.. Limitation on diagnostic evaluations
- § 3309-B.. Limitations on diagnostic evaluations in a secure detention facility
- § 3310.. Adjudicatory hearing, findings, adjudication
- § 3310-A.. Attendant care
- § 3311.. Social study and other reports
- § 3311-A.. Eligibility for deferred disposition
- § 3311-B.. Deferred disposition
- § 3311-C.. Court hearing as to final disposition
- § 3311-D.. Limited review by appeal
- § 3312.. Dispositional hearing
- § 3313.. Criteria for withholding an institutional disposition
- § 3314.. Disposition
- § 3314-A.. Period of probation; modification and discharge
- § 3314-B.. Counseling, treatment, education or case management for juveniles and their parents, guardians and legal custodians
- § 3314-C.. Juvenile restitution
- § 3315.. Right to periodic review
- § 3315-A.. Termination of parental rights
- § 3316.. Commitment to the Department of Corrections or the Department of Health and Human Services
- § 3317.. Disposition after return to Juvenile Court
- § 3318-A.. Determination of competency of a juvenile to proceed in a juvenile proceeding
- § 3318-B.. Disposition of a juvenile found incompetent to proceed
- § 3318-C.. Competency orders
- § 3319.. Designation of facility
- § 3401.. Appeals structure and goals
- § 3402.. Appeals to Supreme Judicial Court
- § 3403.. Rules for appeals
- § 3404.. Counsel on appeal
- § 3405.. Scope of review on appeal; record
- § 3501.. Interim care
- § 3502.. The Department of Corrections and the Department of Health and Human Services 24-hour referral services
- § 3503.. Juveniles; voluntary return home
- § 3506-A.. Emancipation
- § 3507.. Runaway juveniles returned from another state
- § 3509.. Interstate Compact for Juveniles
- § 3701.. Civil actions by aggrieved persons authorized
- § 5821.. Subject property
- § 5821-A.. Property not subject to forfeiture based on medical use of cannabis
- § 5821-B.. Property not subject to forfeiture based on adult use of cannabis
- § 5822.. Procedure
- § 5823.. Perfecting titles to forfeited vehicles
- § 5824.. Equitable transfer of forfeited assets
- § 5825.. Records; reports
- § 5826.. Criminal forfeiture
- § 5827.. Construction
- § 5828.. Post-seizure proceedings
- § 6101.. Victim involvement in criminal proceedings
- § 6201.. Definitions
- § 6202.. Right to a sexual assault counselor
- § 6203.. Prohibition on use of evidence gathered during sexual assault forensic examination