Maine · Maine Revised Statutes — Title 15, Court Procedure — Criminal
Me. Rev. Stat. (Crim. Proc.) § 1903: Fines and forfeitures recovered by indictment unless otherwise provided
What this law says, in plain English
This statute establishes the procedural mechanism for collecting fines and forfeitures imposed as criminal or administrative penalties. It specifies that indictment is the default recovery method unless another procedure is expressly provided, and that collected amounts go to the State.
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