Maine · Maine Revised Statutes — Title 15, Court Procedure — Criminal
Me. Rev. Stat. (Crim. Proc.) § 1943: Fines, costs and forfeitures in Superior Court
What this law says, in plain English
Court clerks must account for and pay fines, costs, and forfeitures to the state treasury by the 15th of the following month. Failure to do so results in doubled penalties and potential Class E criminal charges.
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