Maine · Maine Revised Statutes — Title 15, Court Procedure — Criminal
Me. Rev. Stat. (Crim. Proc.) § 212: Prisoner confined in jail
What this law says, in plain English
This statute permits officers transporting prisoners through the state under extradition to temporarily confine them in county or city jails. The jail keeper must safely hold the prisoner until transport resumes, with the transporting officer bearing costs.
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