Maine · Maine Revised Statutes — Title 15, Court Procedure — Criminal
Me. Rev. Stat. (Crim. Proc.) § 215: Commitment to await requisition
What this law says, in plain English
This statute establishes the procedure for a judge or magistrate to hold a person in jail (up to 60 days) while awaiting extradition to another state after finding probable cause that the person committed a crime there.
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