Maine · Maine Revised Statutes — Title 15, Court Procedure — Criminal

Me. Rev. Stat. (Crim. Proc.) § 282: Complaint that offense threatened

Civil

What this law says, in plain English

This statute establishes the judicial procedure for handling complaints that someone threatens to commit a crime. A judge examines the complaint and issues an arrest warrant if there is reasonable cause to fear the threatened offense will occur.

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