Maine · Maine Revised Statutes — Title 15, Court Procedure — Criminal
Me. Rev. Stat. (Crim. Proc.) § 284: Sureties to keep peace; costs; binding over
What this law says, in plain English
A judge may order an accused person to post a bond with sureties to keep the peace for less than one year and pay prosecution costs, but cannot bind them over to another court unless charged with a specific offense.
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