Maine · Maine Revised Statutes — Title 15, Court Procedure — Criminal
Me. Rev. Stat. (Crim. Proc.) § 8: Duties of officer holding prisoner or holding court's order of removal
What this law says, in plain English
An officer holding a prisoner must deliver that person to the officer presenting a court removal order, upon receipt of certified copies of the order and supporting documents. The receiving officer must bring the person before the appropriate court for examination and trial.
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