Maine · Maine Revised Statutes — Title 15, Court Procedure — Criminal
Me. Rev. Stat. (Crim. Proc.) § 806: Complaint adjudged frivolous or malicious; appeal
What this law says, in plain English
A judge may order a complainant to pay prosecution costs if a complaint is found frivolous or malicious after examination shows no offense occurred or probable cause exists.
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