Maine · Maine Revised Statutes — Title 15, Court Procedure — Criminal
Me. Rev. Stat. (Crim. Proc.) § 891: Dismissal on satisfaction of private injury
What this law says, in plain English
This statute allows courts to dismiss Class D or E crime charges if the injured party acknowledges satisfaction in writing and all costs are paid, except for domestic violence crimes, resisting arrest, or repeat juvenile offenders.
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