Maine · Maine Revised Statutes — Title 15, Court Procedure — Criminal
Me. Rev. Stat. (Crim. Proc.) § 941: Private claims paid out of forfeited bail
What this law says, in plain English
When bail is forfeited on an appeal bond, the court may award money from the forfeited amount to a person as if the defendant had been convicted and ordered to pay restitution or a penalty.
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