Maine
Maine Revised Statutes — Title 15, Court Procedure — Criminal
526 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.
- § 215 — Commitment to await requisition
- § 2151 — Application to the Supreme Judicial Court by defendant for review of certain sentences
- § 2152 — Sentence Review Panel of the Supreme Judicial Court
- § 2153 — Procedure for application
- § 2154 — Purposes of sentence review by Supreme Judicial Court
- § 2155 — Factors to be considered by Supreme Judicial Court
- § 2156 — Relief
- § 2157 — Sentence not stayed nor bail authorized for sentence appeal
- § 216 — Bail permitted in discretion of court except in certain cases
- § 2161 — Notice to district attorney and Attorney General of all petitions for pardon or commutation
- § 2161-A — Expungement of records (REPEALED)
- § 2162 — Commutation to jail
- § 2163 — Conditional pardons by Governor
- § 2164 — Violations of conditions; rearrest
- § 2165 — Remand to prison on finding of violation
- § 2166 — Return of warrant for pardon or commutation
- § 2167 — References to pardoned crime deleted from Federal Bureau of Investigation's identification record
- § 217 — Extension of time of commitment
- § 218 — Failure to appear
- § 2181 — Application
- § 2182 — Post-judgment motion for determination of factual innocence and correction of record
- § 2183 — Motion and hearing; process
- § 2184 — Review of determination of factual innocence; review of subsequent vacating of determination
- § 219 — Governor may surrender or hold prisoner where proceedings begun in this State
- § 220 — Guilt or innocence not inquired into after extradition demanded
- § 221 — Warrant for arrest recalled or another issued
- § 2211 — Convict or person detained alleged to be mentally ill; prehearing procedure (REPEALED)
- § 2211-A — Persons confined; hospitalization for mental illness
- § 2212 — Procedure at hearing (REPEALED)
- § 2213 — Recovery before expiration of sentence (REPEALED)
- § 2214 — Costs and expenses; attorney's and physician's compensation (REPEALED)
- § 2215 — Commitment of inmates of jails and persons under indictment (REPEALED)
- § 2216 — District Court Judge may hold court in towns where prisons or jails are located (REPEALED)
- § 2217 — Commitment when motion for sentence is made; proceedings if insane at expiration of term; support (REPEALED)
- § 2217-A — Support in a state mental hospital of persons admitted from county jails
- § 2218 — Transportation of women
- § 222 — Warrant for agent to receive accused from another state
- § 223 — Application for issuance of requisition
- § 224 — Expenses paid on rendition of prisoners
- § 224-A — Extradition and Prosecution Expenses Account
- § 225 — Extradited persons except from civil process
- § 2251 — Definitions (REPEALED)
- § 2252 — Statutory prerequisites for obtaining special restrictions on dissemination and use of criminal history record information for a criminal conviction (REPEALED)
- § 2253 — Motion; persons who may file (REPEALED)
- § 2254 — Motion and hearing; process (REPEALED)
- § 2255 — Special restrictions on dissemination and use of criminal history record information relating to criminal conviction (REPEALED)
- § 2256 — Limited disclosure of eligible criminal conviction (REPEALED)
- § 2257 — Unlawful dissemination (REPEALED)
- § 2258 — Review of determination of eligibility; review of determination of subsequent criminal conviction (REPEALED)
- § 2259 — Repeal (REPEALED)
- § 226 — Waiver of extradition
- § 226-A — Delivery of fugitive to agents
- § 2261 — Definitions
- § 2262 — Statutory prerequisites for sealing criminal history record information
- § 2262-A — Special statutory prerequisites for sealing criminal history record information related to engaging in prostitution
- § 2263 — Motion; persons who may file
- § 2264 — Motion and hearing; process
- § 2265 — Special restrictions on dissemination and use of criminal history record information
- § 2266 — Limited disclosure of eligible criminal conviction
- § 2267 — Review of determination of eligibility; review of determination of subsequent criminal conviction
- § 2268 — Eligible criminal conviction sealed under former chapter 310
- § 2269 — Violation
- § 227 — Non-waiver by this State
- § 228 — Trial for crimes other than specified
- § 229 — Title
- § 2301 — Short title
- § 2302 — Purpose and policy -- Article I
- § 2303 — Definitions -- Article II
- § 2304 — Contracts -- Article III
- § 2305 — Procedure and rights -- Article IV
- § 2306 — Disposition of charges -- Article V
- § 2307 — Acts not reviewable in receiving state; return -- Article VI
- § 2308 — Federal aid -- Article VII
- § 2309 — Entry into force -- Article VIII
- § 2310 — Withdrawal and termination -- Article IX
- § 2311 — Other arrangements unaffected -- Article X
- § 2312 — Construction and severability -- Article XI
- § 2313 — Contracts authorized
- § 2501 — Purpose (REPEALED)
- § 2502 — Definitions (REPEALED)
- § 2503 — Mentally retarded and mentally ill juveniles (REPEALED)
- § 2551 — District Court as juvenile court (REPEALED)
- § 2552 — Offenses and acts (REPEALED)
- § 2553 — Uniform compact petition (REPEALED)
- § 2554 — Superior Court; juveniles before it on grand jury indictment (REPEALED)
- § 2555 — Possession of marijuana by minor (REPEALED)
- § 2601 — Initiation of proceeding against juveniles (REPEALED)
- § 2602 — Petition (REPEALED)
- § 2602-A — Juvenile court intake workers (REPEALED)
- § 2603 — Citation (REPEALED)
- § 2604 — Warrant (REPEALED)
- § 2605 — Service (REPEALED)
- § 2606 — Record (REPEALED)
- § 2607 — Notice when juvenile arrested (REPEALED)
- § 2608 — Custody pending disposition (REPEALED)
- § 2609 — Hearings in juvenile courts (REPEALED)
- § 2610 — Procedure in juvenile courts (REPEALED)
- § 2611 — Juvenile court's powers of disposition (REPEALED)
- § 2661 — Review or appeal (REPEALED)
- § 2662 — Record on appeal (REPEALED)
- § 2663 — Custody or detention pending appeal (REPEALED)
- § 2664 — Hearings on appeal in Superior Court (REPEALED)
- § 2665 — Disposition of appeals (REPEALED)
- § 2666 — Superior Court appeal record (REPEALED)
- § 2667 — Appeals to law court (REPEALED)
- § 2711 — Definitions (REPEALED)
- § 2712 — Establishment; location; personnel (REPEALED)
- § 2713 — Confinement; federal law (REPEALED)
- § 2714 — Commitment (REPEALED)
- § 2715 — Certification by committing judge (REPEALED)
- § 2716 — Guardianship; entrustment (REPEALED)
- § 2717 — Incorrigibles; transfers to correction centers; return (REPEALED)
- § 2718 — Discharge (REPEALED)
- § 2719 — Offenses while under commitment (REPEALED)
- § 2720 — Use of seclusion (REPEALED)
- § 281 — Power of courts to keep the peace; security required
- § 282 — Complaint that offense threatened
- § 283 — Complaint not sustained; frivolous or malicious
- § 284 — Sureties to keep peace; costs; binding over
- § 285 — Discharge on compliance; commitment
- § 286 — Appeals
- § 287 — Failure to prosecute appeal
- § 288 — Recognizance after commitment
- § 289 — Recognizance returned to court; penalty remitted
- § 290 — Sureties may surrender principals; new recognizances
- § 291 — Judge on view; sureties without formal complaint
- § 292 — Persons going armed without reasonable cause
- § 3 — Offenses near county line or in 2 counties
- § 3001 — Title
- § 3002 — Purposes and construction
- § 3003 — Definitions
- § 3004 — Severability (REPEALED)
- § 3005 — Forms, other than court forms, reporting formats, and other standardized written materials
- § 3006 — Review of Maine Juvenile Code (REPEALED)
- § 3007 — Victims' rights
- § 3008 — Dissemination of education records of preadjudicated juveniles
- § 3009 — Information related to reintegration of juvenile into school
- § 301 — Protective orders in crimes between family members (REPEALED)
- § 3010 — Dissemination of juvenile history record information by a Maine criminal justice agency
- § 3101 — Jurisdiction
- § 3102 — Venue
- § 3103 — Juvenile crimes
- § 3103-A — Provisions of Title 17-A, Part 1 made applicable
- § 3104 — Jurisdiction conferred by general law
- § 3105 — Statute of limitations (REPEALED)
- § 3105-A — Statute of limitations
- § 3201 — Warrantless arrests
- § 3202 — Arrest warrants for juveniles
- § 3203 — Arrested juveniles, release or detention, notification (REPEALED)
- § 3203-A — Arrested juveniles; release; detention; notification
- § 3204 — Statements not admissible in evidence
- § 3205 — Juvenile in adult-serving jail
- § 3206 — Detention of juveniles (REPEALED)
- § 321 — Protective orders in crimes between family members
- § 3301 — Preliminary investigation, informal adjustment and petition initiation
- § 3301-A — School safety
- § 3302 — Petition, form and contents
- § 3303 — Dismissal of petition with prejudice
- § 3304 — Summons
- § 3305 — Answer
- § 3306 — Right to counsel
- § 3306-A — Release or detention at first appearance
- § 3308-A — Dissemination of juvenile intelligence and investigative record information by a Maine criminal justice agency
- § 3308-B — Mandatory notice to schools
- § 3308-C — Confidentiality of juvenile case records
- § 3308-D — Confidentiality of Juvenile Court proceedings
- § 3309 — Procedure
- § 3309-A — Limitation on diagnostic evaluations
- § 3309-B — Limitations on diagnostic evaluations in a secure detention facility
- § 3310 — Adjudicatory hearing, findings, adjudication
- § 3310-A — Attendant care
- § 3311 — Social study and other reports
- § 3311-A — Eligibility for deferred disposition
- § 3311-B — Deferred disposition
- § 3311-C — Court hearing as to final disposition
- § 3311-D — Limited review by appeal
- § 3312 — Dispositional hearing
- § 3313 — Criteria for withholding an institutional disposition
- § 3314 — Disposition
- § 3314-A — Period of probation; modification and discharge
- § 3314-B — Counseling, treatment, education or case management for juveniles and their parents, guardians and legal custodians
- § 3314-C — Juvenile restitution
- § 3315 — Right to periodic review
- § 3315-A — Termination of parental rights
- § 3316 — Commitment to the Department of Corrections or the Department of Health and Human Services
- § 3317 — Disposition after return to Juvenile Court
- § 3318 — Mentally ill or incapacitated juveniles (REPEALED)
- § 3318-A — Determination of competency of a juvenile to proceed in a juvenile proceeding
- § 3318-B — Disposition of a juvenile found incompetent to proceed
- § 3318-C — Competency orders
- § 3319 — Designation of facility
- § 3401 — Appeals structure and goals
- § 3402 — Appeals to Supreme Judicial Court
- § 3403 — Rules for appeals
- § 3404 — Counsel on appeal
- § 3405 — Scope of review on appeal; record
- § 3406 — Disposition of appeals (REPEALED)
- § 3407 — Appeal to the Law Court (REPEALED)
- § 341 — Accessory; punishment; conviction with or without principal; place of trial (REPEALED)
- § 342 — Accessories after the fact defined (REPEALED)