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15 ME Rev Stat § 704 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 15: COURT PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL|Part 2: PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL|Chapter 101: ISSUE OF PROCESS AND ARREST|15 §704. Arrests without warrant; liability

 §704. Arrests without warrant; liability Every sheriff, deputy sheriff, constable, city or deputy marshal, or police officer shall arrest and detain persons found violating any law of the State or any legal ordinance or bylaw of a town, until a legal warrant can be obtained and may arrest and detain such persons against whom a warrant has been issued though the officer does not have the warrant in his possession at the time of the arrest, and they shall be entitled to legal fees for such service; but if, in so doing, he acts wantonly or oppressively, or detains a person without a warrant longer than is necessary to procure it, he shall be liable to such person for the damages suffered thereby.
15 ME Rev Stat § 705 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 15: COURT PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL|Part 2: PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL|Chapter 101: ISSUE OF PROCESS AND ARREST|15 §705. Arrests in other counties

 §705. Arrests in other counties When a person charged with an offense in any county, before or after the issue of the warrant, removes, escapes or is found out of it, the officer having the warrant may pursue and arrest him in any other county and command aid as in his own county.   [PL 1965, c. 356, §21 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1965, c. 356, §21 (AMD).
15 ME Rev Stat § 706 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 15: COURT PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL|Part 2: PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL|Chapter 101: ISSUE OF PROCESS AND ARREST|15 §706. District Court; warrants

 §706. District Court; warrants Judges of District Courts have all authority and powers formerly granted by law to judges of municipal courts.   [PL 1999, c. 368, §1 (AMD).]When a complaint or an information charging a person with the commission of an offense, or a duly authenticated arrest warrant issued by the Tribal Court of the Passamaquoddy Tribe or the Penobscot Nation, is presented to any Judge of the District Court, to a justice of the peace or to any other officer of the District Court authorized to issue process, the judge, justice of the peace or other officer shall issue a warrant in the name of the District Court for the arrest of that person, in that form and under the circumstances that the Supreme Judicial Court provides by rule. A clerk of the District Court may accept a guilty plea upon payment of fines as set by the judge.   [PL 1999, c. 368, §1 (AMD).]A Judge of the District Court may try those brought before the judge for offenses within the judge's jurisdiction, although the penalty or fine accrues wholly or partly to the municipality of which the judge is a resident.   [PL 1999, c. 368, §1 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1965, c. 356, §§22-24 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 736, §23 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 484, §7 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 368, §1 (AMD).
15 ME Rev Stat § 707 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 15: COURT PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL|Part 2: PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL|Chapter 101: ISSUE OF PROCESS AND ARREST|15 §707. Certain District Court clerks may issue process (REPEALED)

 §707. Certain District Court clerks may issue process (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1965, c. 356, §25 (NEW). PL 1981, c. 456, §A57 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 736, §24 (RP).
15 ME Rev Stat § 708 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 15: COURT PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL|Part 2: PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL|Chapter 101: ISSUE OF PROCESS AND ARREST|15 §708. Preparation of complaints

 §708. Preparation of complaints The clerk may, in the absence or unavailability of a justice of the peace or of a prosecuting attorney or any of his assistants, prepare and draft complaints upon the request of any law enforcement officer, except that no complaint shall issue to any person who is not a law enforcement officer or for any criminal homicide or Class A, B or C crime unless approved by the district attorney or his designee or the Attorney General or his designee.   [PL 1987, c. 736, §25 (AMD).]Except in prosecutions instituted by the Attorney General or his designee, the district attorney or his designee shall, whenever practical, prepare all complaints for criminal homicide and Class A, B and C crimes and for all complainants who are not law enforcement officers. No complaint shall be filed nor process issued until such time as the complainant has made oath to the complaint or process before the proper official.   [PL 1977, c. 579, §E, § 1 (NEW).]Each district attorney shall establish written guidelines for the approval of issuance of complaints pursuant to this section. In those guidelines, the district attorney may extend the above procedure to Class D and E crimes, provided that the approval of the district attorney shall not be necessary for any complaint issued with the approval of the Attorney General or his designee.   [PL 1977, c. 579, §E, § 1 (NEW).]Whenever a complaint is not approved for prosecution by the district attorney or his designee, or the Attorney General or his designee, he shall, if requested, inform the complainant, orally or in writing, of the reasons therefor.   [PL 1977, c. 579, §E, § 1 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1969, c. 504, §§24-I (NEW). PL 1973, c. 567, §20 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 579, §E1 (RPR). PL 1987, c. 736, §25 (AMD).
15 ME Rev Stat § 711 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 15: COURT PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL|Part 2: PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL|Chapter 102: INTERCEPTION OF WIRE AND ORAL COMMUNICATIONS|15 §711. Civil remedy

 §711. Civil remedy Any party to a conversation intercepted, disclosed or used in violation of this chapter shall have a civil cause of action against any person who intercepts, discloses or uses such communications and shall be entitled to recover from any such persons:   [PL 1973, c. 561 (NEW).]1.  Damages.  Actual damages, but not less than liquidated damages, computed at the rate of $100 per day for each day of violation; and   [PL 1979, c. 663, §101 (AMD).] 2.  Attorney's fee.  A reasonable attorney's fee and other litigation disbursements reasonably incurred.   [PL 1973, c. 561 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1973, c. 561 (NEW). PL 1979, c. 663, §101 (AMD).
15 ME Rev Stat § 713 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 15: COURT PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL|Part 2: PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL|Chapter 102: INTERCEPTION OF WIRE AND ORAL COMMUNICATIONS|15 §713. Evidence

 §713. Evidence (CONTAINS TEXT WITH VARYING EFFECTIVE DATES)The contents of an interception are not admissible in court, except that:   [PL 2011, c. 507, §7 (RPR).]1.  Contents obtained under the laws of another jurisdiction.  The contents of an interception of any oral communication or wire communication that has been legally obtained under the laws of another jurisdiction in which the interception occurred are admissible in the courts of this State, subject to the Maine Rules of Evidence; and   [PL 2011, c. 507, §7 (NEW).] 2.  (TEXT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1/01/22) Contents obtained under this chapter.  The contents of an interception of any oral communication or wire communication that has been legally obtained pursuant to section 712, subsection 2 or 3 are admissible in the courts of this State, subject to the Maine Rules of Evidence, if related to the administration of criminal justice as defined in Title 16, section 703, subsection 1 for the purposes of the Criminal History Record Information Act or as defined in Title 16, section 803, subsection 2 for the purposes of the Intelligence and Investigative Record Information Act; the administration of juvenile justice; the administration of juvenile criminal justice; or the statutory functions of a state agency.   [PL 2015, c. 470, §10 (AMD).] 2.  (TEXT EFFECTIVE 1/01/22) Contents obtained under this chapter.  The contents of an interception of any oral communication or wire communication that has been legally obtained pursuant to section 712, subsection 2 or 3 are admissible in the courts of this State, subject to the Maine Rules of Evidence, if related to the administration of criminal justice as defined in Title 16, section 703, subsection 1 for the purposes of the Criminal History Record Information Act or as defined in Title 16, section 803, subsection 2 for the purposes of the Intelligence and Investigative Record Information Act; the administration of juvenile justice; or the statutory functions of a state agency.   [PL 2021, c. 365, §4 (AMD); PL 2021, c. 365, §37 (AFF).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1979, c. 701, §13 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 379 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 182, §2 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 361, §5 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 507, §7 (RPR). PL 2015, c. 470, §10 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 365, §4 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 365, §37 (AFF).
15 ME Rev Stat § 751 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 15: COURT PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL|Part 2: PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL|Chapter 103: COMPLAINTS|15 §751. Sufficiency of indictment for murder or manslaughter (REPEALED)

 §751. Sufficiency of indictment for murder or manslaughter (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c. 499, §2 (RP).
15 ME Rev Stat § 752 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 15: COURT PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL|Part 2: PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL|Chapter 103: COMPLAINTS|15 §752. Owner of property as used in indictment

 §752. Owner of property as used in indictment In an offense in any way relating to real or personal estate, it is sufficient and not a variance if it is proved at the trial that, when the offense was committed, the actual or constructive possession of or the general or special property in the whole of such estate or in any part thereof was in the person or community alleged in the indictment to be the owner thereof.
15 ME Rev Stat § 753 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 15: COURT PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL|Part 2: PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL|Chapter 103: COMPLAINTS|15 §753. General allegation of intent to defraud sufficient

 §753. General allegation of intent to defraud sufficient When an intent to defraud is necessary to constitute an offense, it is sufficient to allege generally in the indictment an intent to defraud. If there appears on trial an intent to defraud the United States, any state, county, town, person or corporation, it is sufficient.
15 ME Rev Stat § 754 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 15: COURT PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL|Part 2: PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL|Chapter 103: COMPLAINTS|15 §754. Variance; amendments (REPEALED)

 §754. Variance; amendments (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1965, c. 356, §26 (RP).
15 ME Rev Stat § 755 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 15: COURT PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL|Part 2: PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL|Chapter 103: COMPLAINTS|15 §755. Complaints and indictments not quashed for technicalities nor unimportant defects in venires (REPEALED)

 §755. Complaints and indictments not quashed for technicalities nor unimportant defects in venires (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1965, c. 356, §26 (RP).
15 ME Rev Stat § 756 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 15: COURT PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL|Part 2: PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL|Chapter 103: COMPLAINTS|15 §756. Recitation of ordinance or bylaws

 §756. Recitation of ordinance or bylaws In any prosecution before the District Court for violation of an ordinance or bylaw of a city or town, or of any bylaw of a village corporation or local health officer, it shall not be necessary to recite such ordinance or bylaw in the complaint, or to allege the offense more particularly than in prosecutions under a general statute.
15 ME Rev Stat § 757 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 15: COURT PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL|Part 2: PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL|Chapter 103: COMPLAINTS|15 §757. Allegation of prior conviction when sentenced enhanced; procedure (REPEALED)

 §757. Allegation of prior conviction when sentenced enhanced; procedure (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1979, c. 252 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 679, §1 (RPR). PL 1999, c. 196, §1 (RP).
15 ME Rev Stat § 1121 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 15: COURT PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL|Part 2: PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL|Chapter 107: CUSTODY AND EXAMINATION OF SEXUALLY EXPLICIT MATERIAL|15 §1121. Limitations on examination of sexually explicit material

 §1121. Limitations on examination of sexually explicit material 1.  Sexually explicit material.  For purposes of this section, "sexually explicit material" means the property or material described in Title 17-A, chapter 12.   [PL 2011, c. 39, §1 (NEW).] 2.  Custody of sexually explicit material.  Sexually explicit material subject to a criminal investigation or proceeding must remain in the care, custody and control of the attorney for the State or the court. In any criminal proceeding the attorney for the State may not release to the defendant a copy, photograph, duplicate or any other reproduction of any sexually explicit material, as long as the attorney for the State makes the sexually explicit material reasonably available to the defendant.   [PL 2015, c. 431, §19 (AMD).] 3.  Reasonably available.  For purposes of this section, sexually explicit material is determined to be reasonably available to the defendant if the attorney for the State provides ample opportunity for inspection, viewing and examination of the sexually explicit material at a location within the control of the attorney for the State by the defendant, the defendant's attorney, the defendant's attorney's agent or any person whom the defendant may seek to qualify to furnish expert testimony at trial.   [PL 2011, c. 39, §1 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2011, c. 39, §1 (NEW). PL 2015, c. 431, §19 (AMD).
15 ME Rev Stat § 1201 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 15: COURT PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL|Part 3: TRIALS|Chapter 201: GENERAL PROVISIONS|15 §1201. Power of court unaffected by existence or expiration of term

 §1201. Power of court unaffected by existence or expiration of term The existence or expiration of a term of court in no way affects the power of a court to act in a criminal proceeding.   [PL 1965, c. 356, §43 (RPR).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1965, c. 356, §43 (RPR).
15 ME Rev Stat § 1202 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 15: COURT PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL|Part 3: TRIALS|Chapter 201: GENERAL PROVISIONS|15 §1202. Postponement or continuance

 §1202. Postponement or continuance The trial of any criminal case, except for a crime punishable by imprisonment for life, may be postponed by the court to a future day of the same term, or the jury may be discharged therefrom and the case continued, if justice will thereby be promoted.
15 ME Rev Stat § 1203 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 15: COURT PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL|Part 3: TRIALS|Chapter 201: GENERAL PROVISIONS|15 §1203. Trial to proceed when dilatory pleas overruled (REPEALED)

 §1203. Trial to proceed when dilatory pleas overruled (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1965, c. 356, §44 (RP).
15 ME Rev Stat § 1204 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 15: COURT PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL|Part 3: TRIALS|Chapter 201: GENERAL PROVISIONS|15 §1204. Respondent present at felony trial; otherwise excused (REPEALED)

 §1204. Respondent present at felony trial; otherwise excused (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1965, c. 356, §44 (RP).
15 ME Rev Stat § 1205 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 15: COURT PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL|Part 3: TRIALS|Chapter 201: GENERAL PROVISIONS|15 §1205. Certain out-of-court statements made by minors or persons with developmental disabilities describing sexual contact

 §1205. Certain out-of-court statements made by minors or persons with developmental disabilities describing sexual contact A hearsay statement made by a person under the age of 16 years or a person with a developmental disability as defined in Title 5, section 19503, subsection 3, describing any incident involving a sexual act or sexual contact performed with or on the minor or person by another, may not be excluded as evidence in criminal proceedings in courts of this State if:   [PL 2005, c. 557, §1 (AMD).]1.  Mental or physical well-being of a person.  On motion of the attorney for the State and at an in camera hearing, the court finds that the mental or physical well-being of that person will more likely than not be harmed if that person were to testify in open court; and   [PL 1985, c. 495, §1 (RPR).] 2.  Examination and cross-examination.  Pursuant to order of court made on such a motion, the statement is made under oath, subject to all of the rights of confrontation secured to an accused by the Constitution of Maine or the United States Constitution and the statement has been recorded by any means approved by the court, and is made in the presence of a judge or justice.   [PL 1985, c. 495, §1 (RPR).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c. 411 (NEW). PL 1985, c. 495, §1 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 564 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 401, §B1 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 557, §1 (AMD).
15 ME Rev Stat § 1251 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 15: COURT PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL|Part 3: TRIALS|Chapter 203: JURIES|15 §1251. List of grand jurors

 §1251. List of grand jurors Prior to the commencement of each term of the court to which grand jurors are returned, in any county, the clerk of the court shall make out from the returns on the venires an alphabetical list of such jurors.
15 ME Rev Stat § 1252 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 15: COURT PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL|Part 3: TRIALS|Chapter 203: JURIES|15 §1252. Oaths

 §1252. Oaths When the grand jury is to be impaneled, the clerk shall call the first 2 persons named on the list and administer the following oath to them: "You, as grand jurors of this County of .........., solemnly swear that you will diligently inquire and true presentment make of all matters and things given you in charge. The state's counsel, your fellows' and your own, you shall keep secret. You shall present no man for envy, hatred or malice; nor leave any man unpresented for love, fear, favor, affection or hope of reward; but you shall present things truly as they come to your knowledge, according to the best of your understanding. So help you God." The other jurors shall then be called, in such divisions as the court orders and the following oath shall be administered to them: "The same oath which your fellows have taken on their part, you and each of you on your part shall well and truly observe and keep. So help you God."
15 ME Rev Stat § 1253 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 15: COURT PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL|Part 3: TRIALS|Chapter 203: JURIES|15 §1253. Affirmations

 §1253. Affirmations When any person returned as grand juror is conscientiously scrupulous of taking an oath, he may make affirmation, substituting the word "affirm" instead of "swear" and the words "This you do under the pains and penalties of perjury" instead of "So help you God."
15 ME Rev Stat § 1254 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 15: COURT PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL|Part 3: TRIALS|Chapter 203: JURIES|15 §1254. Juror's oath or affirmation in cases punishable by imprisonment

 §1254. Juror's oath or affirmation in cases punishable by imprisonment The following oath shall be administered to jurors in criminal cases: "You swear, that in all causes committed to you, you will give a true verdict therein, according to the law and evidence given you. So help you God." Any juror, conscientiously scrupulous of taking an oath, may affirm in the mode described in section 1253.   [PL 1979, c. 541, Pt. B, §21 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1977, c. 114, §27 (RPR). PL 1979, c. 541, §B21 (AMD).
15 ME Rev Stat § 1255 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 15: COURT PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL|Part 3: TRIALS|Chapter 203: JURIES|15 §1255. Foreman (REPEALED)

 §1255. Foreman (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1965, c. 356, §45 (RP).
15 ME Rev Stat § 1255-A (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 15: COURT PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL|Part 3: TRIALS|Chapter 203: JURIES|15 §1255-A. Grand jury territorial authority to indict for crimes

 §1255-A. Grand jury territorial authority to indict for crimes 1.  General rule.  Grand jury territorial authority to indict for crimes coming within the jurisdiction of the Superior Court must be exercised by the grand jury serving the county where the crime was committed.   [PL 2007, c. 526, §1 (NEW).] 2.  Exceptions.  The following are exceptions to subsection 1.   A. If the Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court creates judicial regions for venue purposes pursuant to Title 4, section 19, each grand jury in a multicounty judicial region may share authority to indict for crimes committed in that judicial region.   [PL 2007, c. 526, §1 (NEW).]B. Grand jury territorial authority to indict for crimes may also be exercised as otherwise provided by law.   [PL 2007, c. 526, §1 (NEW).][PL 2007, c. 526, §1 (NEW).] 3.  Administration.  The Supreme Judicial Court shall establish by rule or administrative order how and to what extent the shared authority of each grand jury in a multicounty judicial region to indict under subsection 2 may be exercised.   [PL 2007, c. 526, §1 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2007, c. 526, §1 (NEW).
15 ME Rev Stat § 1256 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 15: COURT PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL|Part 3: TRIALS|Chapter 203: JURIES|15 §1256. Grand jury to present all crimes

 §1256. Grand jury to present all crimes Grand juries shall present all crimes for which by law they are given territorial authority to indict, and may appoint one of their number to take minutes of their proceedings to be delivered to the attorney, if the jury so directs. When they are dismissed before the court adjourns, they may be summoned again, on any special occasion, at such time as the court directs. Evidence may be offered to the grand jury by the Attorney General, the district attorney, the assistant district attorney and, at the discretion of the presiding justice, by such other persons as said presiding justice may permit.   [PL 2007, c. 526, §2 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1973, c. 567, §20 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 526, §2 (AMD).
15 ME Rev Stat § 1257 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 15: COURT PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL|Part 3: TRIALS|Chapter 203: JURIES|15 §1257. Disclosures improper (REPEALED)

 §1257. Disclosures improper (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1965, c. 356, §46 (RP).
15 ME Rev Stat § 1258 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 15: COURT PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL|Part 3: TRIALS|Chapter 203: JURIES|15 §1258. Juries for criminal offenses; challenges

 §1258. Juries for criminal offenses; challenges When a person charged with a criminal offense, who has not waived his right to trial by jury, is put upon his trial, the clerk, under the direction of the court, shall place the names of all the traverse jurors summoned and in attendance in a box upon separate tickets, and the names, after being mixed, shall be drawn from the box by the clerk, one at a time. The Supreme Judicial Court shall by rule provide the manner of exercising all challenges, and the number and order of peremptory challenges.   [PL 1965, c. 482, §1 (AMD).]Whenever by reason of the prospective length of a criminal trial the court in its discretion shall deem it advisable, it may direct that jurors in addition to the regular panel be called and impanelled to sit as alternate jurors. Such alternate jurors in the order in which they are called shall replace jurors who, prior to the time the jury retires to consider its verdict, become unable or disqualified to perform their duties. Such alternate jurors shall be drawn in the same manner, shall have the same qualifications, shall be subject to the same examination and challenges, shall take the same oath and shall have the same functions, powers, facilities and privileges and be subject to the same obligations and penalties as jurors on the regular panel. An alternate juror who does not replace a juror on the regular panel shall be discharged when the jury retires to consider its verdict. The Supreme Judicial Court shall by rule provide the number of alternate jurors, the manner of exercising all challenges to alternate jurors, and the order and number of peremptory challenges to alternate jurors.   [PL 1965, c. 356, §47 (RPR).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1965, c. 356, §47 (RPR). PL 1965, c. 482, §1 (AMD).