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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 15 Sec. 1004

  • Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
  • bail: means the obtaining of the release of the defendant upon an undertaking that the defendant shall appear at the time and place required and that the defendant shall conform to each condition imposed in accordance with section 1026 that is designed to ensure that the defendant shall refrain from any new criminal conduct, to ensure the integrity of the judicial process and to ensure the safety of others in the community. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 15 Sec. 1003
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Extradition: The formal process of delivering an accused or convicted person from authorities in one state to authorities in another state.
  • Post-conviction: means any point in a criminal proceeding after a verdict or finding of guilty or after the acceptance of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 15 Sec. 1003
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
This chapter applies to the setting of bail for a defendant in a criminal proceeding, including the setting of bail for an alleged contemnor in a plenary contempt proceeding involving a punitive sanction under the Maine Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 66. It does not apply to the setting of bail in extradition proceedings under sections 201 to 229, post-conviction review proceedings under sections 2121 to 2132, probation revocation proceedings under Title 17?A, sections 1809 to 1814, supervised release revocation proceedings under Title 17?A, section 1883 or administrative release revocation proceedings under Title 17?A, sections 1851 to 1857, except to the extent and under the conditions stated in those sections. This chapter applies to the setting of bail for an alleged contemnor in a summary contempt proceeding involving a punitive sanction under the Maine Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 66 and to the setting of bail relative to a material witness only as specified in sections 1103 and 1104, respectively. This chapter does not apply to a person arrested for a juvenile crime as defined in section 3103 or a person under 18 years of age who is arrested for a crime defined under Title 12 or Title 29?A that is not a juvenile crime as defined in section 3103. [PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. C, §31 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY

PL 1987, c. 758, §20 (NEW). PL 1997, c. 317, §A1 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 788, §1 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 711, §A3 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 507, §4 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 552, §1 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 336, §1 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 431, §11 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. C, §31 (AMD).