Maine Revised Statutes Title 15 Sec. 1025-A – County jail employees
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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 15 Sec. 1025-A
- Court: means any Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court or Superior Court or any active retired justice and any District Court Judge or active retired judge when assigned under Title 4, section 157?C. 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.
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
If a court issues an order that a defendant in custody be released, pending trial, on personal recognizance or upon execution of an unsecured appearance bond, whether or not accompanied by one or more conditions under section 1026, subsection 3, an employee of the county jail having custody of the defendant, if authorized to do so by the sheriff, may, without fee, prepare the personal recognizance or bond and take the acknowledgement of the defendant. [PL 2005, c. 541, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2005, c. 541, §1 (NEW).