Maine Revised Statutes Title 15 Sec. 222 – Warrant for agent to receive accused from another state
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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 15 Sec. 222
- 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.
- Demand: means the demand, as provided in section 203, by the executive authority of another state upon the Governor of this State for the extradition of a fugitive from justice. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 15 Sec. 201
- Executive authority: includes the Governor and any person performing the functions of governor in a state other than this State. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 15 Sec. 201
- Fugitive from justice: means :
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 15 Sec. 201Governor: includes any person performing the functions of Governor by authority of the law of this State. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 15 Sec. 201 Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed. United States: includes territories and the District of Columbia. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
Whenever the Governor shall demand a fugitive from justice, charged with crime or with escaping from confinement or breaking the terms of his bail, probation or parole in this State, from the executive authority of any other state, or from the Chief Justice or an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia authorized to receive such demand under the laws of the United States, he shall issue a commission under the seal of this State to some agent, commanding him to receive the person so charged, if delivered to him and convey him to the proper officer of the county in this State in which the offense was committed. [PL 1983, c. 843, §8 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 843, §8 (AMD).