Maine Revised Statutes Title 25 Sec. 2002 – Definitions
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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 25 Sec. 2002
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Formal charging instrument: means a complaint, indictment, information, juvenile petition or other formal written accusation against a person for some criminal or juvenile offense. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 25 Sec. 2002
- Handgun: means a type of firearm commonly referred to as a pistol or revolver originally designed to be fired by the use of a single hand and that is designed to fire or is capable of firing fixed cartridge ammunition. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 25 Sec. 2002
- Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
- Issuing authority: means the following:
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