Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-A Sec. 9888 – Administrative preliminary hearing
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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-A Sec. 9888
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- Commissioner: means the voting representative of each compacting state appointed pursuant to section 9873. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-A Sec. 9872
- Person: means any individual, corporation, business enterprise or other legal entity, either public or private. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-A Sec. 9872
- Preliminary hearing: A hearing where the judge decides whether there is enough evidence to make the defendant have a trial.
- Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
Whenever it appears that a person accepted for supervision under this compact arrested for an alleged violation of a supervision condition is entitled under the compact to a determination of whether there is probable cause to believe the person has violated a condition of that person’s supervision, the determination must be made at an administrative preliminary hearing meeting the requirements of the compact and held before an official designated by the Commissioner of Corrections within 5 days after the arrest, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. [PL 2007, c. 344, §11 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2007, c. 344, §11 (NEW).