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USA Statutes : maine
Title : Title 15. COURT PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL
Chapter : Chapter 11. SECURITY TO KEEP THE PEACE
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Title 15 - §281. Power of courts to keep the peace; security required
Title 15: COURT PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL
Part 1: CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY
Chapter 11: SECURITY TO KEEP THE PEACE
§281. Power of courts to keep the peace; security required
The Justices of the Superior Court and Judges of the District Court, in term time or in vacation, have power to cause all
laws for the preservation of the public peace to be kept; and in the execution thereof may require persons to give security
to keep the peace and be of good behavior, as provided.
The Revisor's Office cannot provide legal advice or
interpretation of Maine law to the public. If you need legal
advice, please consult
a qualified attorney.
Office of the Revisor of Statutes
7 State House Station
State House Room 108
Augusta, Maine 04333-0007Title 15 - §282. Complaint that offense threatened
Title 15: COURT PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL
Part 1: CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY
Chapter 11: SECURITY TO KEEP THE PEACE
§282. Complaint that offense threatened
Any judge described in section 281, on complaint that any person threatens to commit an offense against the person or property
of another, shall examine, on oath, the complainant and any other witnesses produced, reduce the complaint to writing and
cause the complainant to sign it. If on examination of the facts he thinks that there is just cause to fear the commission
of such offense, he shall issue a warrant reciting the substance of the complaint, and commanding the officer, to whom it
is directed, forthwith to arrest the accused and bring him before such judge or court.
The Revisor's Office cannot provide legal advice or
interpretation of Maine law to the public. If you need legal
advice, please consult
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Augusta, Maine 04333-0007Title 15 - §283. Complaint not sustained; frivolous or malicious
Title 15: COURT PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL
Part 1: CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY
Chapter 11: SECURITY TO KEEP THE PEACE
§283. Complaint not sustained; frivolous or malicious
If the judge, on examination of the facts, is not satisfied that there is just cause to fear the commission of any offense,
he shall immediately discharge the accused. If he judges the complaint to be unfounded, frivolous or malicious, he may order
the complainant to pay the costs of prosecution, who shall thereupon be answerable to the judge, officer and witnesses for
their fees as for his own debt.
The Revisor's Office cannot provide legal advice or
interpretation of Maine law to the public. If you need legal
advice, please consult
a qualified attorney.
Office of the Revisor of Statutes
7 State House Station
State House Room 108
Augusta, Maine 04333-0007Title 15 - §284. Sureties to keep peace; costs; binding over
Title 15: COURT PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL
Part 1: CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY
Chapter 11: SECURITY TO KEEP THE PEACE
§284. Sureties to keep peace; costs; binding over
When the accused is brought before the judge and his defense is heard, he may be ordered to recognize, with sufficient sureties,
in the sum required by the judge, to keep the peace toward all persons and especially toward the person requiring the security,
for a term of less than one year, and to pay the costs of prosecution; but he shall not be bound over to any court, unless
he is charged with some other specific offense requiring it.
The Revisor's Office cannot provide legal advice or
interpretation of Maine law to the public. If you need legal
advice, please consult
a qualified attorney.
Office of the Revisor of Statutes
7 State House Station
State House Room 108
Augusta, Maine 04333-0007Title 15 - §285. Discharge on compliance; commitment
Title 15: COURT PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL
Part 1: CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY
Chapter 11: SECURITY TO KEEP THE PEACE
§285. Discharge on compliance; commitment
If the accused complies with such order, he shall be discharged. If he does not, he shall be committed to jail for the time
for which he was required to find sureties or until he complies with such order. The judge shall state in the mittimus the
cause of commitment and the time and sum for which security was required, and return a copy of the warrant to the next term
of the Superior Court in said county, and such court shall have cognizance of the case, as if the accused had appealed thereto.
The Revisor's Office cannot provide legal advice or
interpretation of Maine law to the public. If you need legal
advice, please consult
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Office of the Revisor of Statutes
7 State House Station
State House Room 108
Augusta, Maine 04333-0007Title 15 - §286. Appeals
Title 15: COURT PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL
Part 1: CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY
Chapter 11: SECURITY TO KEEP THE PEACE
§286. Appeals
Any person aggrieved by the order of a judge requiring him to recognize as provided in section 284 may, on giving the security
required, appeal to the next term of the Superior Court in the county. The judge shall thereupon require such witnesses as
he thinks proper to recognize to appear at the appellate court. Such court may affirm or reverse the order of the judge, require
the accused to recognize anew with sufficient sureties and make such order as to costs as it deems reasonable.
The Revisor's Office cannot provide legal advice or
interpretation of Maine law to the public. If you need legal
advice, please consult
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Office of the Revisor of Statutes
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State House Room 108
Augusta, Maine 04333-0007Title 15 - §287. Failure to prosecute appeal
Title 15: COURT PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL
Part 1: CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY
Chapter 11: SECURITY TO KEEP THE PEACE
§287. Failure to prosecute appeal
If the appellant fails to prosecute his appeal, his recognizance shall be in force for any breach of its conditions without
an affirmation of said order and shall stand as security for any costs which he is ordered by the court to pay.
The Revisor's Office cannot provide legal advice or
interpretation of Maine law to the public. If you need legal
advice, please consult
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Office of the Revisor of Statutes
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State House Room 108
Augusta, Maine 04333-0007Title 15 - §288. Recognizance after commitment
Title 15: COURT PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL
Part 1: CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY
Chapter 11: SECURITY TO KEEP THE PEACE
§288. Recognizance after commitment
A person committed for not recognizing as aforesaid may be discharged by a Justice of the Superior Court or a bail commissioner
on giving the security required.
The Revisor's Office cannot provide legal advice or
interpretation of Maine law to the public. If you need legal
advice, please consult
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Office of the Revisor of Statutes
7 State House Station
State House Room 108
Augusta, Maine 04333-0007Title 15 - §289. Recognizance returned to court; penalty remitted
Title 15: COURT PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL
Part 1: CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY
Chapter 11: SECURITY TO KEEP THE PEACE
§289. Recognizance returned to court; penalty remitted
All recognizances taken under this chapter shall be returned to the Superior Court on or before the first day of the next
term, and be there filed by the clerk as of record. In any action thereon, if the forfeiture is found or confessed, the court
may remit so much of the penalty, and on such terms, as it thinks proper.
The Revisor's Office cannot provide legal advice or
interpretation of Maine law to the public. If you need legal
advice, please consult
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Office of the Revisor of Statutes
7 State House Station
State House Room 108
Augusta, Maine 04333-0007Title 15 - §290. Sureties may surrender principals; new recognizances
Title 15: COURT PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL
Part 1: CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY
Chapter 11: SECURITY TO KEEP THE PEACE
§290. Sureties may surrender principals; new recognizances
Any surety in a recognizance taken under this chapter may surrender the principal the same as bail in civil cases, and he
shall thereupon be discharged from liability for any subsequent breach of the recognizance. The principal may recognize anew
with sufficient sureties for the residue of the term before a judge, and then be discharged.
The Revisor's Office cannot provide legal advice or
interpretation of Maine law to the public. If you need legal
advice, please consult
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Office of the Revisor of Statutes
7 State House Station
State House Room 108
Augusta, Maine 04333-0007Title 15 - §291. Judge on view; sureties without formal complaint
Title 15: COURT PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL
Part 1: CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY
Chapter 11: SECURITY TO KEEP THE PEACE
§291. Judge on view; sureties without formal complaint
Whoever in the presence of any of the judges aforesaid or of any court of record makes an affray; threatens to kill or beat
another or to commit any violence against his person or property; or contends with hot and angry words to the disturbance
of the peace, may be ordered, without process or other proof, to recognize to keep the peace and be of good behavior for a
term not exceeding 3 months, and may be otherwise dealt with as is provided in sections 281 to 290.
The Revisor's Office cannot provide legal advice or
interpretation of Maine law to the public. If you need legal
advice, please consult
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Office of the Revisor of Statutes
7 State House Station
State House Room 108
Augusta, Maine 04333-0007Title 15 - §292. Persons going armed without reasonable cause
Title 15: COURT PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL
Part 1: CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY
Chapter 11: SECURITY TO KEEP THE PEACE
§292. Persons going armed without reasonable cause
Whoever goes armed with any dirk, pistol or other offensive and dangerous weapon, without just cause to fear an assault on
himself, family or property may, on complaint of any person having cause to fear an injury or breach of the peace, be required
to find sureties to keep the peace for a term of less than one year, and, in case of refusal, may be committed as provided
in section 285.
The Revisor's Office cannot provide legal advice or
interpretation of Maine law to the public. If you need legal
advice, please consult
a qualified attorney.
Office of the Revisor of Statutes
7 State House Station
State House Room 108
Augusta, Maine 04333-0007
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