Maine statute
15 M.R.S. § 1096 — Grounds for revocation of preconviction bail
Current through First Special Session of the 132nd Maine Legislature (current through October 1, 2025)
Part of Subchapter 5: Enforcement, Maine Revised Statutes.
Full text of 15 M.R.S. § 1096
Statutory text current through the First Special Session of the 132nd Maine Legislature (current through October 1, 2025). This publication reproduces the statutory text of the Maine Revised Statutes from the Revisor of Statutes' official published files; it is not the official statutes of the State of Maine and has not been certified by the Secretary of State.
A preconviction bail order of a bail commissioner may be revoked by any judge or justice, and a preconviction bail order of a judge or justice may be revoked by any judge or justice of the same court, upon a determination made after notice and opportunity for hearing that:
1. Probable cause. Probable cause exists to believe that the defendant has committed a new crime following the setting of preconviction bail; or
2. Clear and convincing evidence. Clear and convincing evidence exists that the defendant has failed to appear as required or has violated any other condition of the preconviction bail.
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