Maine statute
15 M.R.S. § 1255-A — Grand jury territorial authority to indict for crimes
Current through First Special Session of the 132nd Maine Legislature (current through October 1, 2025)
Part of Chapter 203: Juries, Maine Revised Statutes.
Full text of 15 M.R.S. § 1255-A
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.
1. General rule. Grand jury territorial authority to indict for crimes coming within the jurisdiction of the Superior Court must be exercised by the grand jury serving the county where the crime was committed.
2. Exceptions. The following are exceptions to subsection 1.
A. If the Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court creates judicial regions for venue purposes pursuant to Title 4, section 19, each grand jury in a multicounty judicial region may share authority to indict for crimes committed in that judicial region.
B. Grand jury territorial authority to indict for crimes may also be exercised as otherwise provided by law.
3. Administration. The Supreme Judicial Court shall establish by rule or administrative order how and to what extent the shared authority of each grand jury in a multicounty judicial region to indict under subsection 2 may be exercised.
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