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15 M.R.S. § 1313 — Punishment of state witness for nonattendance

Current through First Special Session of the 132nd Maine Legislature (current through October 1, 2025)

Part of Subchapter 1: General Provisions, Maine Revised Statutes.

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Full text of 15 M.R.S. § 1313

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.

15 M.R.S. § 1313Primary source, current through the First Special Session of the 132nd Maine Legislature (current through October 1, 2025)
A person who, having been subpoenaed as a witness on behalf of the State before any court or grand jury, without reasonable cause fails to appear at the time and place designated in the subpoena, if the person is not punished therefor as for contempt, is guilty of a Class E crime.

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