Maine statute
15 M.R.S. § 1705 — Expenses of prisoners from other counties
Current through First Special Session of the 132nd Maine Legislature (current through October 1, 2025)
Part of Subchapter 1: General Provisions, Maine Revised Statutes.
Full text of 15 M.R.S. § 1705
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.
If a person commits a crime in one county of the State and is sentenced to a term of imprisonment in a jail in a different county, the county in which the crime was committed shall pay to the other county such sum as may be agreed upon by the county commissioners of the counties for the costs of care and custody, deducting the amount received for labor. If the commissioners do not agree upon the amount to be paid, representation of the facts may be made to the Superior Court or any justice of the Superior Court, and the amount shall be determined by the court or justice, either in term time or vacation.
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