Maine statute
15 M.R.S. § 1981 — Payment over of fines and costs collected
Current through First Special Session of the 132nd Maine Legislature (current through October 1, 2025)
Part of Subchapter 3: Sheriffs and Other Officers, Maine Revised Statutes.
Full text of 15 M.R.S. § 1981
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.
Sheriffs, jailers and constables who by virtue of their office receive any fines or forfeitures shall forthwith pay the fines and forfeitures to the Treasurer of State.
If any such officer neglects to pay over the fine or forfeiture for 30 days after the receipt of the fine or forfeiture or if the officer permits any person sentenced to pay the fine or forfeiture and committed to the officer's custody to go at large without payment, unless by order of court, and does not within 30 days after the escape pay the amount of the fine or forfeiture to the clerk of the court, the officer forfeits to the State double the amount. The Treasurer of State shall give notice of that neglect to the Attorney General, who shall sue therefor in a civil action in the name of the Treasurer of State.
All such fines imposed by the District Court must be paid over to the District Court.
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