Maine statute

15 M.R.S. § 209 — Arresting officer may command assistance

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

Part of Subchapter 2: Proceedings After Issuance of Governor's Warrant, Maine Revised Statutes.

Full text of 15 M.R.S. § 209

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. § 209Primary source, current through the First Special Session of the 132nd Maine Legislature (current through October 1, 2025)

Every such officer or other person empowered to make the arrest shall have the same authority, in arresting the accused, to command assistance therein as sheriffs and other officers have by law in the execution of any criminal process directed to them, with the like penalties against those who refuse their assistance.

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