Maine statute
15 M.R.S. § 2123 — Jurisdiction and venue
Current through First Special Session of the 132nd Maine Legislature (current through October 1, 2025)
Part of Chapter 305A: Post-conviction Review, Maine Revised Statutes.
Full text of 15 M.R.S. § 2123
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. Jurisdiction. Jurisdiction shall be in the Superior Court.
1-A. Supreme Court Justice or authorized Judge of the District Court. A single Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court, an Active Retired Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court or a judge authorized to sit in the Superior Court on post-conviction review cases has and shall exercise jurisdiction and has and shall exercise all of the powers, duties and authority necessary for exercising the same jurisdiction as the Superior Court relative to a post-conviction review proceeding.
2. Venue. Venue must be in the county in which the criminal judgment was entered. Venue may be transferred by the assigned justice or judge at that assigned justice's or judge's discretion.
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