Maine statute
15 M.R.S. § 225 — Extradited persons except from civil process
Current through First Special Session of the 132nd Maine Legislature (current through October 1, 2025)
Part of Subchapter 4: Application; Miscellaneous Provisions, Maine Revised Statutes.
Full text of 15 M.R.S. § 225
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.
A person brought into this State on extradition based on a criminal charge is not subject to service of personal process in civil actions arising out of the same facts as the criminal proceeding to answer which the person is returned until the person has been convicted in the criminal proceeding or, if acquitted, until the person has had ample opportunity to return to the state from which the person was extradited.
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