Maine statute
15 M.R.S. § 283 — Complaint not sustained; frivolous or malicious
Current through First Special Session of the 132nd Maine Legislature (current through October 1, 2025)
Part of Chapter 11: Security to Keep the Peace, Maine Revised Statutes.
Full text of 15 M.R.S. § 283
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 the judge, on examination of the facts, is not satisfied that there is just cause to fear the commission of any offense, he shall immediately discharge the accused. If he judges the complaint to be unfounded, frivolous or malicious, he may order the complainant to pay the costs of prosecution, who shall thereupon be answerable to the judge, officer and witnesses for their fees as for his own debt.
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