Maine statute
15 M.R.S. § 284 — Sureties to keep peace; costs; binding over
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. § 284
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.
When the accused is brought before the judge and the accused's defense is heard, the accused may be ordered to recognize, with sufficient sureties, in the sum required by the judge, to keep the peace toward all persons and especially toward the person requiring the security, for a term of less than one year, and to pay the costs of prosecution; but the accused may not be bound over to any court, unless the accused is charged with some other specific offense requiring it.
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