Maine statute
15 M.R.S. § 7 — Removal of persons charged with crime in 2 counties
Current through First Special Session of the 132nd Maine Legislature (current through October 1, 2025)
Part of Chapter 1: Jurisdiction and Venue, Maine Revised Statutes.
Full text of 15 M.R.S. § 7
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 a person is imprisoned or held under arrest in one county, a judge of the District Court or a Justice of the Superior Court, whichever court has jurisdiction over the matter to be heard, may order the person's removal into another county, when complaint has been made and warrant issued or an indictment has been found, charging the person so arrested or imprisoned with the commission of a crime in the other county, for examination or trial under the complaint or indictment; but, before issuing the order, the judge or justice must be satisfied that the administration of speedy and impartial justice requires it.
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