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15 M.R.S. § 705 — Arrests in other counties

Current through First Special Session of the 132nd Maine Legislature (current through October 1, 2025)

Part of Chapter 101: Issue of Process and Arrest, Maine Revised Statutes.

Full text of 15 M.R.S. § 705

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.

15 M.R.S. § 705Primary source, current through the First Special Session of the 132nd Maine Legislature (current through October 1, 2025)
When a person charged with an offense in any county, before or after the issue of the warrant, removes, escapes or is found out of that county, the officer having the warrant may pursue and arrest the person in any other county and command aid as in the officer's own county.

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