APPROVED CHAPTER
FEBRUARY 29, 2024 508
BY GOVERNOR PUBLIC LAW
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR
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H.P. 1313 - L.D. 2051
An Act Regarding the Duties of Bail Commissioners
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 15 MRSA §1025-A, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 541, §1, is amended to read:
§1025-A. County jail employees
If a court or bail commissioner issues an order that a defendant in custody be released,
pending trial, on personal recognizance or upon execution of an unsecured appearance
bond, whether or not accompanied by one or more conditions under section 1026,
subsection 3, an employee of the county jail having custody of the defendant, if authorized
to do so by the sheriff, may, without fee, prepare the personal recognizance or bond and
take the acknowledgement acknowledgment of the defendant.
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Statutes affected: Bill Text LD 2051, HP 1313: 15.1025
Bill Text ACTPUB , Chapter 508: 15.1025