Maine Statutes
§ 14 §5517 — Refusal of copy of precept; writ granted
Maine § 14 §5517
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Bluebook
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 14, § 14 §5517 (2026).
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If the prison keeper or other officer having the custody of such person refuses or unreasonably delays to deliver to the applicant an attested copy of the precept by which he restrains him on demand therefor, the court or justice, on proof of such demand and refusal, shall forthwith issue the writ as prayed for.
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Nearby Sections
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§ 14 §5501
Right to writ§ 14 §5502
Post-conviction habeas corpus§ 14 §5504
Contents of petition§ 14 §5505
Further pleadings and procedure§ 14 §5506
Counsel for indigent petitioners§ 14 §5509
Minors in armed forces entitled to writ§ 14 §5512
Writ not available§ 14 §5513
Application§ 14 §5514
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Maine § 14 §5517, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/me/14%20%C2%A75517.