Maine § 15 §1091 Failure to appear; penalty

Maine Statutes

§ 15 §1091 — Failure to appear; penalty

Maine § 15 §1091

Title 15COURT PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL

Part 2PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL

Ch. 105-AMAINE BAIL CODE

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 15, § 15 §1091 (2026).

Text

1.Failure to appear. A defendant who has been admitted to either preconviction or postconviction bail and who, in fact, fails to appear as required is guilty of:

2.Affirmative defense. It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under subsection 1 that the failure to appear resulted from just cause.

3.Strict liability. Violation of this section is a strict liability crime as defined in Title 17-A, section 34, subsection 4-A.

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1.
Failure to appear.
A defendant who has been admitted to either preconviction or postconviction bail and who, in fact, fails to appear as required is guilty of:
2.
Affirmative defense.
It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under subsection 1 that the failure to appear resulted from just cause.
3.
Strict liability.
Violation of this section is a strict liability crime as defined in Title 17-A, section 34, subsection 4-A.