Maine § 15 §155 Hearing

Maine Statutes

§ 15 §155 — Hearing

Maine § 15 §155

Title 15COURT PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL

Part 1CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY

Ch. 7FRESH PURSUIT

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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 15, § 15 §155 (2026).

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If an arrest is made in this State by an officer of another state in accordance with section 154, the officer shall without unnecessary delay take the person arrested before a magistrate of the county in which the arrest was made, who shall conduct a hearing for the purpose of determining the lawfulness of the arrest. If the magistrate determines that the arrest was lawful, the magistrate shall commit the person arrested to await for a reasonable time the issuance of an extradition warrant by the Governor of this State or admit the person to bail for that purpose. If the magistrate determines that the arrest was unlawful, the magistrate shall discharge the person arrested.

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If an arrest is made in this State by an officer of another state in accordance with section 154, the officer shall without unnecessary delay take the person arrested before a magistrate of the county in which the arrest was made, who shall conduct a hearing for the purpose of determining the lawfulness of the arrest. If the magistrate determines that the arrest was lawful, the magistrate shall commit the person arrested to await for a reasonable time the issuance of an extradition warrant by the Governor of this State or admit the person to bail for that purpose. If the magistrate determines that the arrest was unlawful, the magistrate shall discharge the person arrested.