Maine Statutes
§ 15 §290 — Sureties may surrender principals; new recognizances
Maine § 15 §290
JurisdictionMaine
Title 15COURT PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL
Part 1CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY
Ch. 11SECURITY TO KEEP THE PEACE
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Bluebook
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 15, § 15 §290 (2026).
Text
A surety in a recognizance taken under this chapter may surrender the principal the same as bail in civil cases, and the surety must thereupon be discharged from liability for any subsequent breach of the recognizance. The principal may recognize anew with sufficient sureties for the residue of the term before a judge and then be discharged.
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Legislative History
RR 2023, c. 2, Pt. D, §43 (COR).
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Bluebook (online)
Maine § 15 §290, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/me/15%20%C2%A7290.