Maine § 15 §5822 Procedure

Maine Statutes

§ 15 §5822 — Procedure

Maine § 15 §5822

Title 15COURT PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL

Part 7ASSET FORFEITURE

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 15, § 15 §5822 (2026).

Text

1.Filing of petition.

2.Jurisdiction and venue.

3.Type of action.

4.Hearings.

5.Default proceedings.

6.Preliminary process. Any Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court or the Superior Court, Judge of the District Court or justice of the peace may issue, at the request of the attorney for the State, ex parte, any preliminary order or process as is necessary to seize or secure the property for which forfeiture is or will be sought and to provide for its custody. That order may include an order to a financial institution or to any fiduciary or bailee to require the entity to impound any property in its possession or control and not to release it except upon further order of the court. Process for seizure of the property may issue only upon a showing of probable cause that the property is

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1.
Filing of petition.
2.
Jurisdiction and venue.
3.
Type of action.
4.
Hearings.
5.
Default proceedings.
6.
Preliminary process.
Any Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court or the Superior Court, Judge of the District Court or justice of the peace may issue, at the request of the attorney for the State, ex parte, any preliminary order or process as is necessary to seize or secure the property for which forfeiture is or will be sought and to provide for its custody. That order may include an order to a financial institution or to any fiduciary or bailee to require the entity to impound any property in its possession or control and not to release it except upon further order of the court. Process for seizure of the property may issue only upon a showing of probable cause that the property is subject to forfeiture under section 5821. The application for process and the issuance, execution and return of process is subject to applicable state law. Any property subject to forfeiture under this section may be seized upon process, except that seizure without the process may be made when:
7.
Rules.
After January 1, 1988, the prosecution of proceedings under this chapter shall be governed by rules adopted or amended by the Attorney General, pursuant to the Maine Administrative Procedure Act, Title 5, chapter 375. These rules shall provide standards for prosecution, settlement, approval of settlement and equitable transfer of forfeited property.

Legislative History

PL 1987, c. 420, §2 (NEW). PL 1987, c. 648 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 736, §26 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 302, §4 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 461, §§1,2 (AMD). RR 1999, c. 2, §18 (COR). RR 1999, c. 2, §19 (AFF). PL 1999, c. 408, §1 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 454, §§6-10 (AMD).