Maine § 15 §815 Communication between prosecutor and unrepresented defendant in criminal prosecutions

Maine Statutes

§ 15 §815 — Communication between prosecutor and unrepresented defendant in criminal prosecutions

Maine § 15 §815

Title 15COURT PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL

Part 2PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL

Ch. 105EXAMINATION, ARRAIGNMENT AND RECOGNIZANCE

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 15, § 15 §815 (2026).

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1.Requirements for communication. To ensure that all waivers of the right to counsel are made knowingly, voluntarily and intelligently, a prosecutor may not communicate with an unrepresented defendant concerning the facts, circumstances, merits or disposition of a pending criminal charge against the defendant unless:

2.Exception. Notwithstanding subsection 1, a prosecutor may communicate with an unrepresented defendant at any time to:

3.Application. This section does not apply to:

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1.
Requirements for communication.
To ensure that all waivers of the right to counsel are made knowingly, voluntarily and intelligently, a prosecutor may not communicate with an unrepresented defendant concerning the facts, circumstances, merits or disposition of a pending criminal charge against the defendant unless:
2.
Exception.
Notwithstanding subsection 1, a prosecutor may communicate with an unrepresented defendant at any time to:
3.
Application.
This section does not apply to: