Maine § 34-A §3044 Escapees; fugitives; apprehension

Maine Statutes

§ 34-A §3044 — Escapees; fugitives; apprehension

Maine § 34-A §3044

Title 34-ACORRECTIONS

Ch. 3CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES

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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 34-A, § 34-A §3044 (2026).

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1.Escapees. The commissioner shall take all proper measures for, and may, with the approval of the Governor, offer a reward for the apprehension and return of any client in any correctional or detention facility who has escaped from the control of the department.

2.Fugitives. When there is reasonable cause to believe that a person charged with a crime and unapprehended for it cannot be arrested and secured in the ordinary course of proceedings, the Governor may, upon application in writing of the Attorney General or district attorney for the county in which the crime was committed, and upon terms which he deems expedient and proper, offer a suitable reward for the arrest, return and delivery into custody of the fugitive from justice.

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Escapees.
The commissioner shall take all proper measures for, and may, with the approval of the Governor, offer a reward for the apprehension and return of any client in any correctional or detention facility who has escaped from the control of the department.
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Fugitives.
When there is reasonable cause to believe that a person charged with a crime and unapprehended for it cannot be arrested and secured in the ordinary course of proceedings, the Governor may, upon application in writing of the Attorney General or district attorney for the county in which the crime was committed, and upon terms which he deems expedient and proper, offer a suitable reward for the arrest, return and delivery into custody of the fugitive from justice.