14 §5531. Custody of party
§5531. Custody of party The party may be bailed to appear from day to day until judgment is rendered or remanded or committed to the sheriff or placed in custody, as the case requires.
14 §5547. Orders to ensure the integrity of the judicial process (REPEALED)
§5547. Orders to ensure the integrity of the judicial process (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 300 (NEW). PL 1987, c. 758, §10 (RP). MRSA T. 14 §5547 (RP).
14 §5532. Neglect of officer to deliver copy of precept
§5532. Neglect of officer to deliver copy of precept An officer forfeits $200 to a prisoner if the officer refuses or neglects, within the time period provided in subsection 1 or 2, to deliver a true and attested copy of the warrant or process by which the officer detains a prisoner to any person who […]
14 §5533. Failure to serve writ; contempt
§5533. Failure to serve writ; contempt If any person or officer to whom such writ is directed refuses to receive it or neglects to obey and execute it as required, and no sufficient cause is shown therefor, he forfeits to the aggrieved party $400. The court or justice before whom the writ was returnable shall […]
14 §5534. Attachment against sheriff; service
§5534. Attachment against sheriff; service If such attachment is issued against a sheriff or his deputy, it may be directed to any person therein designated, who shall thereby have power to execute it, and the sheriff or his deputy may be committed to jail on such process in any county but his own.
14 §5535. Refusal to obey writ
§5535. Refusal to obey writ If the person to whom the writ is directed refuses to obey and execute it, the court or justice may issue a precept to any officer or other person therein named, commanding him to bring the person for whose benefit the writ was issued before such court or justice. The […]
14 §5536. No rearrest after discharge
§5536. No rearrest after discharge No person discharged by post-conviction review, except as provided in Title 15, chapter 305-A, shall be again imprisoned or restrained for the same cause, unless indicted therefor, convicted thereof or committed for want of bail; or unless, after a discharge for defect of proof or some material defect in the […]
14 §5537. Transfer of prisoner with intent to elude service; penalty
§5537. Transfer of prisoner with intent to elude service; penalty A person ordered to be committed to prison on a criminal charge shall be carried to such prison as soon as may be and shall not be delivered from one officer to another except for easy and speedy conveyance; nor removed without his consent from […]
14 §5538. Penalty no bar to action
§5538. Penalty no bar to action No penalty established by this chapter shall bar any action at common law for damages for false imprisonment.
14 §5539. Third person may appear by stipulating for costs
§5539. Third person may appear by stipulating for costs When a person is unlawfully carried out of the State or is imprisoned in a secret place, any other person may appear for him in an action therefor in his name, who shall stipulate for the payment of costs as the court orders.