§281. District attorney operations 1. Expenses allowed. County commissioners shall allow to the district attorney serving the county sufficient funds for all office expense, clerk hire and travel, including, but not limited to, funds for: A. Consultation and services of experts; [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, […]
§282. Civil proceedings 1. Representation of counties. The county commissioners shall immediately transmit to the district attorney serving the county any writs, summonses or other processes served upon the county or commissioners. The district attorney for each prosecutorial district shall appear for each county within the district for which the district attorney was elected, under […]
§283. Criminal proceedings The district attorney shall attend all criminal terms held in the counties within the prosecutorial district for which the district attorney was elected and act for the State in all cases in which the State or county is an interested party. Unless the district attorney makes an order of dismissal under section […]
§284. Dismissal of cases 1. Civil cases. In order to dismiss civil cases, the district attorney must sign a written order of dismissal together with a statement of the reasons for dismissal upon the back of the writ or complaint in those cases. This order of dismissal does not take effect unless approved in writing […]
§285. Collection of fines and costs; examination of sheriff’s bond 1. Enforce collection of fines; move examination of sheriff’s bond. For counties within the district attorney’s prosecutorial district, the district attorney shall: A. Enforce the collection and payment to the county treasurers of all fines, forfeitures and costs accruing to the State and the […]
§286. Restrictions and obligations The district attorney is under the same restrictions as to fees and the same obligations as to witnesses as imposed on the Attorney General by Title 5, sections 201 and 205. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. […]
§287. Physical examination of crime victims 1. Payment of expenses by district attorney. Except as provided in subsection 2, in all cases reported to a law enforcement officer of sexual crimes against minors or assault when serious bodily injury has been inflicted, the office of the district attorney of the county in which the alleged […]
§288. Disclosure of minor victims of sexual offenses The Legislature finds that publicity given to the identity of minor victims of sexual offenses causes intense shame and humiliation for which abused children are particularly ill-prepared and may cause severe and permanent emotional harm to the victim of such an offense. [PL 1987, c. 737, […]
§289. Investigation of child abuse cases Unless a written agreement exists between a law enforcement agency and a district attorney concerning primary responsibility for investigating any of the following offenses, the district attorney may direct the investigation of any offense under Title 17‑A, chapter 11 or 12, or Title 17‑A, sections 207, 208 and 556, […]
§290. Investigators; appointments and removal The district attorney may appoint in one or more counties of the prosecutorial district, subject to the requirements of section 501, full-time or part-time investigators, whose duties are to enforce the criminal laws in the county. [PL 2001, c. 686, Pt. C, §1 (NEW).] 1. Qualifications for appointment. To […]
