§401. County law enforcement administration 1. Sheriff’s duties. The sheriff shall act as the chief county law enforcement officer and is responsible for administering and directing the sheriff’s department as authorized by the county budget. The sheriff shall inform the county commissioners of sheriff’s department activities on a regular basis. [PL 2005, c. 397, […]
§402. Aid required by officer; refusal 1. Officer may require aid. Any law enforcement officer may require suitable aid in the execution of official duties in criminal and traffic infraction cases for the following reasons: A. For the preservation of the peace; or [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, […]
§403. Officer to pay money collected Any officer, who unreasonably neglects or refuses, on demand, to pay money received by him on execution to the person entitled to the money, shall pay 5 times the lawful interest on that money so long as the officer retains the money. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, […]
§404. Arrest in other counties Every sheriff or deputy sheriff in fresh pursuit of a person who travels beyond the limits of the county in which the sheriff or deputy is appointed has the same power to arrest that person as the sheriff or deputy has within the sheriff’s or deputy’s own county. This section […]
§405. Optional arrest powers 1. Optional powers. [PL 2003, c. 233, §1 (RP).] 1-A. Optional powers. The county commissioners may authorize a county’s sheriff and certified full-time deputy sheriffs who have met the requirements of Title 25, section 2804-C to perform any of the acts described in Title 17-A, section 15 while outside the jurisdiction […]
§406. Duties of the sheriffs in support of the State Board of Corrections (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 2007, c. 653, Pt. A, §6 (NEW). RR 2011, c. 1, §46 (COR). PL 2011, c. 374, §§1-3 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 335, §7 (RP).
