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Title 15, Chapter 105-A: MAINE BAIL CODE

Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS

15 §1001. Title 
15 §1002. Legislative findings; statement of purpose 
15 §1003. Definitions 
15 §1004. Applicability and exclusions 

Subchapter 2: PRECONVICTION BAIL

15 §1021. Superior Court and Supreme Judicial Court Justices 
15 §1022. District Court Judges 
15 §1023. Bail commissioners 
15 §1024. Clerks of court 
15 §1025. Law enforcement officers 
15 §1025-A. County jail employees 
15 §1026. Standards for release for crime bailable as of right preconviction 
15 §1027. Standards for release for formerly capital offenses 
15 §1028. De novo determination of bail under section 1026 
15 §1028-A. De novo determination of bail set by a justice or judge acting under section 1026 
15 §1029. Review of bail under section 1027 
15 §1030. State's attorney present at certain proceedings; opportunity to present relevant information 
15 §1031. Bail if no indictment 

Subchapter 3: POST-CONVICTION BAIL

15 §1051. Post-conviction bail 

Subchapter 4: SURETIES AND OTHER FORMS OF BAIL

15 §1071. Sureties to make statement of property 
15 §1072. Responsibility of sureties 
15 §1072-A. Advising the surety 
15 §1073. Termination of surety or cash bail agreement 
15 §1073-A. Precondition to forfeiture of cash or other property of surety if a defendant violates a condition of release; notice (REPEALED) 
15 §1074. Property of defendant and 3rd parties as bail 
15 §1075. Attorney not to act as surety or deposit cash bail for client 

Subchapter 5: ENFORCEMENT

Article 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS

15 §1091. Failure to appear; penalty 
15 §1091-A. Failure to report 
15 §1092. Violation of condition of release 
15 §1093. Revocation of preconviction bail (REPEALED) 
15 §1094. Forfeiture of bail; enforcement 
15 §1094-A. Improper contact after bail has been revoked and denied 
15 §1094-B. Improper contact with a family or household member prior to the setting of preconviction bail 
15 §1094-C. Improper contact with alleged murder victim's family or household member 

Article 2: REVOCATION OF PRECONVICTION BAIL

15 §1095. Proceedings for revocation of preconviction bail 
15 §1096. Grounds for revocation of preconviction bail 
15 §1097. Disposition after revocation of preconviction bail 

Article 3: REVOCATION OF POST-CONVICTION BAIL

15 §1098. Proceedings for revocation of post-conviction bail 
15 §1099. Grounds for revocation of post-conviction bail 
15 §1099-A. Disposition after revocation of post-conviction bail 

Subchapter 6: MISCELLANEOUS

15 §1101. Forms and rules 
15 §1102. Detention of juveniles charged as adults (REPEALED) 
15 §1103. Summary contempt proceeding involving a punitive sanction 
15 §1104. Material witness; arrest and bail 
15 §1105. Substance use disorder treatment program 
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