Actions for escape of prisoners committed on execution shall be commenced within one year after the cause of action accrues, but actions against a sheriff, for negligence or misconduct of himself or his deputies, shall be commenced within 4 years after the cause of action accrues. <div
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 14, § 851
Actions against sheriff for escape; for misconduct
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