Any District Court Judge or active retired judge shall set preconviction bail for a defendant in a criminal proceeding in accordance with this chapter. When the crime upon examination is found to be one not within the jurisdiction of the District Court, the judge shall set preconviction bail for the defendant to appear before the Superior Court in accordance with this chapter.
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 15, § 1022
District Court Judges
Known as the Maine Bail Code
The act spans §§ 1001 to 1105 (44 sections).
PL 1987, c. 758, §20 (NEW).
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