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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 17-A, § 9

Indictment and jurisdiction

Known as the Maine Criminal Code

The act spans §§ 1 to 19-A (26 sections).

PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW)

Notwithstanding any other provision of law:

1. All proceedings for Class A, B and C crimes must be prosecuted by indictment, unless indictment is waived, in which case prosecution must be as the Supreme Judicial Court provides by rule;

2. All proceedings for murder shall be prosecuted by indictment; and

3. The District Courts have jurisdiction to try civil violations and Class D and E crimes and to impose sentence in Class A, B and C crimes in which the District Court has accepted a plea of guilty.

Official source: Maine Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Maine statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.