| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 15 MRSA §1032 is enacted to read: |
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| §1032.__Domestic violence |
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| | A defendant charged with a crime in which domestic violence is | suspected may not be released on bail under this chapter until | the defendant has been held in custody for at least 4 hours. |
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| | This bill requires that a defendant charged with a crime in | which domestic violence is suspected must be held for at least 4 | hours before being released on bail. |
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