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PUBLIC LAWS OF MAINE
First Regular Session of the 121st

CHAPTER 15
H.P. 183 - L.D. 224

An Act to Amend the Maine Bail Code as Recommended by the Criminal Law Advisory Commission

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

     Sec. 1. 15 MRSA §1003, sub-§5-A, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 356, §1, is amended to read:

     5-A. Failure to appear. "Failure to appear" includes a failure to appear at the time or place required by a release order and the failure to surrender into custody at the time and place required by a release order or by the Maine Rules of Criminal Procedure, Rule 32(a) and Rule 38(c).

     Sec. 2. 15 MRSA §1075 is enacted to read:

§1075.   Attorney not to act as surety or deposit cash bail for client

     An attorney, while representing a defendant, may not act as surety for or deposit cash bail for the client.

Effective September 13, 2003, unless otherwise indicated.

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