Maine Revised Statutes Title 14 Sec. 3145 – Appeal
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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 14 Sec. 3145
- Affirmed: In the practice of the appellate courts, the decree or order is declared valid and will stand as rendered in the lower court.
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- fine: includes any surcharge or assessment required by law to be imposed as all or part of a sentence for a criminal conviction and any other costs or other fees the court assesses or imposes against a defendant in any civil or criminal adjudication, including appointed counsel fees and restitution. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 14 Sec. 3141
A court order to pay a fine for a civil violation or a traffic infraction shall be stayed by the court upon request of the defendant if an appeal is taken and if the defendant deposits all of the fine with the clerk of the court. If, on appeal, the judgment is reversed, the clerk shall immediately refund to the defendant, or to such person as the defendant directs, any funds deposited to cover the defendant’s fine. If the judgment is affirmed, the funds deposited shall be applied by the clerk in payment of the fine. The clerk shall immediately notify the defendant and the court that an application has been made and the fine paid in full. [PL 1987, c. 414, §2 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1987, c. 414, §2 (NEW).