Maine Revised Statutes Title 14 Sec. 5517 – Refusal of copy of precept; writ granted
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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 14 Sec. 5517
- Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
If the prison keeper or other officer having the custody of such person refuses or unreasonably delays to deliver to the applicant an attested copy of the precept by which he restrains him on demand therefor, the court or justice, on proof of such demand and refusal, shall forthwith issue the writ as prayed for.