Maine Revised Statutes Title 15 Sec. 706 – District Court; warrants
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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 15 Sec. 706
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Municipality: includes cities, towns and plantations, except that "municipality" does not include plantations in Title 10, chapter 110, subchapter IV; or Title 30?A, Part 2. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
- Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
Judges of District Courts have all authority and powers formerly granted by law to judges of municipal courts. [PL 1999, c. 368, §1 (AMD).]
When a complaint or an information charging a person with the commission of an offense, or a duly authenticated arrest warrant issued by the Tribal Court of the Passamaquoddy Tribe or the Penobscot Nation, is presented to any Judge of the District Court, to a justice of the peace or to any other officer of the District Court authorized to issue process, the judge, justice of the peace or other officer shall issue a warrant in the name of the District Court for the arrest of that person, in that form and under the circumstances that the Supreme Judicial Court provides by rule. A clerk of the District Court may accept a guilty plea upon payment of fines as set by the judge. [PL 1999, c. 368, §1 (AMD).]
A Judge of the District Court may try those brought before the judge for offenses within the judge’s jurisdiction, although the penalty or fine accrues wholly or partly to the municipality of which the judge is a resident. [PL 1999, c. 368, §1 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1965, c. 356, §§22-24 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 736, §23 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 484, §7 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 368, §1 (AMD).