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2017 Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 15: COURT PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL
Part 1: CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY
Chapter 11: SECURITY TO KEEP THE PEACE
15 §290. Sureties may surrender principals; new recognizances
Universal Citation: 15 ME Rev Stat § 290 (2017)
§290. Sureties may surrender principals; new recognizances
Any surety in a recognizance taken under this chapter may surrender the principal the same as bail in civil cases, and he shall thereupon be discharged from liability for any subsequent breach of the recognizance. The principal may recognize anew with sufficient sureties for the residue of the term before a judge, and then be discharged.
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