Me. R. App. P. 15 (2026)

RULE 15. – 18. [RESERVED]

II. SPECIAL APPEAL PROCEEDINGS

RULE 19. DISCRETIONARY CRIMINAL APPEALS

(a) (1) Appeals Covered (2) Specifically Included Appeals (b) Rules Applicable (c) Memorandum Required on Appeal (d) (1) Duty of Reporter to Prepare and File Transcript of Proceeding Subject to Appeal (2) Generally No Duty to Prepare and File Transcript of Extradition Hearings (3) Compensation for Hearing Transcript (e) Denial of a Certificate of Probable Cause (f) Granting of a Certificate of Probable Cause (g) Additional Transcript Orders (h) Clerk’s Record (i) Notice of Schedule for Filing Briefs and the Appendix RULE 19. Notes

RULE 20. APPEAL OF SENTENCE

(a) (1) Application for Leave to Appeal (b) Time for Filing an Application for Leave to Appeal

(c) Docketing the Application in the Law Court (d) Duty of Reporter to Prepare and File Sentencing Transcript (e) Correction or Modification of Record (f) Denial of Application for Leave to Appeal (g) Docketing Sentence Appeal in Law Court (h) Appeal Processing (i) Relief RULE 20. Notes

RULE 21. CRIMINAL APPEALS BY THE STATE

(a) Procedure (b) Appeals by the State Requiring Approval of Attorney General (c) Dismissal of Appeal (d) Counsel Fees on Appeal by the State (e) Tolling of Appeal Period RULE 21. Notes

RULE 22. REVIEW OF RULINGS AND ORDERS OF THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

RULE 22. Notes

RULE 23. REVIEW OF DECISIONS OF THE WORKERS’ COMPENSATION BOARD AND APPELLATE DIVISION

(a) When and How Taken (b) Petition for Appellate Review and Response (1) Form of Petition (2) Review Criteria (3) No Appeal of Fact-Finding (4) Petition Attachments (5) Response (6) Service of Copies (c) Granting or Denying the Petition for Appellate Review RULE 23. Notes

RULE 24. REPORT OF CASES

(a) Report by Agreement of Important or Doubtful Questions (b) [Reserved] (c) Report of Interlocutory Rulings (d) Determination by the Law Court RULE 24. Notes RULE 25. CERTIFICATION OF QUESTIONS OF LAW BY FEDERAL COURTS TO THE LAW COURT

(a) When Certified (b) Contents of Certificate (c) Preparation of Certificate (d) Costs of Certificate (e) Hearing Before the Law Court (f) Intervention by the State RULE 25. Notes

MAINE RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE WITH ADVISORY NOTES

I. GENERAL APPEAL PROCEEDINGS