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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 14, § 5521 (2026)

Examination of causes of restraint

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On return of the writ, the court or justice, without delay, shall proceed to examine the causes of imprisonment or restraint, and may adjourn such examination from time to time.  
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Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2021–2021 · leading case: A.S. v. Lincoln Health, 2021 ME 6.
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A.S. v. Lincoln Health, 2021 ME 6. “See 14 M.R.S. §§ 5521, 5523 (2020). At the start of the hearing, the parties submitted the following set of stipulated facts, which the court adopted as its findings.”
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