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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 14, § 5542 (2026)

Bail for persons committed for not finding sureties

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SECTION HISTORY
PL 1965, c. 356, §§15,16 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 228 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 205 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 35 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 758, §8 (RP).
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1969–1981 · leading case: Fredette v. State, 428 A.2d 395 (Me. 1981).
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Fredette v. State, 428 A.2d 395 (Me. 1981). · cites it 2× “Thus, 14 M.R.S.A. § 5542 (1980) is plainly inapplicable by reason of its express language excluding from its reach the situation of a defendant against whom “a verdict of guilty has been rendered .”
State v. Blaisdell, 253 A.2d 341 (Me. 1969). · cites it 2× “In the frst place, under 14 M.R.S.A. § 5542, a bail commissioner in the matter of admission to bail may “exercise the same power as any Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court or Superior Court can”; there is no question concerning the power of the Justices of our Supreme Judicial…”
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