Me. Rev. Stat. » Title 15
Maine Revised Statutes

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 15, § 202 (2026)

Governor to deliver up person charged with crime in other state

✓ current as of May 2026
Find cases: SyfertCases citing this section ME-LEGlegislature.maine.gov JustiaTitle on Justia CornellLII Search CasesGoogle Scholar
Subject to the provisions of this chapter and of the Constitution of the United States and Acts of Congress in pursuance thereof, it is the duty of the Governor of this State to have arrested and delivered up to the executive authority of any other state of the United States any person who is a fugitive from justice, as defined in section 201, subsection 4, and is found in this State. Any person charged with or convicted of a crime as an adult in the demanding state shall be subject to this chapter, regardless of age.   [PL 1979, c. 274, §1-A (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1977, c. 671, §4 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 274, §1-A (AMD).
The Revisor's Office cannot provide legal advice or interpretation of Maine law to the public.
If you need legal advice, please consult a qualified attorney.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2002–2002 · leading case: Burdick v. Maine Attorney Gen., 244 F. Supp. 2d 1 (D. Me. 2002).
Sort: Relevance Newest Treatment
Burdick v. Maine Attorney Gen., 244 F. Supp. 2d 1 (D. Me. 2002). “15 M.R.S.A. § 202 (West 1980). Subsection 4 of § 201 defines “fugitive from justice” to include: Any person convicted of a crime in the demanding state who is not in that state, unless he is lawfully absent pursuant to the terms of his bail or other release, who has not served…”
Annotations are extracted automatically from the opinions in the Syfert caselaw corpus and ranked by authority, recency, and treatment. Dots show Syfertize treatment of the citing case itself.