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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 15, § 2717 (2026)

Incorrigibles; transfers to correction centers; return

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SECTION HISTORY
PL 1967, c. 391, §2 (RPR). PL 1969, c. 192, §3 (RP).
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1968–1969 · leading case: Shone v. State, 237 A.2d 412 (Me. 1968).
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Shone v. State, 237 A.2d 412 (Me. 1968). · cites it 3× “Transferred from the Center to the Reformatory for Men on or about May 28, 1967 under 15 M.R.S.A. § 2717 for incorrigibility, Shone sought relief from his alleged illegal imprisonment in post-conviction habeas corpus under 14 M.”
Shone v. State of Maine, 286 F. Supp. 511 (D. Me. 1968). · cites it 7× “On or about May 28, 1967 after the approval of the Maine Commissioner of Mental Health and Corrections had been obtained, petitioner was administratively transferred to the Correctional Center in accordance with the procedure specified by 15 M.R.S.A. § 2717 (1964). Petitioner…”
Michael Edward Shone v. State of Maine, 406 F.2d 844 (1st Cir. 1969). “* * * ” (Emphasis added.) In view of the above statement so recently made by Maine’s highest court, we think that proper regard for our Federal system precludes us from reading into the statute — even to prevent its demise— that which the Maine Supreme Judicial Court said was…”
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