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Maine · Through January 1, 2026

15 M.R.S. §1096: Grounds for revocation of preconviction bail

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. TITLE 15: COURT PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL
  2. PART 2: PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL
  3. CHAPTER 105-A: MAINE BAIL CODE
  4. SUBCHAPTER 5: ENFORCEMENT
  5. ARTICLE 2: REVOCATION OF PRECONVICTION BAIL

A preconviction bail order of a bail commissioner may be revoked by any judge or justice, and a preconviction bail order of a judge or justice may be revoked by any judge or justice of the same court, upon a determination made after notice and opportunity for hearing that:

1. Probable cause. Probable cause exists to believe that the defendant has committed a new crime following the setting of preconviction bail; or

2. Clear and convincing evidence. Clear and convincing evidence exists that the defendant has failed to appear as required or has violated any other condition of the preconviction bail.

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