{"data":{"id":"us-me/14-m.r.s.-5517","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"14 M.R.S. §5517","heading":"Refusal of copy of precept; writ granted","body":"If the prison keeper or other officer having the custody of such person refuses or unreasonably delays to deliver to the applicant an attested copy of the precept by which he restrains him on demand therefor, the court or justice, on proof of such demand and refusal, shall forthwith issue the writ as prayed for.","path":["TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL","PART 6: EXTRAORDINARY WRITS","CHAPTER 609: HABEAS CORPUS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/14/title14sec5517.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:27Z","sha256":"cf8c7e33869bef19832ea236e2622870ac85b9bd1573edfb1e2750874759d98e","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/14-m.r.s.-5516","next":"us-me/14-m.r.s.-5518"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}