{"data":{"id":"us-me/15-m.r.s.-1091","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"15 M.R.S. §1091","heading":"Failure to appear; penalty","body":"1.  Failure to appear.  A defendant who has been admitted to either preconviction or postconviction bail and who, in fact, fails to appear as required is guilty of:\nA.  A Class E crime if the underlying crime was punishable by a maximum period of imprisonment of less than one year; or\nB.  A Class C crime if the underlying crime was punishable by a maximum period of imprisonment of one year or more.\n2.  Affirmative defense.  It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under subsection 1 that the failure to appear resulted from just cause.\n3.  Strict liability.  Violation of this section is a strict liability crime as defined in Title 17‑A, section 34, subsection 4‑A.","path":["TITLE 15: COURT PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL","PART 2: PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL","CHAPTER 105-A: MAINE BAIL CODE","SUBCHAPTER 5: ENFORCEMENT","ARTICLE 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/15/title15sec1091.html","current_through":"January 1, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:27Z","sha256":"1d8523740d58c02b00c94dbd5726dda251846e69c1290b60f08de8538d2f61dc","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/15-m.r.s.-1075","next":"us-me/15-m.r.s.-1091-a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}