{"data":{"id":"us-me/15-m.r.s.-1094-b","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"15 M.R.S. §1094-B","heading":"Improper contact with a family or household member prior to the setting of preconviction bail","body":"1.  Improper contact.  A person is guilty of improper contact with a family or household member prior to the setting of preconviction bail if:\nA.  The person is being detained as a result of the person's arrest for an offense specified in section 1023, subsection 4, paragraph B‑1;\nB.  Preconviction bail has not been set by a justice or judge;\nC.  The person is notified, in writing or otherwise, by the county jail staff or a law enforcement officer not to make direct or indirect contact with the specifically identified alleged victim of the offense for which the person is being detained;\nD.  The alleged victim is a family or household member of the person; and\nE.  After the notification specified in paragraph C, the person intentionally or knowingly makes direct or indirect contact with the specifically identified alleged victim.\nAs used in this subsection, \"family or household member\" has the same meaning as in Title 19‑A, section 4102, subsection 6.\n2.  Penalty.  Violation of this section is a Class D crime.","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/title15sec1094-B.html","current_through":"January 1, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:27Z","sha256":"6c3835166bf74287eaa42a169566c29b8161b880801d85aafd1354afe0660f25","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/15-m.r.s.-1094-a","next":"us-me/15-m.r.s.-1094-c"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}