{"data":{"id":"us-me/15-m.r.s.-152","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"15 M.R.S. §152","heading":"Fresh pursuit defined","body":"The term \"fresh pursuit\" as used in this chapter includes fresh pursuit as defined by the common law, and the pursuit of a person who has committed a crime punishable by a maximum term of imprisonment equal to or exceeding one year, who is reasonably suspected of having committed such a crime or who is reasonably suspected of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs.  It shall include the pursuit of a person suspected of having committed a supposed crime punishable by a maximum term of imprisonment equal to or exceeding one year, though no such crime has actually been committed, if there is reasonable ground for believing that such a crime has been committed.  Fresh pursuit as used in this chapter shall not necessarily imply instant pursuit, but pursuit without unreasonable delay.","path":["TITLE 15: COURT PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL","PART 1: CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY","CHAPTER 7: FRESH PURSUIT"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/15/title15sec152.html","current_through":"January 1, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:27Z","sha256":"fd9f79a44ab4b18ffef7147fed9e9e857273a7f678b0fad0f39ce7bf4b4c9fa0","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/15-m.r.s.-151","next":"us-me/15-m.r.s.-153"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}