{"data":{"id":"us-me/15-m.r.s.-209","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"15 M.R.S. §209","heading":"Arresting officer may command assistance","body":"Every such officer or other person empowered to make the arrest shall have the same authority, in arresting the accused, to command assistance therein as sheriffs and other officers have by law in the execution of any criminal process directed to them, with the like penalties against those who refuse their assistance.","path":["TITLE 15: COURT PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL","PART 1: CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY","CHAPTER 9: CRIMINAL EXTRADITION","SUBCHAPTER 2: PROCEEDINGS AFTER ISSUANCE OF GOVERNOR'S WARRANT"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/15/title15sec209.html","current_through":"January 1, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:27Z","sha256":"1d8759de4cf9c3fd34ee09fd7c5958bfa46abf6ef77fe9aa2cfd99596636e57c","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/15-m.r.s.-208","next":"us-me/15-m.r.s.-210"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}