{"data":{"id":"us-me/15-m.r.s.-701","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"15 M.R.S. §701","heading":"Criminal prosecutions by indictment; excepted cases","body":"No person shall be held to answer in any court for an alleged offense, unless on an indictment found by a grand jury, except for contempt of court and in the following cases:\n1.  Use of charging instrument other than an indictment.  When a prosecution utilizing a charging instrument other than an indictment is expressly authorized by rule of court; or\n2.  District Courts and courts martial.  In proceedings before the District Court, the District Court acting as a juvenile court and courts martial.","path":["TITLE 15: COURT PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL","PART 2: PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL","CHAPTER 101: ISSUE OF PROCESS AND ARREST"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/15/title15sec701.html","current_through":"January 1, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:27Z","sha256":"087f9d3f03d97ebb43389f3a0a332b9e59c425014feec7b5ae33337dc2d6ea92","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/15-m.r.s.-657","next":"us-me/15-m.r.s.-702"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}