{"data":{"id":"us-me/17-a-m.r.s.-1709","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"17-A M.R.S. §1709","heading":"Post-conviction relief invalidating conviction; potential return of fine payments","body":"If, in any judicial proceeding following conviction, a court issues a final judgment invalidating the conviction, the judgment may include an order that a fine payment or any part of a fine payment that the convicted person paid pursuant to the sentence for that conviction be returned to that person.","path":["TITLE 17-A: MAINE CRIMINAL CODE","PART 6: PUNISHMENTS","CHAPTER 65: FINES, FEES, ASSESSMENTS AND SURCHARGES","SUBCHAPTER 1: FINES"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/17-A/title17-Asec1709.html","current_through":"January 1, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:28Z","sha256":"c78e3ea0a103d33f9e9f760b5f1c09f117fe0b9a069a4b660da8636ad34b0fad","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/17-a-m.r.s.-1708","next":"us-me/17-a-m.r.s.-1710"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}