{"data":{"id":"us-me/30-a-m.r.s.-1503","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"30-A M.R.S. §1503","heading":"Offices of jailer and sheriff vacant; appointment by county commissioners","body":"If the office of jailer becomes vacant while the office of sheriff is vacant, the county commissioners may appoint a jailer, who shall give bond as a sheriff is required to do and continue in office, if the appointment is confirmed at the commissioners' next meeting, during the vacancy in the office of sheriff or until a new jailer is appointed.","path":["TITLE 30-A: MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES","PART 1: COUNTIES","CHAPTER 13: COUNTY JAILS AND JAILERS","SUBCHAPTER 1: OFFICIALS AND PERSONNEL"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/30-A/title30-Asec1503.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:36Z","sha256":"8551e437e82c035491dc87f4b319db9e36232c3bf5b5ffa4dda6b024715f2b5f","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/30-a-m.r.s.-1502","next":"us-me/30-a-m.r.s.-1504"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}