{"data":{"id":"us-me/34-a-m.r.s.-3261","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"34-A M.R.S. §3261","heading":"Delivery to the prison","body":"When a person is convicted and sentenced to the department and is to be transported to the prison from any county:\n1.  Duties of commissioner.  The commissioner shall immediately notify the warden and the sheriff of the county in which the sentencing court is located;\n2.  Duties of the sheriff.  The sheriff of the county in which the sentencing court is located shall:\nA.  Transport the person to the prison, using a sufficient number of the sheriff's appointed deputies when necessary; and\nB.  Deliver the person to the officer in charge of the prison between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday to Friday, except for holidays, unless prior arrangements for an alternative time have been made with the warden, accompanied by a duly signed warrant of commitment and record, as provided by Title 15, section 1707;\n3.  Duties of the jail keeper.  When, during the conveyance of a person to the prison in pursuance of that person's sentence, it is necessary or convenient to lodge the person for safekeeping in a jail until the remainder of the conveyance can be conveniently performed, the keeper of the jail shall:\nA.  Receive and safely keep and provide for the person, reasonable charges and expenses for this service to be paid from the State Treasury; and\nB.  Deliver the person to the custody of the deputy employed to convey the person, when that deputy calls for the person; and\n4.  Duties of the warden.  The warden shall:\nA.  File the record, as provided by Title 15, section 1707 in the warden's office.\nB.","path":["TITLE 34-A: CORRECTIONS","CHAPTER 3: CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES","SUBCHAPTER 2: MAINE STATE PRISON","ARTICLE 3: PRISONERS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/34-A/title34-Asec3261.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:39Z","sha256":"d9f87d5d28dbb1a32ad5ad28e3e90e313b792fdac627733c781d68897f42f38c","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/34-a-m.r.s.-3236","next":"us-me/34-a-m.r.s.-3262"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}