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Part 5: PROVISIONAL REMEDIES; SECURITY
Chapter 502-A: ENFORCEMENT OF FINES OWED TO THE STATE HEADING: PL 1987, C. 414, §2 (NEW)
§3144. Criminal failure to appear; cost of extradition
It is the intent of the Legislature that, when appropriate, the respective district attorney shall utilize Title 17-A, section 17, subsection 4, and prosecute defendants who fail to appear. Any costs of extradition of a defendant who has been charged with the offense of failure to appear shall be assessed against the defendant and shall be reimbursed to the extradition account in the appropriate prosecutorial district. [1987, c. 414, §2 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
1987, c. 414, §2 (NEW).
