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Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-A. Corrections § 3261. Delivery to the prison

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

When a person is convicted and sentenced to the department and is to be transported to the prison from any county:

1. Duties of commissioner. The commissioner shall immediately notify the warden and the sheriff of the county in which the sentencing court is located;

2. Duties of the sheriff. The sheriff of the county in which the sentencing court is located shall:

A. Transport the person to the prison, using a sufficient number of the sheriff's appointed deputies when necessary; and

B. 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;

3. 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:

A. Receive and safely keep and provide for the person, reasonable charges and expenses for this service to be paid from the State Treasury; and

B. Deliver the person to the custody of the deputy employed to convey the person, when that deputy calls for the person; and

4. Duties of the warden. The warden shall:

A. File the record, as provided by Title 15, section 1707 in the warden's office.

B. Deleted.Laws 2009, c. 391, § 18.

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