An Act to Establish Bail Officers to Administer the Maine Bail Code

This bill establishes "bail officers" as employees of the judicial branch who are trained to set and execute bail. It expands the authority of who can discharge a person committed for not recognizing bail to include these new bail officers, alongside justices, bail commissioners, and certain law enforcement and corrections officers. The bill also clarifies limitations on the authority of both bail commissioners and the new bail officers, particularly concerning serious crimes and domestic violence cases.

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