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ME LD267

Bill

Official Source

Status

Passed

5/21/2025

Primary Sponsor

Adam Lee

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Origin

House of Representatives

132nd Legislature

AI Summary

  • Courts must schedule pretrial nontestimonial criminal matters to allow attorneys to appear remotely "to the greatest extent possible"
  • Courts retain discretion to require in-person appearance when the "interests of justice" warrant it
  • Creates new section 458 in Title 15 of Maine Revised Statutes
  • "Remote methods" defined by reference to existing Maine law (Title 1, section 403-B, subsection 1)
  • Became law without the Governor's signature on June 3, 2025, as Public Law Chapter 178

Legislative Description

An Act Regarding the Remote Appearance of Counsel in Pretrial Nontestimonial Criminal Matters

Criminal Procedure

Last Action

PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.

5/21/2025

Committee Referrals

Judiciary1/23/2025

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