Title 30-A, Chapter 1: COUNTY OFFICERS

Title 30-A, Chapter 1: COUNTY OFFICERS

Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS

30-A §1. Definitions

30-A §2. Salaries

30-A §3. Expense accounts to be under oath

30-A §4. County officer's private benefit from county labor

30-A §5. Conflicts of interest

30-A §6. Transition period

30-A §7. Violation and penalty

30-A §8. Civil violation

Subchapter 2: COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

Article 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS

30-A §51. Salaries; county commissioners

30-A §52. Incompatible offices

30-A §53. Commissioner not agent; spend money

Article 2: ELECTION AND TENURE

30-A §61. Board of commissioners; election; chairman

30-A §61-A. York County

30-A §62. Vacancies; expiration of term

30-A §63. Vacancies during other times

30-A §64. Military or naval service; substitutes

30-A §65. Apportionment of county commissioner districts

30-A §66. County commissioner districts (REPEALED)

30-A §66-A. County commissioner districts (REPEALED)

30-A §66-B. County commissioner districts (REPEALED)

30-A §66-C. Franklin County Commissioner Districts (REPEALED)

30-A §66-C. Creation of Sagadahoc County Commissioner Districts (REPEALED)

30-A §67. County commissioner districts

Article 3: SESSIONS

30-A §71. Sessions; times and places; notice (REPEALED)

30-A §72. Quorum

Article 4: CLERK: COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR

30-A §81. Designation of clerk; duties

30-A §82. County administrator

Article 5: POWERS AND DUTIES

30-A §101. Commissioners' duties

30-A §102. County commissioners' authority

30-A §103. County office hours

30-A §104. Execution of process

30-A §105. Services in condemnation cases

30-A §106. Warrants of distress; actions

30-A §107. Contracts with municipalities

30-A §108. Charges and rents

Article 6: BUILDINGS AND PROPERTY

30-A §121. County buildings and land; records; parking areas

30-A §122. Location of county buildings; referendum required

30-A §123. Inventory of property

30-A §124. Bids, awards and contracts

30-A §125. Economic and community development

Subchapter 3: COUNTY TREASURERS

Article 1: ELECTION AND TENURE

30-A §151. Election; vacancy

30-A §152. Conduct of election; notice to county commissioners

30-A §153. Bond required

30-A §154. Salaries

30-A §155. Androscoggin County treasurer to be full time

30-A §156. Creation of position of appointed county treasurer

Article 2: DEPUTIES

30-A §161. Deputy treasurers; duties

30-A §162. Provisional treasurer

Article 3: DUTIES GENERALLY

30-A §171. Deposit or investment of county funds

30-A §172. Receipt of costs in favor of State

30-A §173. Payments out of treasury

30-A §174. Enforcing payment of taxes; collection of accounts due counties

Article 4: RECORDS AND ACCOUNTS

30-A §181. Method of accounting; report to commissioners

30-A §182. Accounts to commissioners

30-A §183. Annual statement of financial standing

Subchapter 4: CLERKS

30-A §201. Clerical help

Subchapter 5: DISTRICT ATTORNEYS

Article 1: ELECTION AND TENURE

30-A §251. Election; qualifications

30-A §252. Vacancies in office

30-A §253. Military or naval service; substitutes

30-A §254. Prosecutorial districts

30-A §255. District attorney salaries

30-A §256. Full-time district attorneys

30-A §257. Removal from office

Article 2: ASSISTANTS AND SUBSTITUTES

30-A §271. Appointment of temporary substitutes

30-A §272. Assistant district attorneys

Article 3: DUTIES

30-A §281. District attorney operations

30-A §282. Civil proceedings

30-A §283. Criminal proceedings

30-A §284. Dismissal of cases

30-A §285. Collection of fines and costs; examination of sheriff's bond

30-A §286. Restrictions and obligations

30-A §287. Physical examination of crime victims

30-A §288. Disclosure of minor victims of sexual offenses

30-A §289. Investigation of child abuse cases

30-A §290. Investigators; appointments and removal

30-A §291. Confidential attorney-client communications

Subchapter 6: SHERIFFS AND OFFICERS

Article 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS

30-A §351. Definitions

30-A §352. Pension for dependents

30-A §353. Officer not to act as attorney or draw papers; employee of jailer not to act as judge or attorney

30-A §354. Uniforms

30-A §355. Political activities

Article 2: ELECTION AND TENURE; BOND

30-A §371. Election or appointment (REPEALED)

30-A §371-A. Election or appointment; minimum qualifications (REPEALED)

30-A §371-B. Selection; qualifications

30-A §372. Sheriff's bond

30-A §373. Salaries

30-A §374. County sheriff to be full time

Article 3: DEPUTIES

30-A §381. Deputies; appointments and removal

30-A §382. Special deputies; duties

30-A §383. Chief deputy

30-A §384. Chief deputy, deputies, bond; approval and filing

30-A §385. Vacancy in sheriff's office

30-A §386. Compensation of deputies

Article 4: DUTIES

30-A §401. County law enforcement administration

30-A §402. Aid required by officer; refusal

30-A §403. Officer to pay money collected

30-A §404. Arrest in other counties

30-A §405. Optional arrest powers

30-A §406. Duties of the sheriffs in support of the State Board of Corrections (REPEALED)

Article 5: FEES

30-A §421. Fees

30-A §422. Fees from deputies

30-A §423. Collection and accounting for fees

30-A §424. Disposal of fees for prisoners confined in jail

Article 6: ACTIONS AGAINST SHERIFFS

30-A §431. Persons injured sue on sheriff's bond; endorsement of writ; costs; judgment

30-A §432. Additional actions on sheriff's bond; proceedings

30-A §433. Exemption from arrest in civil action; proceedings on failure to pay execution; office vacated

30-A §434. Copy of bond available; evidence

30-A §435. Survival of actions against sheriff or deputy

Article 7: REMOVAL OF SHERIFF

30-A §441. Removal of sheriff

Article 8: COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT FUNCTIONS

30-A §451. Definitions

30-A §452. Patrol

30-A §453. Communications centers

30-A §453-A. Public safety answering point (REPEALED)

30-A §454. Detention

30-A §455. Investigation, intelligence or laboratory services

30-A §456. Rescue services

30-A §457. Ambulance service

30-A §458. Juvenile services

30-A §458-A. Temporary holding capacity

30-A §459. Administrative services

30-A §460. Victim and witness support

30-A §461. State reimbursement for costs of rescue services supported by communities with populations of less than 200

30-A §462. Aid to other law enforcement agencies

Article 9: PARKING ENFORCEMENT SPECIALISTS

30-A §471. County volunteer parking enforcement programs

30-A §472. Municipal volunteer parking enforcement programs

30-A §473. Training and examination

Subchapter 7: COUNTY EMPLOYMENT

Article 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS

30-A §501. Employment and dismissal of county employees

30-A §502. Mandatory retirement age prohibited

30-A §503. Personnel records

30-A §504. Authority to act

Article 2: COUNTY PERSONNEL BOARD

30-A §521. Establishment

30-A §522. Membership, terms and compensation

30-A §523. Powers and duties

30-A §524. Director; qualifications; tenure; compensation; powers and duties

Subchapter 8: COUNTY RECORDS LAW

30-A §551. Short title (REPEALED)

30-A §552. Definitions (REPEALED)

30-A §553. General requirements (REPEALED)

30-A §554. County Records Board (REPEALED)

30-A §555. Powers and duties of board (REPEALED)

30-A §556. Assistance to counties (REPEALED)

30-A §557. Violation (REPEALED)

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