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A court official must accept a surety bond from a surety company authorized to do business in Maine when one is offered. (4 M.R.S. § 1054)

the court official or other authority authorized by law to accept and approve the same shall accept and approve in lieu thereof, when offered, a good and sufficient surety bond duly executed by a surety company authorized to do business in this State.

Note: Confirmed current on legislature.maine.gov (data extracted 10/05/2026).

Percentage deposit with the court in Maine

A judicial officer may require the defendant to post with the court a percentage of money the officer specifies, under an agreement to forfeit designated property. (15 M.R.S. § 1026(3)(A)(11))

post with an appropriate court such evidence of ownership of the property or such percentage of the money as the judicial officer specifies;

Cash bail in Maine

The judicial officer must order release on personal recognizance or an unsecured appearance bond unless the statute's exceptions apply. (15 M.R.S. § 1026(2-A))

The judicial officer shall order the pretrial release of the defendant on personal recognizance or upon execution of an unsecured appearance bond in an amount specified by the judicial officer, unless

Cash bail owned by the defendant is returned to the defendant unless it is forfeited or subject to setoff. (15 M.R.S. § 1074(1))

If the defendant is deemed to be the owner of the cash, it must be returned to the defendant unless otherwise forfeited or subject to setoff as provided in this section.

If a court date is missed in Maine

The court must declare a forfeiture of the bail, enforced as the Supreme Judicial Court provides by rule. (15 M.R.S. § 1094)

the court shall declare a forfeiture of the bail. The obligation of the defendant and any sureties may be enforced in such manner as the Supreme Judicial Court shall by rule provide

For the rest of what can follow a missed date, see missed court in Maine.