M.R.U. Crim. P. 53A

(a) During Trial or Hearing. During trial or hearing the clerk of the

Unified Criminal Docket shall retain custody of all nondocumentary exhibits

offered in evidence, whether admitted or excluded.

(b) After Trial or Hearing. At the conclusion of trial, counsel and

self-represented parties shall, to the extent practicable, make arrangements for

the withdrawal of any nondocumentary exhibit from the custody of the clerk.

If it is necessary to preserve any exhibit for purposes of appeal, counsel and

self-represented parties shall, whenever possible, arrange for a photograph of

the exhibit. If no substitution is made for a bulky exhibit, the appellant is

responsible for its transportation.

(c) After Final Determination. After the final determination of any

action, any remaining nondocumentary exhibit shall be removed from the

custody of the clerk by the offering party, unless otherwise ordered by the

court. If any such exhibit is not so removed within 63 days after final

determination, the clerk may, after 14 days’ notice to the offering party, dispose

of the exhibit in a reasonable manner, including transfer to the State for

disposition as abandoned property.