ME · rules
M.R.U. Crim. P. 66
PREREQUISITES TO AN ADJUDICATION ON THE MERITS
A petitioner must satisfy the following five statutory prerequisites to
permit an adjudication on the merits by the assigned court:
(1) Restraint or impediment under 15 M.R.S. § 2124;
(2) Prior exhaustion of remedies incidental to the proceedings in the trial
court, or on appeal, or through administrative remedies as required by 15
M.R.S. § 2126;
(3) Absence of waiver of grounds for relief under 15 M.R.S. § 2128 except
as exempted under 15 M.R.S. § 2128-A;
(4) Timely filing of the petition under 15 M.R.S. § 2128-B; and
(5) The stating of a ground upon which post-conviction relief can be
granted under 15 M.R.S. § 2125.
Provenance
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- courts.maine.gov
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- 2026-09-24
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- 2026-09-24
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