Filing agreement

[Kaismals]

I’m from Maine last year I was accused of allegedly night hunting it was a long process but at the end we came to decide on a 1 year filing agreement with the court. I have been extremely careful but unfortunately today I was not paying attention and rolled a stop sign and was given a minor traffic violation ticket. I’m almost at the one year mark for my filing agreement and have not had any problems until now. I would love some input on whether or not this will affect my filing agreement deal.

this is the specifics for the agreement

“
Pursuant to Rule 11B of the Maine Rules of Unified Criminal Procedure and with the consent of the Defendant, this case is filed for a period of 1 year on the condition that the Defendant is not alleged to have engaged in criminal conduct during the filing period.


SPECIAL CONDITIONS:


Refrain from any criminal conduct.


Not violate any laws.


Make a donation to Maine Operation Game Thief of $500 by 12/31/2024.


Forfeit deer meat/carcass.”

 

[adjusterjack]

Correct me if I am wrong but, based on your post, I am guessing that a "filing agreement" is some sort of deferred adjudication that gets the charges dismissed after 1 year of successfully complying with the probation requirements.

The penalties for night hunting are pretty severe and include jail time and fines.

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"Not violate any laws" is disturbing. Without that phrase I think you would not have a problem since traffic violations are generally not considered crimes.

However, you did violate a law, albeit a small one.

The Maine statute on Probation doesn't appear to be of any help.

You would be wise to consult an attorney.

 

[Kaismals]

Thank you for the reply and I have already contacted my attorney the helped me get the filing agreement I have a meeting with him tomorrow just wanted some input on the situation as I’m hoping a small accident like this doesn’t bring back up something I thought I had felt with I have had a spotless record up until today with this stop sign violation.

 

[Bali Hai Again]

Hire a traffic attorney and fight the ticket to try and get it reduced to a non-moving violation.

 

[Litigator22]

I’m from Maine last year I was accused of allegedly night hunting it was a long process but at the end we came to decide on a 1 year filing agreement with the court. I have been extremely careful but unfortunately today I was not paying attention and rolled a stop sign and was given a minor traffic violation ticket. I’m almost at the one year mark for my filing agreement and have not had any problems until now. I would love some input on whether or not this will affect my filing agreement deal.

this is the specifics for the agreement

“
Pursuant to Rule 11B of the Maine Rules of Unified Criminal Procedure and with the consent of the Defendant, this case is filed for a period of 1 year on the condition that the Defendant is not alleged to have engaged in criminal conduct during the filing period.


SPECIAL CONDITIONS:


Refrain from any criminal conduct.


Not violate any laws.


Make a donation to Maine Operation Game Thief of $500 by 12/31/2024.


Forfeit deer meat/carcass.”

You should find your answer upon researching the phrases: mala in se and mala prohibita.