A Maine Waiver of a Preliminary Hearing is a legal document that is used to waive the right to a preliminary hearing in a criminal case. A defendant has the right to a preliminary hearing in order to determine if there is enough evidence to proceed to trial. The Maine Waiver of a Preliminary Hearing allows a defendant to waive this right and waive the preliminary hearing. The defendant must sign the waiver, as well as the prosecutor and the magistrate. There are two types of Maine Waiver of a Preliminary Hearing: a waiver of arraignment and a waiver of a preliminary hearing. A waiver of arraignment is when the defendant waives the right to be formally arraigned in court and agrees to the charges. A waiver of a preliminary hearing is when the defendant waives the right to have a preliminary hearing and allows the case to proceed to trial.