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14 ME Rev Stat § 7352 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL|Part 7: PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS|Chapter 735: REPLEVIN|Subchapter 2: PERSONS|14 §7352. Issuance and service

 §7352. Issuance and service The writ described in this chapter shall issue from and be returnable to the Superior Court in the county where the plaintiff is confined, and be directed to a proper officer and served as soon as may be, 14 days at least before the return day.
14 ME Rev Stat § 7353 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL|Part 7: PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS|Chapter 735: REPLEVIN|Subchapter 2: PERSONS|14 §7353. Form of writ

 §7353. Form of writ The form of the writ shall be as follows: "STATE OF MAINE. [L.S.]"...., ss. To the sheriff of our County of ...., or his deputy, Greeting. "We command you, that without delay you cause to be replevied, C.D., who, as it is said, is taken and detained in a place called N., in our said County of ...., by the duress of G.H., that he may appear at our Superior Court, next to be held at ...., within and for the County of ...., on the .... day of .... next, then and there in our said court to demand right and justice against said G.H. for the duress and imprisonment aforesaid, and to prosecute his replevin, as the law directs; provided that the said C.D.," (the plaintiff,) "before his deliverance, gives bond to the defendant, in such sum as you judge reasonable, with two sufficient sureties, with condition to appear at said court to prosecute his replevin against the defendant, and to have his body there to be redelivered, if thereto ordered by the court, and to pay all such damages and costs as are awarded against him; and if the plaintiff is delivered by you at a day before the sitting of said court, you shall summon the defendant to appear at said court."Witness J.S., Esquire, our ...., at ...., the .... day of ...., in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and ....L.M., Clerk."
14 ME Rev Stat § 7354 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL|Part 7: PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS|Chapter 735: REPLEVIN|Subchapter 2: PERSONS|14 §7354. Bond before writ issues

 §7354. Bond before writ issues No person shall be delivered by such writ described in this chapter until a bond is given by the plaintiff or person suing in his behalf, to be returned to the court with the writ, for the sufficiency of which the officer shall be answerable, as in case of bail in civil actions.
14 ME Rev Stat § 7355 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL|Part 7: PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS|Chapter 735: REPLEVIN|Subchapter 2: PERSONS|14 §7355. Judgment

 §7355. Judgment If the plaintiff maintains his action, he shall be discharged and recover his costs; but if not, the defendant shall recover his costs and such damages as the jury assess; or if the defendant is defaulted or the parties consent, the court may assess the damages.
14 ME Rev Stat § 7356 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL|Part 7: PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS|Chapter 735: REPLEVIN|Subchapter 2: PERSONS|14 §7356. Defendant entitled to custody of plaintiff

 §7356. Defendant entitled to custody of plaintiff If it appears that the defendant is bail for the plaintiff or that, as his child, ward, apprentice or otherwise, he is entitled to his custody, he shall have judgment for a redelivery of his body, to be held or disposed of according to law.
14 ME Rev Stat § 7357 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL|Part 7: PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS|Chapter 735: REPLEVIN|Subchapter 2: PERSONS|14 §7357. Plaintiff eloigned; defendant arrested; bail

 §7357. Plaintiff eloigned; defendant arrested; bail If it appears that the defendant has eloigned the plaintiff's body so that the officer cannot deliver him, the court, on motion, shall issue a writ of reprisal to take the defendant's body and him safely keep so that he may be at the next term of the court, to traverse the return of said writ for replevying the plaintiff. He may be discharged by giving bail for his appearance at court, with 2 sufficient sureties, in such sum as the officer requires.
14 ME Rev Stat § 7358 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL|Part 7: PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS|Chapter 735: REPLEVIN|Subchapter 2: PERSONS|14 §7358. Defendant imprisoned; writ of reprisal; suggestion of plaintiff's death

 §7358. Defendant imprisoned; writ of reprisal; suggestion of plaintiff's death The defendant may traverse the return on the writ for replevying the plaintiff and if it appears that he is not guilty of eloigning the plaintiff, he shall be discharged and recover costs; but if he does not traverse it, or if on such traverse it appears that the defendant did eloign the plaintiff, an alias writ of reprisal shall issue, substantially in the form heretofore established and used in the State, on which he shall be committed to jail to remain irrepleviable until he produces the body of the plaintiff or proves his death. He may suggest the plaintiff's death and the court shall impanel a jury to try the fact at the defendant's expense; and if the death is proved, he shall be discharged.
14 ME Rev Stat § 7359 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL|Part 7: PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS|Chapter 735: REPLEVIN|Subchapter 2: PERSONS|14 §7359. Production of plaintiff; release of defendant

 §7359. Production of plaintiff; release of defendant If the defendant, after the return of eloignment, produces the body of the plaintiff in court, the court shall deliver him from imprisonment, upon his giving the defendant such bond as hereinbefore in this chapter directed to be taken by the officer when the plaintiff is delivered by him; and for want thereof, he shall be committed to abide the judgment on the writ for replevying the plaintiff; and, in either case, the action shall be tried as aforesaid.
14 ME Rev Stat § 7401 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL|Part 7: PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS|Chapter 735: REPLEVIN|Subchapter 3: ANIMALS|14 §7401. Replevy of distrained beasts

 §7401. Replevy of distrained beasts Any person, whose beasts are distrained to obtain satisfaction for damages alleged to be done by them, may maintain a writ of replevin therefor against the distrainer before any District Court in the county, in the form prescribed by law or, if the value of the beasts distrained is more than $20, in the Superior Court.
14 ME Rev Stat § 7402 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL|Part 7: PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS|Chapter 735: REPLEVIN|Subchapter 3: ANIMALS|14 §7402. Writ; service and return

 §7402. Writ; service and return The writ shall be sued out, served and returned and the cause heard and determined like other civil actions before the District Court, except as otherwise prescribed.
14 ME Rev Stat § 7403 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL|Part 7: PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS|Chapter 735: REPLEVIN|Subchapter 3: ANIMALS|14 §7403. Bond; additional sureties

 §7403. Bond; additional sureties The writ shall not be served unless the plaintiff or someone in his behalf executes and delivers to the officer a bond to the defendant, with sufficient sureties to be approved by the officer, or with a surety company authorized to do business in this State as surety, in a penalty double the actual value of the property to be replevied, conditioned as in the prescribed form of the writ and to be returned with the writ for the use of the defendant. If it afterwards becomes insufficient, the court may require additional surety or sureties to be furnished, who shall be held as if they had been original parties thereto. If not so furnished, it may dismiss the action and order a return of the property replevied or make such other order as is deemed reasonable.
14 ME Rev Stat § 7404 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL|Part 7: PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS|Chapter 735: REPLEVIN|Subchapter 3: ANIMALS|14 §7404. Judgment; distraint lawful

 §7404. Judgment; distraint lawful If it appears that the beasts were lawfully taken or distrained, the defendant shall have judgment for the sum found due from the plaintiff for the damages for which the beasts were distrained, with legal fees, costs and expenses occasioned by the distress and costs of the replevin action; or, instead thereof, the court may enter judgment for a return of the beasts to the defendant, to be held by him for the original purpose, irrepleviable by the plaintiff, and for the defendant's damages and costs in the replevin action.
14 ME Rev Stat § 7405 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL|Part 7: PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS|Chapter 735: REPLEVIN|Subchapter 3: ANIMALS|14 §7405. -- distraint unlawful

 §7405. -- distraint unlawful If it appears that the beasts were taken or distrained without justifiable cause, the plaintiff shall have judgment for his damages and costs.
14 ME Rev Stat § 7406 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL|Part 7: PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS|Chapter 735: REPLEVIN|Subchapter 3: ANIMALS|14 §7406. Appeals

 §7406. Appeals Either party may appeal as in other civil actions.
14 ME Rev Stat § 7501 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL|Part 7: PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS|Chapter 739: WASTE AND TRESPASS TO REAL ESTATE|Subchapter 1: WASTE|14 §7501. Remedy if tenant commits waste

 §7501. Remedy if tenant commits waste If a tenant in dower, by curtesy, for life or for years commits or suffers any waste on the premises, the person having the next immediate estate of inheritance may recover the place wasted and the damages done to the premises in an action against him. An heir may recover in the same action for waste done in his own time and in the time of his ancestor.
14 ME Rev Stat § 7502 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL|Part 7: PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS|Chapter 739: WASTE AND TRESPASS TO REAL ESTATE|Subchapter 1: WASTE|14 §7502. Damages

 §7502. Damages Any issue of fact shall be tried by a jury, with or without a view of the premises, as the court orders. The jury that inquires of the waste shall assess the damages.
14 ME Rev Stat § 7503 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL|Part 7: PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS|Chapter 739: WASTE AND TRESPASS TO REAL ESTATE|Subchapter 1: WASTE|14 §7503. Action by remainderman or reversioner

 §7503. Action by remainderman or reversioner The remainderman or reversioner for life or for years only or in fee simple or fee tail, after an intervening estate for life, may maintain such action and recover the damages which he has suffered by the waste.
14 ME Rev Stat § 7504 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL|Part 7: PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS|Chapter 739: WASTE AND TRESPASS TO REAL ESTATE|Subchapter 1: WASTE|14 §7504. Death of tenant

 §7504. Death of tenant Such action may be originally commenced against the executors or administrators of the tenant, or if commenced against him, it may be prosecuted against them after his death.
14 ME Rev Stat § 7505 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL|Part 7: PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS|Chapter 739: WASTE AND TRESPASS TO REAL ESTATE|Subchapter 1: WASTE|14 §7505. No waste by part owner without notice

 §7505. No waste by part owner without notice If any joint tenant or tenant in common of undivided lands cuts down, destroys or carries away trees, timber, wood or underwood, standing or lying on such lands, or digs up or carries away ore, stone or other valuable thing found thereon, or commits strip or waste, without first giving 30 days' notice in writing under his hand to all other persons or to their agents or attorneys, and to mortgagors and mortgagees if any there are interested therein, of his intention to enter upon and improve the land; which notice to such persons interested as are unknown, or whose residence is unknown or who are out of the State may be published in the state paper 3 times, the first publication to be 40 days before such entry; or if he does any such acts pending a process for partition of the premises, he shall forfeit 3 times the amount of damages. Any one or more of the cotenants, without naming the others, may sue for and recover their proportion of such damages.
14 ME Rev Stat § 7506 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL|Part 7: PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS|Chapter 739: WASTE AND TRESPASS TO REAL ESTATE|Subchapter 1: WASTE|14 §7506. Single damages only

 §7506. Single damages only If the jury finds that the defendant in such action has good reason to believe himself the owner of the land in severalty, or that he and those under whom he claims had been in exclusive possession thereof, claiming it as their own, for 3 years next before the acts complained of were committed, only single damages shall be recovered.
14 ME Rev Stat § 7507 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL|Part 7: PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS|Chapter 739: WASTE AND TRESPASS TO REAL ESTATE|Subchapter 1: WASTE|14 §7507. Injunctions

 §7507. Injunctions If a defendant in an action to recover possession of real estate or a person whose real estate is attached in a civil action commits any act of waste thereon, or threatens or makes preparations to do so, the Superior Court may issue an injunction to stay such waste; but notice shall first be given to the adverse party to appear and answer, unless the applicant files a bond with sufficient sureties to respond to all damages and costs. The court may enforce obedience by such process as may be employed in other cases and dissolve it when deemed proper.
14 ME Rev Stat § 7551 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL|Part 7: PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS|Chapter 739: WASTE AND TRESPASS TO REAL ESTATE|Subchapter 2: TRESPASS|14 §7551. Treble damages for waste pending action

 §7551. Treble damages for waste pending action If, during the pendency of an action for the recovery of land, the tenant commits strip or waste by cutting, felling or destroying wood, timber, trees or poles standing thereon, he shall pay to the aggrieved party treble damages, to be recovered in a civil action.
14 ME Rev Stat § 7551-A (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL|Part 7: PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS|Chapter 739: WASTE AND TRESPASS TO REAL ESTATE|Subchapter 2: TRESPASS|14 §7551-A. Definitions (REPEALED)

 §7551-A. Definitions (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c. 362, §1 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 450, §1 (RP).
14 ME Rev Stat § 7551-B (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL|Part 7: PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS|Chapter 739: WASTE AND TRESPASS TO REAL ESTATE|Subchapter 2: TRESPASS|14 §7551-B. Trespass damages

 §7551-B. Trespass damages 1.  Prohibition.  A person who intentionally enters the land of another without permission and causes damage to property is liable to the owner in a civil action if the person:   A. Damages or throws down any fence, bar or gate; leaves a gate open; breaks glass; damages any road, drainage ditch, culvert, bridge, sign or paint marking; or does other damage to any structure on property not that person's own; or   [PL 1995, c. 585, §1 (NEW).]B. Throws, drops, deposits, discards, dumps or otherwise disposes of litter, as defined in Title 17, section 2263, subsection 2, in any manner or amount, on property not that person's own.   [PL 1995, c. 585, §1 (NEW).][PL 1995, c. 585, §1 (NEW).] 2.  Liability.  If the damage to the property is caused intentionally, the person is liable to the owner for 2 times the owner's actual damages plus any additional costs recoverable under subsection 3, paragraphs B and C. If the damage to the property is not caused intentionally, the person is liable to the owner for the owner's actual damages plus any additional costs recoverable under subsection 3, paragraphs B and C.   [PL 1995, c. 585, §1 (NEW).] 3.  Damages recoverable.  The owner's damages include:   A. Actual damages, as measured by subsection 4;   [PL 1995, c. 585, §1 (NEW).]B. Costs the owner may incur if the damage results in a violation of any federal, state or local law or ordinance and, as a result, the owner becomes the subject of an enforcement proceeding. These costs include attorney's fees, costs and the value of the owner's time spent on involvement in the enforcement proceeding; and   [PL 1995, c. 585, §1 (NEW).]C. Reasonable attorney's fees for preparing the claim and bringing the court action under this section plus costs.   [PL 1995, c. 585, §1 (NEW).][PL 1995, c. 585, §1 (NEW).] 4.  Measure of damages.  For damage to property under subsection 1, paragraph A, the owner's damages may be measured either by the replacement value of the damaged property or by the cost of repairing the damaged property. For damages for disposing of litter, the owner's damages include the direct costs associated with properly disposing of the litter, including obtaining permits, and the costs associated with any site remediation work undertaken as a result of the litter.   [PL 1995, c. 585, §1 (NEW).] 5.  Other actions barred.  A recovery from a defendant under this section bars an action to recover damages under section 7552 from that defendant for the same specific damage.   [PL 1995, c. 585, §1 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1995, c. 585, §1 (NEW).
14 ME Rev Stat § 7552-A (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL|Part 7: PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS|Chapter 739: WASTE AND TRESPASS TO REAL ESTATE|Subchapter 2: TRESPASS|14 §7552-A. Land on which 10 acres or more of wood is to be cut

 §7552-A. Land on which 10 acres or more of wood is to be cut Any person who authorizes the cutting of timber or wood on the person's own property, when the cutting involves an area of 10 or more acres, shall clearly mark any property lines that are within 200 feet of the area to be cut. If any such person fails to clearly mark such property lines and if the person or persons who are authorized to cut then cut timber or wood on abutting land without the authorization of the owner of that land, the person who failed to mark the person's property lines is liable in a civil action, in double damages, to that owner of the abutting land. These damages are in addition to any damages to which the owner of the abutting land may be entitled under section 7552.   [PL 1995, c. 450, §3 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c. 253 (NEW). PL 1977, c. 313, §2 (RPR). PL 1995, c. 450, §3 (AMD).
14 ME Rev Stat § 7553 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL|Part 7: PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS|Chapter 739: WASTE AND TRESPASS TO REAL ESTATE|Subchapter 2: TRESPASS|14 §7553. Municipal lands and property (REPEALED)

 §7553. Municipal lands and property (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1995, c. 450, §4 (RP).
14 ME Rev Stat § 7554 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL|Part 7: PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS|Chapter 739: WASTE AND TRESPASS TO REAL ESTATE|Subchapter 2: TRESPASS|14 §7554. Negligent interference, removal or destruction of monuments (REPEALED)

 §7554. Negligent interference, removal or destruction of monuments (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1995, c. 450, §4 (RP).
14 ME Rev Stat § 7554-A (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL|Part 7: PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS|Chapter 739: WASTE AND TRESPASS TO REAL ESTATE|Subchapter 2: TRESPASS|14 §7554-A. Removal or destruction of landmark boundaries by state departments

 §7554-A. Removal or destruction of landmark boundaries by state departments In the event that a proposed public improvement could cause removal, destruction or obliteration of any landmark set on the boundary of public or private real estate, the state department or agency initiating the public improvement shall be governed as follows.   [PL 1973, c. 81 (NEW).]1.  Records.  The appropriate department shall maintain records that describe the landmark and its location. The records shall be sufficient to permit reestablishment of the point of former location. The department concerned shall, upon request of the property owners, reestablish the point of former landmark location.   [PL 1973, c. 81 (NEW).] 2.  Payment.  The appropriate department may make reasonable payment to affected property owners for the cost of reestablishing the landmark location.   [PL 1991, c. 102 (AMD).] 3.  Rules.  The appropriate department shall make such rules, regulations, policies and procedures as it may determine necessary to effectuate the intent and purposes of this section. Property owners whose landmarks are affected by public improvements shall be notified of these provisions by the state department or agency concerned.   [PL 1973, c. 81 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1973, c. 81 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 102 (AMD).
14 ME Rev Stat § 7555 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL|Part 7: PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS|Chapter 739: WASTE AND TRESPASS TO REAL ESTATE|Subchapter 2: TRESPASS|14 §7555. Improved or ornamental lands (REPEALED)

 §7555. Improved or ornamental lands (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1995, c. 450, §4 (RP).
14 ME Rev Stat § 7556 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL|Part 7: PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS|Chapter 739: WASTE AND TRESPASS TO REAL ESTATE|Subchapter 2: TRESPASS|14 §7556. Salt water islands

 §7556. Salt water islands Whoever, after notice by the owner, occupant or lessee in any of the ways provided in section 7557, trespasses upon any island within salt waters, for the purpose of shooting or hunting thereon, is liable to such owner, occupant or lessee in exemplary damages to an amount not less than $20 nor more than $50, in addition to all actual damage sustained by said owner, occupant or lessee, and shall forfeit to said owner, occupant or lessee $5 for each bird of any kind shot, caught, taken or killed on such island, all to be recovered in a civil action. The possession of guns, decoys or other implements of shooting or hunting shall be presumptive evidence that the purpose of the trespass was shooting or hunting.
14 ME Rev Stat § 7557 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL|Part 7: PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS|Chapter 739: WASTE AND TRESPASS TO REAL ESTATE|Subchapter 2: TRESPASS|14 §7557. Notices; injury to signboards

 §7557. Notices; injury to signboards Notices referred to in section 7556 shall be given by erecting and maintaining signboards at least one foot square in at least 2 conspicuous places on the premises, one of them near one of the usual landing places on said island, reading as follows: "All persons are forbidden to shoot or hunt on this island", with the name of the owner, occupant or lessee; or such notice may be given verbally or in writing by the owner, occupant or lessee of the island to any person and shall be binding on the person so notified, whether the signboards herein named are erected and maintained or not. Whoever tears down or in any way defaces or injures any such signboard forfeits $100, to be recovered by the owner, occupant or lessee of such island in a civil action.
14 ME Rev Stat § 7558 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL|Part 7: PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS|Chapter 739: WASTE AND TRESPASS TO REAL ESTATE|Subchapter 2: TRESPASS|14 §7558. Damages and penalties

 §7558. Damages and penalties Actions to recover any of the sums or penalties named in sections 7556 and 7557 may be brought in the Superior Court or the District Court.
14 ME Rev Stat § 7559 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL|Part 7: PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS|Chapter 739: WASTE AND TRESPASS TO REAL ESTATE|Subchapter 2: TRESPASS|14 §7559. Imprisonment for nonpayment

 §7559. Imprisonment for nonpayment Failure to pay a penalty imposed under section 7556 or 7557 is a Class E crime.   [PL 1991, c. 797, §1 (RPR).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1991, c. 797, §1 (RPR).