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17-A ME Rev Stat § 39 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 17-A: MAINE CRIMINAL CODE|Part 1: GENERAL PRINCIPLES|Chapter 2: CRIMINAL LIABILITY; ELEMENTS OF CRIMES|17-A §39. Insanity

 §39. Insanity 1.  A defendant is not criminally responsible by reason of insanity if, at the time of the criminal conduct, as a result of mental disease or defect, the defendant lacked substantial capacity to appreciate the wrongfulness of the criminal conduct.   [PL 2005, c. 263, §5 (AMD).] 2.  As used in this section, "mental disease or defect" means only those severely abnormal mental conditions that grossly and demonstrably impair a person's perception or understanding of reality. An abnormality manifested only by repeated criminal conduct or excessive use of alcohol, drugs or similar substances, in and of itself, does not constitute a mental disease or defect.   [PL 1985, c. 796, §5 (AMD).] 3.  Lack of criminal responsibility by reason of insanity is an affirmative defense.   [PL 2005, c. 263, §6 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1981, c. 324, §14 (NEW). PL 1985, c. 796, §5 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 263, §§5,6 (AMD).
17-A ME Rev Stat § 40 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 17-A: MAINE CRIMINAL CODE|Part 1: GENERAL PRINCIPLES|Chapter 2: CRIMINAL LIABILITY; ELEMENTS OF CRIMES|17-A §40. Procedure upon plea of not guilty coupled with plea of not criminally responsible by reason of insanity

 §40. Procedure upon plea of not guilty coupled with plea of not criminally responsible by reason of insanity 1.  When the defendant enters a plea of not guilty together with a plea of not criminally responsible by reason of insanity, the defendant shall also elect whether the trial must be in 2 stages as provided for in this section, or a unitary trial in which both the issues of guilt and of insanity are submitted simultaneously to the jury. At the defendant's election, the jury must be informed that the 2 pleas have been made and that the trial will be in 2 stages.   [PL 2005, c. 263, §7 (AMD).] 2.  If a 2-stage trial is elected by the defendant, there must be a separation of the issue of guilt from the issue of insanity in the following manner.   A. The issue of guilt must be tried first and the issue of insanity tried only if the jury returns a verdict of guilty. If the jury returns a verdict of not guilty, the proceedings must terminate.   [PL 2005, c. 263, §7 (AMD).]B. Evidence of mental disease or defect, as defined in section 39, subsection 2, is not admissible in the guilt or innocence phase of the trial for the purpose of establishing insanity. Such evidence must be admissible for that purpose only in the 2nd phase following a verdict of guilty.   [PL 2005, c. 263, §7 (AMD).][PL 2005, c. 263, §7 (AMD).] 3.  The issue of insanity must be tried before the same jury as tried the issue of guilt. Alternate jurors who were present during the first phase of the trial but who did not participate in the deliberations and verdict thereof may be substituted for jurors who did participate. The defendant may elect to have the issue of insanity tried by the court without a jury.   [PL 2005, c. 263, §7 (AMD).] 4.  If the jury in the first phase returns a guilty verdict, the trial must proceed to the 2nd phase. The defendant and the State may rely upon evidence admitted during the first phase or they may recall witnesses. Any evidence relevant to insanity is admissible. The order of proof must reflect that the defendant has the burden of establishing the defendant's lack of criminal responsibility by reason of insanity. The jury shall return a verdict that the defendant is criminally responsible or not criminally responsible by reason of insanity. If the defendant is found criminally responsible, the court shall sentence the defendant according to law.   [PL 2005, c. 263, §7 (AMD).] 5.  This section does not apply to cases tried before the court without a jury.   [PL 1981, c. 324, §14 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1981, c. 324, §14 (NEW). PL 1985, c. 796, §6 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 263, §7 (AMD).
17-A ME Rev Stat § 51 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 17-A: MAINE CRIMINAL CODE|Part 1: GENERAL PRINCIPLES|Chapter 3: CRIMINAL LIABILITY OF ACCOMPLICES, ORGANIZATIONS AND PLANTS|17-A §51. Basis for liability (REPEALED)

 §51. Basis for liability (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW). PL 1981, c. 324, §16 (RP).
17-A ME Rev Stat § 52 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 17-A: MAINE CRIMINAL CODE|Part 1: GENERAL PRINCIPLES|Chapter 3: CRIMINAL LIABILITY OF ACCOMPLICES, ORGANIZATIONS AND PLANTS|17-A §52. Ignorance and mistake (REPEALED)

 §52. Ignorance and mistake (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW). PL 1981, c. 324, §16 (RP).
17-A ME Rev Stat § 53 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 17-A: MAINE CRIMINAL CODE|Part 1: GENERAL PRINCIPLES|Chapter 3: CRIMINAL LIABILITY OF ACCOMPLICES, ORGANIZATIONS AND PLANTS|17-A §53. Immaturity (REPEALED)

 §53. Immaturity (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW). PL 1979, c. 127, §126 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 324, §17 (RP).
17-A ME Rev Stat § 54 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 17-A: MAINE CRIMINAL CODE|Part 1: GENERAL PRINCIPLES|Chapter 3: CRIMINAL LIABILITY OF ACCOMPLICES, ORGANIZATIONS AND PLANTS|17-A §54. Duress (REPEALED)

 §54. Duress (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW). PL 1981, c. 324, §18 (RP).
17-A ME Rev Stat § 55 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 17-A: MAINE CRIMINAL CODE|Part 1: GENERAL PRINCIPLES|Chapter 3: CRIMINAL LIABILITY OF ACCOMPLICES, ORGANIZATIONS AND PLANTS|17-A §55. Consent (REPEALED)

 §55. Consent (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW). PL 1981, c. 324, §18 (RP).
17-A ME Rev Stat § 56 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 17-A: MAINE CRIMINAL CODE|Part 1: GENERAL PRINCIPLES|Chapter 3: CRIMINAL LIABILITY OF ACCOMPLICES, ORGANIZATIONS AND PLANTS|17-A §56. Causation (REPEALED)

 §56. Causation (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW). PL 1981, c. 324, §18 (RP).
17-A ME Rev Stat § 58 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 17-A: MAINE CRIMINAL CODE|Part 1: GENERAL PRINCIPLES|Chapter 3: CRIMINAL LIABILITY OF ACCOMPLICES, ORGANIZATIONS AND PLANTS|17-A §58. Mental abnormality (REPEALED)

 §58. Mental abnormality (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW). PL 1975, c. 740, §§23,24 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 324, §19 (RP).
17-A ME Rev Stat § 58-A (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 17-A: MAINE CRIMINAL CODE|Part 1: GENERAL PRINCIPLES|Chapter 3: CRIMINAL LIABILITY OF ACCOMPLICES, ORGANIZATIONS AND PLANTS|17-A §58-A. Intoxication (REPEALED)

 §58-A. Intoxication (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c. 740, §25 (NEW). PL 1977, c. 510, §§26,27 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 324, §20 (RP).
17-A ME Rev Stat § 59 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 17-A: MAINE CRIMINAL CODE|Part 1: GENERAL PRINCIPLES|Chapter 3: CRIMINAL LIABILITY OF ACCOMPLICES, ORGANIZATIONS AND PLANTS|17-A §59. Procedure upon plea of not guilty coupled with plea of not guilty by reason of insanity (REPEALED)

 §59. Procedure upon plea of not guilty coupled with plea of not guilty by reason of insanity (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW). PL 1977, c. 510, §28 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 671, §21 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 324, §21 (RP).
17-A ME Rev Stat § 60 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 17-A: MAINE CRIMINAL CODE|Part 1: GENERAL PRINCIPLES|Chapter 3: CRIMINAL LIABILITY OF ACCOMPLICES, ORGANIZATIONS AND PLANTS|17-A §60. Criminal liability of an organization

 §60. Criminal liability of an organization 1.  An organization is guilty of a crime when:   A. It omits to discharge a specific duty of affirmative performance imposed on it by law, and the omission is prohibited by this code or by a statute defining a criminal offense outside of this code; or   [PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW).]B. The conduct or result specified in the definition of the crime is engaged in or caused by an agent of the organization while acting within the scope of the agent's office or employment.   [PL 2007, c. 173, §14 (AMD).][PL 2007, c. 173, §14 (AMD).] 2.  It is no defense to the criminal liability of an organization that the individual upon whose conduct the liability of the organization is based has not been prosecuted or convicted, has been convicted of a different offense, or is immune from prosecution.   [PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 173, §14 (AMD).
17-A ME Rev Stat § 61 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 17-A: MAINE CRIMINAL CODE|Part 1: GENERAL PRINCIPLES|Chapter 3: CRIMINAL LIABILITY OF ACCOMPLICES, ORGANIZATIONS AND PLANTS|17-A §61. Individual liability for conduct on behalf of organization

 §61. Individual liability for conduct on behalf of organization 1.  An individual is criminally liable for any conduct the individual performs in the name of an organization or in its behalf to the same extent as if it were performed in the individual's own name or behalf. Such an individual must be sentenced as if the conduct had been performed in the individual's own name or behalf.   [PL 2007, c. 173, §15 (AMD).] 2.  If a criminal statute imposes a duty to act on an organization, any agent of the organization having primary responsibility for the discharge of the duty is criminally liable if the agent recklessly omits to perform the required act, and the agent must be sentenced as if the duty were imposed by law directly upon the agent.   [PL 2007, c. 173, §15 (AMD).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 173, §15 (AMD).
17-A ME Rev Stat § 62 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 17-A: MAINE CRIMINAL CODE|Part 1: GENERAL PRINCIPLES|Chapter 3: CRIMINAL LIABILITY OF ACCOMPLICES, ORGANIZATIONS AND PLANTS|17-A §62. Military orders (REPEALED)

 §62. Military orders (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW). PL 1981, c. 324, §22 (RP).
17-A ME Rev Stat § 101 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 17-A: MAINE CRIMINAL CODE|Part 1: GENERAL PRINCIPLES|Chapter 5: DEFENSES AND AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES; JUSTIFICATION|17-A §101. General rules for defenses and affirmative defenses; justification

 §101. General rules for defenses and affirmative defenses; justification 1.  The State is not required to negate any facts expressly designated as a "defense," or any exception, exclusion or authorization that is set out in the statute defining the crime by proof at trial, unless the existence of the defense, exception, exclusion or authorization is in issue as a result of evidence admitted at the trial that is sufficient to raise a reasonable doubt on the issue, in which case the State must disprove its existence beyond a reasonable doubt. This subsection does not require a trial court to instruct on an issue that has been waived by the defendant. The subject of waiver is addressed by the Maine Rules of Unified Criminal Procedure.   [PL 2015, c. 431, §35 (AMD).] 2.  Where the statute explicitly designates a matter as an "affirmative defense," the matter so designated must be proved by the defendant by a preponderance of the evidence.   [PL 1981, c. 324, §24 (RPR).] 3.  Conduct that is justifiable under this chapter constitutes a defense to any crime; except that, if a person is justified in using force against another, but the person recklessly injures or creates a risk of injury to 3rd persons, the justification afforded by this chapter is unavailable in a prosecution for such recklessness. If a defense provided under this chapter is precluded solely because the requirement that the person's belief be reasonable has not been met, the person may be convicted only of a crime for which recklessness or criminal negligence suffices.   [PL 2007, c. 475, §10 (AMD).] 4.  The fact that conduct may be justifiable under this chapter does not abolish or impair any remedy for such conduct which is available in any civil action.   [PL 1981, c. 324, §24 (NEW).] 5.  For purposes of this chapter, use by a law enforcement officer, a corrections officer or a corrections supervisor of the following is use of nondeadly force:   A. Chemical mace or any similar substance composed of a mixture of gas and chemicals that has or is designed to have a disabling effect upon human beings; or   [PL 2009, c. 336, §5 (NEW).]B. A less-than-lethal munition that has or is designed to have a disabling effect upon human beings. For purposes of this paragraph, "less-than-lethal munition" means a low-kinetic energy projectile designed to be discharged from a firearm that is approved by the Board of Trustees of the Maine Criminal Justice Academy.   [PL 2009, c. 336, §5 (NEW).][PL 2009, c. 336, §5 (RPR).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW). PL 1981, c. 324, §24 (RPR). PL 1997, c. 185, §1 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 358, §1 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 386, §1 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 475, §10 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 336, §5 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 431, §35 (AMD).
17-A ME Rev Stat § 102 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 17-A: MAINE CRIMINAL CODE|Part 1: GENERAL PRINCIPLES|Chapter 5: DEFENSES AND AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES; JUSTIFICATION|17-A §102. Public duty

 §102. Public duty 1.  Any conduct, other than the use of physical force under circumstances specifically dealt with in other sections of this chapter, is justifiable when it is authorized by law, including laws defining functions of public servants or the assistance to be rendered public servants in the performance of their duties; laws governing the execution of legal process or of military duty; and the judgments or orders of courts or other public tribunals.   [PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW).] 2.  The justification afforded by this section to public servants is not precluded:   A. By the fact that the law, order or process was defective provided it appeared valid on its face and the defect was not knowingly caused or procured by such public servant; or,   [PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW).]B. As to persons assisting public servants, by the fact that the public servant to whom assistance was rendered exceeded the public servant's legal authority or that there was a defect of jurisdiction in the legal process or decree of the court or tribunal, provided the person believed the public servant to be engaged in the performance of the public servant's duties or that the legal process or court decree was competent.   [PL 2007, c. 173, §16 (AMD).][PL 2007, c. 173, §16 (AMD).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 173, §16 (AMD).
17-A ME Rev Stat § 102-A (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 17-A: MAINE CRIMINAL CODE|Part 1: GENERAL PRINCIPLES|Chapter 5: DEFENSES AND AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES; JUSTIFICATION|17-A §102-A. Military orders

 §102-A. Military orders 1.  It is a defense if the person engaged in the conduct charged to constitute a crime in obedience to an order of the person's superior in the armed services that the person did not know to be unlawful.   [PL 2007, c. 173, §17 (AMD).] 2.  If the person was reckless in failing to know the unlawful nature of such an order, the defense is unavailable in a prosecution for a crime for which recklessness suffices to establish liability.   [PL 2007, c. 173, §17 (AMD).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1981, c. 324, §25 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 173, §17 (AMD).
17-A ME Rev Stat § 103 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 17-A: MAINE CRIMINAL CODE|Part 1: GENERAL PRINCIPLES|Chapter 5: DEFENSES AND AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES; JUSTIFICATION|17-A §103. Competing harms

 §103. Competing harms 1.  Conduct that the person believes to be necessary to avoid imminent physical harm to that person or another is justifiable if the desirability and urgency of avoiding such harm outweigh, according to ordinary standards of reasonableness, the harm sought to be prevented by the statute defining the crime charged. The desirability and urgency of such conduct may not rest upon considerations pertaining to the morality and advisability of such statute.   [PL 2007, c. 173, §18 (AMD).] 2.  When the person was reckless or criminally negligent in bringing about the circumstances requiring a choice of harms or in appraising the necessity of the person's conduct, the justification provided in subsection 1 does not apply in a prosecution for any crime for which recklessness or criminal negligence, as the case may be, suffices to establish criminal liability.   [PL 2007, c. 173, §18 (AMD).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 173, §18 (AMD).
17-A ME Rev Stat § 103-A (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 17-A: MAINE CRIMINAL CODE|Part 1: GENERAL PRINCIPLES|Chapter 5: DEFENSES AND AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES; JUSTIFICATION|17-A §103-A. Duress

 §103-A. Duress 1.  It is a defense that, when a person engages in conduct that would otherwise constitute a crime, the person is compelled to do so by threat of imminent death or serious bodily injury to that person or another person or because that person was compelled to do so by force.   [PL 2007, c. 173, §19 (AMD).] 2.  For purposes of this section, compulsion exists only if the force, threat or circumstances are such as would have prevented a reasonable person in the defendant's situation from resisting the pressure.   [PL 1981, c. 324, §26 (NEW).] 3.  The defense set forth in this section is not available:   A. To a person who intentionally or knowingly committed the homicide for which the person is being tried;   [PL 2007, c. 173, §19 (AMD).]B. To a person who recklessly placed that person in a situation in which it was reasonably probable that the person would be subjected to duress; or   [PL 2007, c. 173, §19 (AMD).]C. To a person who with criminal negligence placed that person in a situation in which it was reasonably probable that the person would be subjected to duress, whenever criminal negligence suffices to establish culpability for the offense charged.   [PL 2007, c. 173, §19 (AMD).][PL 2007, c. 173, §19 (AMD).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1981, c. 324, §26 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 173, §19 (AMD).
17-A ME Rev Stat § 103-B (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 17-A: MAINE CRIMINAL CODE|Part 1: GENERAL PRINCIPLES|Chapter 5: DEFENSES AND AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES; JUSTIFICATION|17-A §103-B. Involuntary conduct

 §103-B. Involuntary conduct 1.  It is a defense that, when a person causes a result or engages in forbidden conduct, the person's act or omission to act is involuntary.   [PL 1999, c. 195, §2 (NEW).] 2.  An omission to act is involuntary if the person fails to perform an act and:   A. The person is not capable of performing the act;   [PL 1999, c. 195, §2 (NEW).]B. The person has no legal duty to perform the act; or   [PL 1999, c. 195, §2 (NEW).]C. The person has no opportunity to perform the act.   [PL 1999, c. 195, §2 (NEW).][PL 1999, c. 195, §2 (NEW).] 3.  Possession of something is involuntary if the person:   A. Did not knowingly procure or receive the thing possessed; or   [PL 1999, c. 195, §2 (NEW).]B. Was not aware of the person's control of the possession for a sufficient period to have been able to terminate the person's possession of the thing.   [PL 1999, c. 195, §2 (NEW).][PL 1999, c. 195, §2 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1999, c. 195, §2 (NEW).
17-A ME Rev Stat § 104 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 17-A: MAINE CRIMINAL CODE|Part 1: GENERAL PRINCIPLES|Chapter 5: DEFENSES AND AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES; JUSTIFICATION|17-A §104. Use of force in defense of premises

 §104. Use of force in defense of premises 1.  A person in possession or control of premises or a person who is licensed or privileged to be thereon is justified in using nondeadly force upon another person when and to the extent that the person reasonably believes it necessary to prevent or terminate the commission of a criminal trespass by such other person in or upon such premises.   [PL 2007, c. 173, §20 (AMD).] 2.  A person in possession or control of premises or a person who is licensed or privileged to be thereon is justified in using deadly force upon another person when and to the extent that the person reasonably believes it necessary to prevent an attempt by the other person to commit arson.   [PL 2007, c. 173, §20 (AMD).] 3.  A person in possession or control of a dwelling place or a person who is licensed or privileged to be therein is justified in using deadly force upon another person:   A. Under the circumstances enumerated in section 108; or   [PL 1975, c. 740, §26 (NEW).]B. When the person reasonably believes that deadly force is necessary to prevent or terminate the commission of a criminal trespass by such other person, who the person reasonably believes:   (1) Has entered or is attempting to enter the dwelling place or has surreptitiously remained within the dwelling place without a license or privilege to do so; and   (2) Is committing or is likely to commit some other crime within the dwelling place.   [PL 2007, c. 173, §20 (AMD).][PL 2007, c. 173, §20 (AMD).] 4.  A person may use deadly force under subsection 3, paragraph B only if the person first demands the person against whom such deadly force is to be used to terminate the criminal trespass and the trespasser fails to immediately comply with the demand, unless the person reasonably believes that it would be dangerous to the person or a 3rd person to make the demand.   [PL 2007, c. 173, §20 (AMD).] 5.  As used in this section:   A. Dwelling place has the same meaning provided in section 2, subsection 10; and   [PL 1975, c. 740, §26 (NEW).]B. Premises includes, but is not limited to, lands, private ways and any buildings or structures thereon.   [PL 1975, c. 740, §26 (NEW).][PL 1975, c. 740, §26 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW). PL 1975, c. 740, §26 (RPR). PL 2007, c. 173, §20 (AMD).
17-A ME Rev Stat § 105 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 17-A: MAINE CRIMINAL CODE|Part 1: GENERAL PRINCIPLES|Chapter 5: DEFENSES AND AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES; JUSTIFICATION|17-A §105. Use of force in property offenses

 §105. Use of force in property offenses A person is justified in using a reasonable degree of nondeadly force upon another person when and to the extent that the person reasonably believes it necessary to prevent what is or reasonably appears to be an unlawful taking of the person's property, or criminal mischief, or to retake the person's property immediately following its taking; but the person may use deadly force only under such circumstances as are prescribed in sections 104, 107 and 108.   [PL 2007, c. 173, §21 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW). PL 1975, c. 740, §27 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 173, §21 (AMD).