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2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 105: RELIGIOUS ASSEMBLIES, HOLY DAYS AND HOLIDAYS › Subchapter 1: HOLY DAYS › 17 §3205. Local option; sports

§3205. Local option; sports
This section may be referred to in proceedings of city governments and in warrants for town meetings as "The Sunday Amateur Sports Law."
In any municipality that shall so vote, as provided, it shall be lawful to engage in as a participant, manager or official, or to attend as a spectator any outdoor recreational or competitive amateur sport or game, except boxing, horse racing, air circuses or wrestling between the hours of 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Sunday.
This section shall not be effective in any city until the municipal officers of a city so vote or in any town until an article in a town warrant so providing has been adopted at any annual or special town meeting. When a municipality has voted in favor of adopting this section, said section shall be effective until repealed in the same manner.
Municipalities adopting the provisions hereof may designate certain areas or places in said municipalities in which said outdoor amateur games and sports may be engaged in, and may pass regulations concerning said areas and places to the end that persons attending places of public worship may not be disturbed therein. No regulations shall be passed which shall prohibit the receiving of remuneration by any proprietor or owner of such areas or places, or the taking of collections at any such amateur sport or game.
The municipal officers of cities shall take action upon the acceptance hereof upon receipt of a petition therefor signed by at least 100 registered voters in said city and shall hold such public hearings thereon as they may consider necessary. The select board or other municipal officers of towns shall insert an article in the warrant for the next annual town meeting for the acceptance of the provisions of this section after receipt of a petition therefor signed by at least 25 registered voters of such town.   [PL 2021, c. 275, §4 (AMD).]
Any person violating any of the provisions of this section or any regulation of a municipality made in connection therewith shall upon conviction be punished by a fine of $5 and costs of prosecution.
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2021, c. 275, §4 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 105: RELIGIOUS ASSEMBLIES, HOLY DAYS AND HOLIDAYS › Subchapter 1: HOLY DAYS › 17 §3207. -- moving pictures

§3207. -- moving pictures
In any municipality that shall vote as provided, it shall be lawful for any moving picture theater to have an exhibition of moving pictures on Sunday between the hours of 1 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. This section shall not be effective in any city until a majority of the legal voters, present and voting, at any regular election so vote. The question in appropriate terms may be submitted to the voters at any such election by the municipal officers thereof and shall by them be so submitted when thereto requested in writing by 100 legal voters therein at least 21 days before such regular election; nor shall it be effective in any town until an article in such town warrant so providing shall have been adopted at an annual town meeting. When a municipality has voted in favor of adopting this section, said section shall remain in effect therein until repealed in the same manner as provided for their adoption. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation operating any theatrical or motion picture show on Sunday to require or permit any employee of said person, firm or corporation to work or be on duty more than 6 days in any one week.   [PL 1965, c. 172, §1 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1965, c. 172, §1 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 105: RELIGIOUS ASSEMBLIES, HOLY DAYS AND HOLIDAYS › Subchapter 1: HOLY DAYS › 17 §3208. Hotels and restaurants; gambling, diversion or business forbidden (REPEALED)

§3208. Hotels and restaurants; gambling, diversion or business forbidden
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 83 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 105: RELIGIOUS ASSEMBLIES, HOLY DAYS AND HOLIDAYS › Subchapter 1: HOLY DAYS › 17 §3209. Saturday as holy day

§3209. Saturday as holy day
No person conscientiously believing that the 7th day of the week ought to be observed as the Sabbath, and actually refraining from secular business and labor on that day, is liable to said penalties for doing such business or labor on the first day of the week, if he does not disturb other persons.
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 105: RELIGIOUS ASSEMBLIES, HOLY DAYS AND HOLIDAYS › Subchapter 2: HOLIDAYS › 17 §3241. Memorial Day restrictions

§3241. Memorial Day restrictions
Whoever on Memorial Day before 3:30 o'clock in the afternoon engages in any public outdoor game or sport where an admission is charged or collection is taken shall be punished by a fine of not more than $25 or by imprisonment for not more than 10 days, or by both.
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 105: RELIGIOUS ASSEMBLIES, HOLY DAYS AND HOLIDAYS › Subchapter 3: RELIGIOUS ASSEMBLIES › 17 §3281. Rude behavior in places of worship (REPEALED)

§3281. Rude behavior in places of worship
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 499, §18 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 105: RELIGIOUS ASSEMBLIES, HOLY DAYS AND HOLIDAYS › Subchapter 3: RELIGIOUS ASSEMBLIES › 17 §3282. Special police for camp meetings (REPEALED)

§3282. Special police for camp meetings
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 499, §18 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 106: CONVENIENCE STORE OPERATION › 17 §3321. Store security (REPEALED)

§3321. Store security
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1991, c. 123 (NEW). PL 1999, c. 347, §§1,2 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 452, §I56 (RP). PL 2003, c. 452, §X2 (AFF).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 106: CONVENIENCE STORE OPERATION › 17 §3321-A. Store security

§3321-A. Store security
1.  Definition.
For purposes of this section, "convenience store" means a retail store that specializes in the sale of a limited quantity and variety of consumable items in their original containers.
[PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. I, §57 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).]
2.  Restrictions.
A person may not keep open a convenience store 24 hours a day unless the store has:
A. A drop safe that is bolted to the floor, installed in the floor or weighs at least 500 pounds;   [PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. I, §57 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).]
B. A conspicuous sign in the store entrance that states that between the hours of 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. the cash register contains $50 or less, that there is a safe in the store and that the safe is not accessible to the employees;   [PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. I, §57 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).]
C. During the hours of 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., no more than $50 cash available and readily accessible to employees; and   [PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. I, §57 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).]
D. An alarm or telephone within the store that is accessible to the employees. The alarm must be connected to a public or private safety agency.   [PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. I, §57 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).]
[PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. I, §57 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).]
3.  Penalty.
A person who violates this section commits a Class E crime. A violation of this section is a strict liability crime as defined in Title 17‑A, section 34, subsection 4-A. A complaint charging violation of this section may not issue later than 5 days after its alleged commission. Each day that a violation of this section occurs is considered a separate offense.
[PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. I, §57 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).]
4.  Injunctive relief.
In addition to any criminal penalties provided in this section, the Attorney General, a district attorney or a resident of a municipality in which a violation is claimed to have occurred may file a complaint with the Superior Court to enjoin a violation of this section. The Superior Court has original jurisdiction of the complaints and authority to enjoin the violations.
[PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. I, §57 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2003, c. 452, §I57 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 452, §X2 (AFF).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 107: RIOTS AND UNLAWFUL ASSEMBLIES (REPEALED) › 17 §3351. Definition of affray (REPEALED)

§3351. Definition of affray
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1965, c. 86 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 499, §19 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 107: RIOTS AND UNLAWFUL ASSEMBLIES (REPEALED) › 17 §3352. Definition of unlawful assembly or riot; conviction of one without others (REPEALED)

§3352. Definition of unlawful assembly or riot; conviction of one without others
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 499, §19 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 107: RIOTS AND UNLAWFUL ASSEMBLIES (REPEALED) › 17 §3354. Liability of towns for mob action; remedy (REPEALED)

§3354. Liability of towns for mob action; remedy
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 499, §19 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 107: RIOTS AND UNLAWFUL ASSEMBLIES (REPEALED) › 17 §3355. Dispersion of unlawful assemblies; disobedience (REPEALED)

§3355. Dispersion of unlawful assemblies; disobedience
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 499, §19 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 107: RIOTS AND UNLAWFUL ASSEMBLIES (REPEALED) › 17 §3356. Refusal to disperse; use of armed forces; suppression of unlawful assembly (REPEALED)

§3356. Refusal to disperse; use of armed forces; suppression of unlawful assembly
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 499, §19 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 107: RIOTS AND UNLAWFUL ASSEMBLIES (REPEALED) › 17 §3357. Killing or wounding; officers guiltless; liability of rioters (REPEALED)

§3357. Killing or wounding; officers guiltless; liability of rioters
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 499, §19 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 109: ROBBERY (REPEALED) › 17 §3401-A. -firearm (REPEALED)

§3401-A. -firearm
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1971, c. 539, §19 (NEW). PL 1975, c. 499, §19 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 109: ROBBERY (REPEALED) › 17 §3402. Assault with intent (REPEALED)

§3402. Assault with intent
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1971, c. 539, §20 (RPR). PL 1975, c. 499, §19 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 111: SALE OR POSSESSION OF UNWHOLESOME FOOD OR DRINK (REPEALED) › 17 §3451. Sale of unwholesome provisions or drinks (REPEALED)

§3451. Sale of unwholesome provisions or drinks
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 499, §19 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 111: SALE OR POSSESSION OF UNWHOLESOME FOOD OR DRINK (REPEALED) › 17 §3452. Sale of impure or adulterated milk or cream (REPEALED)

§3452. Sale of impure or adulterated milk or cream
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 499, §19 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 111: SALE OR POSSESSION OF UNWHOLESOME FOOD OR DRINK (REPEALED) › 17 §3453. Possession of diseased meat or milk for human food (REPEALED)

§3453. Possession of diseased meat or milk for human food
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 499, §19 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 111: SALE OR POSSESSION OF UNWHOLESOME FOOD OR DRINK (REPEALED) › 17 §3454. Imitations of butter or cheese not to be manufactured or sold (REPEALED)

§3454. Imitations of butter or cheese not to be manufactured or sold
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1967, c. 30, §1 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 499, §19 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 111: SALE OR POSSESSION OF UNWHOLESOME FOOD OR DRINK (REPEALED) › 17 §3455. Oleomargarine or margarine (REPEALED)

§3455. Oleomargarine or margarine
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1967, c. 30, §2 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 499, §19 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 111: SALE OR POSSESSION OF UNWHOLESOME FOOD OR DRINK (REPEALED) › 17 §3456. Imitations not to be sold (REPEALED)

§3456. Imitations not to be sold
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 499, §19 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 111: SALE OR POSSESSION OF UNWHOLESOME FOOD OR DRINK (REPEALED) › 17 §3459. Duty of officers to make complaints; suspected articles analyzed (REPEALED)

§3459. Duty of officers to make complaints; suspected articles analyzed
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 499, §19 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 111: SALE OR POSSESSION OF UNWHOLESOME FOOD OR DRINK (REPEALED) › 17 §3460. Sanitary wrappers for bread; jurisdiction (REPEALED)

§3460. Sanitary wrappers for bread; jurisdiction
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 499, §19 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 111: SALE OR POSSESSION OF UNWHOLESOME FOOD OR DRINK (REPEALED) › 17 §3461. Disposal of patent medicine samples on streets and doorsteps (REPEALED)

§3461. Disposal of patent medicine samples on streets and doorsteps
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 499, §19 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 111: SALE OR POSSESSION OF UNWHOLESOME FOOD OR DRINK (REPEALED) › 17 §3462. Swelling of scallop meats; jurisdiction (REPEALED)

§3462. Swelling of scallop meats; jurisdiction
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 499, §19 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 111: SALE OR POSSESSION OF UNWHOLESOME FOOD OR DRINK (REPEALED) › 17 §3463. Sale of adulterated candy and brandy drops (REPEALED)

§3463. Sale of adulterated candy and brandy drops
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 499, §19 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 111: SALE OR POSSESSION OF UNWHOLESOME FOOD OR DRINK (REPEALED) › 17 §3464. Offering prize candy for sale; summary arrest (REPEALED)

§3464. Offering prize candy for sale; summary arrest
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 499, §19 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 112: INHALATION OF CERTAIN VAPORS (REPEALED) › 17 §3475. Inhalation (REPEALED)

§3475. Inhalation
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1965, c. 359, §1 (NEW). PL 1975, c. 499, §19 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 112: INHALATION OF CERTAIN VAPORS (REPEALED) › 17 §3476. Penalty (REPEALED)

§3476. Penalty
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1965, c. 359, §1 (NEW). PL 1975, c. 499, §19 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 114: DETENTION OF CERTAIN PERSONS SUSPECTED OF STEALING › 17 §3521. Detention of certain persons suspected of stealing

§3521. Detention of certain persons suspected of stealing
1.  Suspected stealing from a store.
A store owner, manager or supervisor, or that person's designee, may detain on the premises in a reasonable manner and for a period of time not to exceed 1/2 hour any person as to whom there is probable cause to believe is unlawfully concealing merchandise or is committing theft of merchandise. The permitted purposes of detention are to require the person being detained to provide identification, to verify the identification, to inform a law enforcement officer of the detention and to surrender that person to the officer, to take possession of and hold stolen merchandise pending arrival of law enforcement and, when the detained person is a minor, to inform a law enforcement officer or a parent or guardian of the minor of the detention and to surrender the minor to the person so informed.
[PL 2015, c. 85, §1 (NEW).]
2.  Suspected stealing from a motion picture theater.
A motion picture theater owner, manager or supervisor, or that person's designee, may detain on the premises in a reasonable manner and for a period of time not to exceed 1/2 hour any person as to whom there is probable cause to believe is unlawfully operating an audiovisual or audio recording function of any device in the motion picture theater while a motion picture is being exhibited. The permitted purposes of detention are to require the person being detained to provide identification, to verify the identification, to inform a law enforcement officer of the detention and to surrender that person to the officer, to take possession of and hold recordings and related equipment pending arrival of law enforcement and, when the detained person is a minor, to inform a law enforcement officer or a parent or guardian of the minor of the detention and to surrender the minor to the person so informed.
[PL 2015, c. 85, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 543 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 122, §1 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 199, §2 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 85, §1 (RPR).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 115: STOLEN GOODS (REPEALED) › 17 §3551. Buying, receiving or concealing; restoration of property; subsequent conviction (REPEALED)

§3551. Buying, receiving or concealing; restoration of property; subsequent conviction
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1973, c. 39 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 499, §19 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 115: STOLEN GOODS (REPEALED) › 17 §3552. Securing and keeping property for owner; owner not found (REPEALED)

§3552. Securing and keeping property for owner; owner not found
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 499, §19 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 117: STRIKES AND VIOLENCE AGAINST UTILITIES, RAILROADS AND PLANTS › 17 §3601. Violence or intimidation to promote controversy between utility and workers

§3601. Violence or intimidation to promote controversy between utility and workers
Whoever, alone or in pursuance or furtherance of any agreement or combination with others to do or procure to be done any act in contemplation or furtherance of a dispute or controversy between a gas, telegraph, telephone, electric light, electric power or railroad corporation and its employees or workmen, wrongfully and without legal authority, uses violence towards or intimidates any person in any way or by any means, with intent thereby to compel such person against his will to do or abstain from doing any act which he has a legal right to do or abstain from doing; or, on the premises of such corporation, by bribery or in any manner or by any means induces or endeavors or attempts to induce such person to leave the employment and service of such corporation, with intent thereby to further the objects of such combination or agreement; or in any way interferes with such person while in the performance of his duty; or threatens or persistently follows such person in a disorderly manner or injures or threatens to injure his property with either of said intents, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $300 or by imprisonment for not more than 3 months.
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 117: STRIKES AND VIOLENCE AGAINST UTILITIES, RAILROADS AND PLANTS › 17 §3602. Railroads; interference with trains or property

§3602. Railroads; interference with trains or property
Any employee of a railroad corporation who, in pursuance of an agreement or combination by 2 or more persons to do or procure to be done any act in contemplation or furtherance of a dispute between such corporation and its employees, unlawfully, or in violation of his duty or contract, stops or unnecessarily delays or abandons or in any way injures a locomotive or any car or train of cars on the railroad track of such corporation, or in any way hinders or obstructs the use of any locomotive, car or train of cars on the railroad of such corporation shall be punished by a fine of not more than $500 or by imprisonment for not more than 11 months.
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 117: STRIKES AND VIOLENCE AGAINST UTILITIES, RAILROADS AND PLANTS › 17 §3603. -- obstructions of engines or carriages; abandonment

§3603. -- obstructions of engines or carriages; abandonment
Whoever, by any unlawful act or by any willful omission or neglect, obstructs or causes to be obstructed an engine or carriage on any railroad, or aids or assists therein; or whoever, having charge of any locomotive or carriage while upon or in use on any railroad, willfully stops, leaves or abandons the same, or renders or aids or assists in rendering the same unfit for or incapable of immediate use, with intent thereby to hinder, delay or in any manner to obstruct or injure the management and operation of any railroad or the business of any corporation operating or owning the same, or of any other corporation or person, and whoever aids or assists therein shall be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000 or by imprisonment for not more than 2 years.
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 117: STRIKES AND VIOLENCE AGAINST UTILITIES, RAILROADS AND PLANTS › 17 §3604. -- carelessness and neglect in reference to trains

§3604. -- carelessness and neglect in reference to trains
Whoever, having any management of or control, either alone or with others, over any railroad locomotive, car or train while it is used for the carriage of persons or property, or is at any time guilty of gross carelessness or neglect thereon or in relation to the management or control thereof; or maliciously stops or delays the same in violation of the rules and regulations then in force for the operation thereof; or abstracts therefrom the tools or appliances pertaining thereto, with intent thereby maliciously to delay the same, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000 or by imprisonment for not more than 3 years.
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 117: STRIKES AND VIOLENCE AGAINST UTILITIES, RAILROADS AND PLANTS › 17 §3605. -- refusal of employees to perform duty

§3605. -- refusal of employees to perform duty
Any person in the employment of a railroad corporation who, in furtherance of the interests of either party to a dispute between another railroad corporation and its employees, refuses to aid in moving the cars of such other corporation or trains in whole or in part made up of the cars of such other corporation over the tracks of the corporation employing him; or refuses to aid in loading or discharging such cars, in violation of his duty as such employee, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $500 or by imprisonment for not more than 11 months.
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 117: STRIKES AND VIOLENCE AGAINST UTILITIES, RAILROADS AND PLANTS › 17 §3606. Mass picketing to prevent maintenance or movement of perishables

§3606. Mass picketing to prevent maintenance or movement of perishables
It shall be unlawful for any person, acting individually or in concert with others, by mass picketing, force, coercion, physical obstruction at the entrance to any place of employment or physical obstruction in any street, sidewalk or railway, to prevent or attempt to prevent the delivery to any public, commercial or industrial enterprise of any supply, commodity or service necessary for the proper maintenance of any of the buildings, equipment, machinery or fixtures constituting such enterprise or necessary to keep any of such buildings, equipment, machinery or fixtures from deteriorating or being damaged by fire, freeze-up or other casualties, or the harvesting, the storing, the transportation to storage and market of a perishable food product. For the purpose of this section, "person" means any individual, corporation or unincorporated association, including partnerships and labor organizations. Whoever violates this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than $250 or by imprisonment for not more than 30 days, or by both.
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 121: THREATS AND EXTORTION › 17 §3704. Annoying telephone calls prohibited (REPEALED)

§3704. Annoying telephone calls prohibited
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1967, c. 176 (NEW). PL 1975, c. 740, §9 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 123: TRAMPS AND VAGRANTS (REPEALED) › 17 §3752. Entering dwellings; kindling fires; carrying firearms (REPEALED)

§3752. Entering dwellings; kindling fires; carrying firearms
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 499, §21 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 123: TRAMPS AND VAGRANTS (REPEALED) › 17 §3754. Sleeping or lodging in barns and outbuildings (REPEALED)

§3754. Sleeping or lodging in barns and outbuildings
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 499, §21 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 123: TRAMPS AND VAGRANTS (REPEALED) › 17 §3758. Lascivious speech or behavior in public places (REPEALED)

§3758. Lascivious speech or behavior in public places
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1969, c. 590, §§20-A (AMD). PL 1971, c. 66 (RPR). PL 1975, c. 499, §21 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 127: TRESPASS › 17 §3851. Lands appurtenant to state institutions (REPEALED)

§3851. Lands appurtenant to state institutions
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1965, c. 119 (AMD). PL 1967, c. 195, §5 (AMD). PL 1967, c. 235 (AMD). PL 1967, c. 391, §3 (AMD). PL 1967, c. 544, §43 (RPR). PL 1969, c. 504, §25 (AMD). PL 1971, c. 170 (RPR). PL 1971, c. 544, §55 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 499, §22 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 127: TRESPASS › 17 §3852. Improved lands and fish ponds (REPEALED)

§3852. Improved lands and fish ponds
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1967, c. 86, §2 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 499, §22 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 127: TRESPASS › 17 §3853-A. Public beaches and shores

§3853-A. Public beaches and shores
The municipal officers in any municipality wherein a public beach, shore or bank exists may grant a permit to persons to allow horses, cattle, sheep, swine, motor vehicles or motor driven cycles to enter upon such beach, shore or bank at the times designated on such permit. Anyone willfully permitting cattle, horses, sheep, swine, motor vehicles or motor driven cycles to enter upon such public beach, shore or bank without such permit shall be guilty of trespass and shall be punished by a fine of not more than $20 or by imprisonment for not more than 30 days, or by both.   [PL 1965, c. 355 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1965, c. 355 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 127: TRESPASS › 17 §3853-B. Trespass by animals (REPEALED)

§3853-B. Trespass by animals
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1977, c. 671, §§18-A (NEW). PL 1987, c. 383, §6 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 127: TRESPASS › 17 §3853-C. Trespass by motor vehicle; civil violation

§3853-C. Trespass by motor vehicle; civil violation
1.  Violation.
A person may not park a motor vehicle or allow a motor vehicle under that person's control to remain parked:
A. In a private drive or private way in a manner that blocks or interferes with the free passage of other vehicles without the permission of the owner of that private drive or way; or   [PL 2011, c. 561, §2 (NEW).]
B. On a public highway in a manner that blocks the entrance to a private driveway, gate or barway.   [PL 2011, c. 561, §2 (NEW).]
[PL 2011, c. 561, §2 (NEW).]
2.  Penalty.
A person who violates subsection 1 commits a civil violation for which a fine of not less than $500 must be adjudged.
[PL 2011, c. 561, §2 (NEW).]
3.  Registered owner's liability for vehicle.
There is a rebuttable presumption that a registered owner of a vehicle involved in a violation of subsection 1 has that vehicle under that person's control.
[PL 2011, c. 561, §2 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 251 (NEW). PL 2011, c. 561, §2 (RPR).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 127: TRESPASS › 17 §3853-D. Operating a motor vehicle on land of another

§3853-D. Operating a motor vehicle on land of another
1.  Damage or destruction to farmland, forest land or public easement.
A person who, as a result of operating a motor vehicle on farmland, forest land or a public easement in fact, damages or destroys crops, forest products, personal property or roads on that farmland, forest land or public easement, commits a Class E crime.
[PL 2015, c. 258, §1 (AMD).]
2.  Definitions.
As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.
A. "Farmland" means land used for the production of fruits, vegetables, grains, hay or herbs that consists of 5 or more contiguous acres. The term "farmland" does not include land used for the production of wood products.   [PL 1989, c. 289 (NEW).]
A-1. "Forest land" means land used for the production of forest products.   [PL 1995, c. 539, §1 (NEW).]
A-2. "Forest products" means any woody stemmed plant as well as any products that have been harvested but not yet transported from the harvesting site, including logs, pulpwood, veneer, bolt wood, wood chips, stud wood, poles, pilings, biomass, fuel wood, Christmas trees, evergreen boughs and cones for seed production.   [PL 1995, c. 539, §1 (NEW).]
A-3. "Emergency responder" means a person providing firefighting, rescue or emergency medical services.   [PL 2015, c. 258, §2 (NEW).]
B. "Motor vehicle" means any self-propelled vehicle not operated exclusively on tracks, including all-terrain vehicles as defined in Title 12, section 13001, but not including snowmobiles.   [PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. B, §34 (AMD); PL 2003, c. 614, §9 (AFF).]
C. "Public easement" has the same meaning as in Title 23, section 3021, subsection 2.   [PL 2015, c. 258, §3 (NEW).]
[PL 2015, c. 258, §§2, 3 (AMD).]
3.  Application.
This section does not apply to:
A. A landowner operating a motor vehicle on farmland or forest land owned by that landowner;   [PL 1995, c. 539, §1 (AMD).]
B. A person given permission by a landowner to operate a motor vehicle on farmland or forest land owned by that landowner;   [PL 1995, c. 539, §1 (AMD).]
C. An agent or employee of a landowner who operates a motor vehicle on farmland or forest land owned by that landowner in the scope of that agent's or employee's agency or employment;   [PL 2015, c. 258, §4 (AMD).]
D. A law enforcement officer who, in an emergency and in the scope of that law enforcement officer's employment, operates a motor vehicle on farmland or forest land owned by another or on a public easement; or   [PL 2015, c. 258, §4 (AMD).]
E. An emergency responder who, in an emergency and in performing the duties of the emergency responder, operates a motor vehicle on farmland or forest land owned by another or on a public easement.   [PL 2015, c. 258, §5 (NEW).]
[PL 2015, c. 258, §§4, 5 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1989, c. 289 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 539, §1 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 414, §B34 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 414, §D7 (AFF). PL 2003, c. 614, §9 (AFF). PL 2015, c. 258, §§1-5 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 127: TRESPASS › 17 §3854. Entry of and refusal to vacate certain buildings (REPEALED)

§3854. Entry of and refusal to vacate certain buildings
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1971, c. 244 (RPR). PL 1973, c. 494, §§1,2 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 499, §22 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 127: TRESPASS › 17 §3855. Entering or passing over forbidden enclosed or cultivated land; arrest of offenders (REPEALED)

§3855. Entering or passing over forbidden enclosed or cultivated land; arrest of offenders
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1971, c. 32 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 499, §22 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 127: TRESPASS › 17 §3856. Trespass on timber; removal of produce; removal of goods from wharf or landing place (REPEALED)

§3856. Trespass on timber; removal of produce; removal of goods from wharf or landing place
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 499, §22 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 127: TRESPASS › 17 §3859. Trespass on land devoted to wildlife preservation

§3859. Trespass on land devoted to wildlife preservation
Whoever willfully and knowingly hunts upon unimproved land devoted to the preservation of wildlife and owned by a corporation organized under Title 13, chapter 81, including that portion of any public way which crosses or abuts said land, provided that all boundaries of said land are posted with signs at least every 50 feet indicating that said land is a wildlife preserve, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $50.   [PL 1967, c. 202 (RPR).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1965, c. 64 (NEW). PL 1967, c. 202 (RPR).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 127: TRESPASS › 17 §3860. Great pond; access or egress

§3860. Great pond; access or egress
No person on foot shall be denied access or egress over unimproved land to a great pond except that this provision shall not apply to access or egress over the land of a water company or a water district when the water from the great pond is utilized as a source for public water.   [PL 1973, c. 530, §2 (NEW).]
The Attorney General shall, upon complaint of a person being denied said access or egress, if in his judgment the public interest so requires, prosecute criminally or civilly any person who denies such right of access or egress.   [PL 1973, c. 530, §2 (NEW).]
Any person may maintain an action in the Superior Court having jurisdiction where the alleged denial of access or egress occurred or is likely to occur for declaratory and equitable relief and actual and punitive damages against any person, partnership, corporation or other legal entity for any violations of this section.   [PL 1973, c. 530, §2 (NEW).]
Whoever violates this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than $100 and by imprisonment for not more than 90 days.   [PL 1973, c. 530, §2 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1973, c. 530, §2 (NEW).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 131: MISCELLANEOUS CRIMES › 17 §3956. Electric fences

§3956. Electric fences
No person or individual may sell, utilize, install or have installed within this State equipment, devices or methods whereby fence wires may be energized with electricity unless a standard type of controller is used, which has the approval of the Underwriter's Laboratories and carries such label thereon or has the approved listing of the Department of Industrial Cooperation at the University of Maine System.   [PL 1985, c. 779, §41 (AMD).]
Any violation of this section shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $100 or by imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or by both.
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1985, c. 779, §41 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 131: MISCELLANEOUS CRIMES › 17 §3957. Failure to report treatment of gunshot wounds (REPEALED)

§3957. Failure to report treatment of gunshot wounds
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1973, c. 567, §20 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 499, §24 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 131: MISCELLANEOUS CRIMES › 17 §3958. False alarms and reports (REPEALED)

§3958. False alarms and reports
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1971, c. 592, §37 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 499, §24 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 131: MISCELLANEOUS CRIMES › 17 §3959. Marathons and walkathons (REPEALED)

§3959. Marathons and walkathons
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 499, §24 (RP). PL 1975, c. 659 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 131: MISCELLANEOUS CRIMES › 17 §3962. Regulation of radio waves; disturbing reception

§3962. Regulation of radio waves; disturbing reception
It shall be unlawful to use any radio receiving set which radiates radio waves between 200 meters wave length and 550 meters wave length which causes interference with the reception of any other radio receiving set. Whoever knowingly, maliciously or wantonly by any means unreasonably disturbs the reception of radio waves used for radiotelephony, between 200 meters wave length and 550 meters wave length, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $10 nor more than $50, to be recovered by complaint in the District Court.
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 131: MISCELLANEOUS CRIMES › 17 §3963. Riding with naked scythe (REPEALED)

§3963. Riding with naked scythe
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 499, §24 (RP). PL 1975, c. 536, §2 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 131: MISCELLANEOUS CRIMES › 17 §3964. Settlements or releases from injured persons

§3964. Settlements or releases from injured persons
Except as provided in this section, no settlement or general release or statement either oral, in writing, or electronically recorded made by any person confined in a hospital or sanitarium as a patient with reference to any personal injuries for which that person is confined in that hospital or sanitarium is admissible in evidence, used or referred to in any manner at the trial of any action to recover damages for personal injuries or consequential damages, so called, resulting therefrom, which statement, settlement or general release was obtained within 30 days after the injuries were sustained and such settlement or release is null and void. This section does not apply to statements or releases obtained by police officers or inspectors of motor vehicles in the performance of their duty, members of the family of that person or by or on behalf of that person's attorney. This section does not apply to agreements entered into pursuant to former Title 39 and approved by the former Workers' Compensation Commission or Title 39‑A and approved by the Workers' Compensation Board.   [PL 1991, c. 885, Pt. E, §18 (AMD); PL 1991, c. 885, Pt. E, §47 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1971, c. 427 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 366 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 370 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 696, §366 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 885, §E18 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 885, §E47 (AFF).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 131: MISCELLANEOUS CRIMES › 17 §3965. Defacement of state facilities; possession of paint (REPEALED)

§3965. Defacement of state facilities; possession of paint
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1973, c. 162 (NEW). PL 1973, c. 316 (NEW). PL 1973, c. 625, §§93,95 (RP). PL 1975, c. 499, §24 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 131: MISCELLANEOUS CRIMES › 17 §3966. Animals in food stores

§3966. Animals in food stores
It is unlawful for any person to bring an animal into a store where food is sold for human consumption or into a restaurant where food is prepared and served on the premises. This section does not apply to a person requiring the services of a service animal.   [PL 2013, c. 264, §1 (AMD).]
For the purposes of this section, "service animal" has the same meaning as set forth in Title 5, section 4553, subsection 9‑E.   [PL 2013, c. 264, §1 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1973, c. 625, §94 (NEW). PL 2005, c. 318, §1 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 664, §23 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 369, §9 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 264, §1 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17: CRIMES › Chapter 132: DEFINITIONS (REPEALED) › 17 §4001. Definitions (REPEALED)

§4001. Definitions
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1971, c. 539, §21 (NEW). PL 1971, c. 622, §§61-A (AMD). PL 1975, c. 499, §25 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17-A: MAINE CRIMINAL CODE › Part 1: GENERAL PRINCIPLES › Chapter 1: PRELIMINARY › 17-A §1. Title; effective date; severability

§1. Title; effective date; severability
1.
Title 17‑A shall be known and may be cited as the Maine Criminal Code. When it is alleged that an element occurred "on or about" any date prior to the effective date of the code, the prosecution shall be governed by the prior law. When it is alleged that all of the elements occurred "on or about" the effective date of the code or any date thereafter, the prosecution shall be governed by the code.
[PL 1975, c. 740, §9-A (RPR).]
2.
Except as provided in section 4‑A, this code shall become effective May 1, 1976, and it shall apply only to crimes committed subsequent to its effective date. Prosecution for crimes repealed by this code, which are committed prior to the effective date shall be governed by the prior law which is continued in effect for that purpose as if this code were not in force; provided that in any such prosecution the court may, with the consent of the defendant, impose sentence under the provisions of the code. In such cases, the sentencing authority of the court is determined by the application to the prior law of section 4‑A, subsection 3, which became effective for this purpose May 1, 1976. For purposes of this section, a crime was committed subsequent to the effective date if all of the elements of the crime occurred on or after that date; a crime was not committed subsequent to the effective date if any element thereof occurred prior to that date, or if the evidence may reasonably be interpreted to establish that any element may have occurred prior to that date.
[PL 1981, c. 324, §1 (AMD).]
3.
If any provision or clause of this code or application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the code which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this code are declared to be severable.
[PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW). PL 1975, c. 649, §1 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 699, §1 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 740, §§9-A,10 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 78, §118 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 324, §1 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17-A: MAINE CRIMINAL CODE › Part 1: GENERAL PRINCIPLES › Chapter 1: PRELIMINARY › 17-A §3. All crimes defined by statute; civil actions

§3. All crimes defined by statute; civil actions
1.
No conduct constitutes a crime unless it is prohibited
A. By this code; or   [PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW).]
B. By any statute or private act outside this code, including any rule, regulation or ordinance authorized by and lawfully adopted under a statute.   [PL 1977, c. 510, §13 (AMD).]
[PL 1977, c. 510, §13 (AMD).]
2.
This code does not bar, suspend, or otherwise affect any right or liability for damages, penalty, forfeiture or other remedy authorized by law to be recovered or enforced in a civil action, regardless of whether the conduct involved in such civil action constitutes an offense defined in this code.
[PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW). PL 1975, c. 740, §12 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 510, §13 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17-A: MAINE CRIMINAL CODE › Part 1: GENERAL PRINCIPLES › Chapter 1: PRELIMINARY › 17-A §4. Classification of crimes in this Code

§4. Classification of crimes in this Code
1.
Except for murder, all crimes defined by this Code are classified for purposes of sentencing as Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D and Class E crimes.
[PL 1981, c. 324, §3 (RPR).]
2.
[PL 1985, c. 282, §1 (RP).]
3.
[PL 1981, c. 324, §3 (RP).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW). PL 1975, c. 740, §13 (RPR). PL 1977, c. 510, §14 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 324, §3 (RPR). PL 1985, c. 282, §1 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17-A: MAINE CRIMINAL CODE › Part 1: GENERAL PRINCIPLES › Chapter 1: PRELIMINARY › 17-A §4-A. Crimes and civil violations outside the code

§4-A. Crimes and civil violations outside the code
1.
Except as provided in section 1, subsection 2, this section becomes effective October 24, 1977.
[PL 1981, c. 324, §4 (RPR).]
2.
[PL 1981, c. 324, §5 (RP).]
2-A.
A statute outside this code may be expressly designated as a Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D or Class E crime, in which case sentencing for violation of such a statute is governed by the provisions of this code.
[PL 1981, c. 324, §6 (NEW).]
3.
In statutes defining crimes which are outside this code and which are not expressly designated as Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D or Class E crimes, the class depends upon the imprisonment penalty that is provided as follows. If the maximum period authorized by the statute defining the crime:
A. Exceeds 10 years, the crime is a Class A crime;   [PL 1975, c. 740, §14 (NEW).]
B. Exceeds 5 years, but does not exceed 10 years, the crime is a Class B crime;   [PL 1975, c. 740, §14 (NEW).]
C. Exceeds 3 years, but does not exceed 5 years, the crime is a Class C crime;   [PL 1975, c. 740, §14 (NEW).]
D. Exceeds one year, but does not exceed 3 years, the crime is a Class D crime; and   [PL 1975, c. 740, §14 (NEW).]
E. Does not exceed one year, the crime is a Class E crime.   [PL 1975, c. 740, §14 (NEW).]
[PL 1975, c. 740, §14 (NEW).]
4.
[PL 1985, c. 282, §2 (RP).]
5.
[MRSA T. 17-A §4-A, sub-§5 (RP).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 740, §14 (NEW). PL 1977, c. 510, §§15,16 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 564, §84 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 661, §6 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 324, §§4-7 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 698, §91 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 282, §2 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 622, §N2 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17-A: MAINE CRIMINAL CODE › Part 1: GENERAL PRINCIPLES › Chapter 1: PRELIMINARY › 17-A §4-B. Civil violations

§4-B. Civil violations
1.
All civil violations are expressly declared not to be criminal offenses. They are enforceable by the Attorney General, the Attorney General's representative or any other appropriate public official in a civil action to recover what may be designated a fine, penalty or other sanction, or to secure the forfeiture that may be decreed by the law.
[PL 2007, c. 173, §3 (AMD).]
2.
A law or ordinance may be expressly designated as a civil violation.
[PL 1985, c. 282, §3 (NEW).]
3.
A law or ordinance which prohibits defined conduct, but does not provide an imprisonment penalty, is a civil violation, enforceable in accordance with subsection 1. A law or ordinance which is stated to be a criminal violation or which otherwise uses language indicating that it is a crime, but does not provide an imprisonment penalty is a civil violation, enforceable in accordance with subsection 1, unless the law or ordinance is an exception to the operation of this subsection.
[PL 1985, c. 282, §3 (NEW).]
4.
Evidence obtained pursuant to an unlawful search and seizure shall not be admissible in a civil violation proceeding arising under Title 22, section 2383.
[PL 1985, c. 282, §3 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1985, c. 282, §3 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 173, §3 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17-A: MAINE CRIMINAL CODE › Part 1: GENERAL PRINCIPLES › Chapter 1: PRELIMINARY › 17-A §5. Pleading and proof (REPEALED)

§5. Pleading and proof
(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW). PL 1975, c. 740, §§15,16 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 324, §8 (RP).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17-A: MAINE CRIMINAL CODE › Part 1: GENERAL PRINCIPLES › Chapter 1: PRELIMINARY › 17-A §6. Application to crimes outside the code

§6. Application to crimes outside the code
1.
The provisions of Parts 1, 6 and 7 and chapter 7 are applicable to crimes defined outside this code, unless the context of the statute defining the crime clearly requires otherwise.
[PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. B, §8 (AMD).]
2.
[PL 1977, c. 510, §17 (RP).]
3.
[PL 1977, c. 510, §17 (RP).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW). PL 1975, c. 740, §§16-A (RPR). PL 1977, c. 510, §17 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 324, §9 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 502, §D9 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. B, §8 (AMD).
2023 Maine Revised Statutes › TITLE 17-A: MAINE CRIMINAL CODE › Part 1: GENERAL PRINCIPLES › Chapter 1: PRELIMINARY › 17-A §9. Indictment and jurisdiction

§9. Indictment and jurisdiction
Notwithstanding any other provision of law:   [PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW).]
1.
All proceedings for Class A, B and C crimes must be prosecuted by indictment, unless indictment is waived, in which case prosecution must be as the Supreme Judicial Court provides by rule;
[PL 1997, c. 4, §2 (AMD).]
2.
All proceedings for murder shall be prosecuted by indictment; and
[PL 1977, c. 510, §19 (AMD).]
3.
The District Courts have jurisdiction to try civil violations and Class D and E crimes and to impose sentence in Class A, B and C crimes in which the District Court has accepted a plea of guilty.
[PL 2005, c. 326, §2 (AMD); PL 2005, c. 326, §5 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW). PL 1975, c. 740, §17 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 510, §19 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 4, §2 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 326, §2 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 326, §5 (AFF).