§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 […]
§10-A. Jurisdiction over juveniles 1. A criminal proceeding may not be commenced against any person who had not attained 18 years of age at the time of the alleged crime, except as the result of a finding of probable cause authorized by Title 15, section 3101, subsection 4, or in regard to the offenses over […]
§10. Definitions of culpable states of mind (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW). PL 1975, c. 740, §18 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 510, §§20-23 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 324, §11 (RP).
§11. Requirement of culpable mental states; liability without culpability (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW). PL 1975, c. 740, §19 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 317, §5 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 324, §13 (RP). PL 1981, c. 470, §§B5,7-A (RP).
§12. De minimis infractions 1. The court may dismiss a prosecution if, upon notice to or motion of the prosecutor and opportunity to be heard, having regard to the nature of the conduct alleged and the nature of the attendant circumstances, it finds the defendant’s conduct: A. Was within a customary license or tolerance, […]
§13-A. Included offenses 1. The court shall not instruct the jury to consider, nor shall the court as factfinder consider, a lesser included offense, as defined in subsection 2, unless on the basis of the evidence there is a rational basis for finding the defendant guilty of that lesser included offense. If a rational basis […]
§13. Other offenses 1. The existence of a crime other than the one charged, but based on the same conduct or arising from the same criminal episode, for which a person may be prosecuted, whether that crime is a lesser or greater crime as to elements or sentencing classification, shall not preclude prosecution for the […]
§14. Separate trials A defendant shall not be subject to separate trials for multiple offenses based on the same conduct or arising from the same criminal episode, if such offenses were known to the appropriate prosecuting officer at the time of the commencement of the first trial and were within the jurisdiction of the same […]
§15-A. Issuance of summons for criminal offense 1. A law enforcement officer who has probable cause to believe a crime has been or is being committed by a person may issue or have delivered a written summons to that person directing that person to appear in the appropriate trial court to answer the allegation that […]
§15. Warrantless arrests by a law enforcement officer (CONTAINS TEXT WITH VARYING EFFECTIVE DATES) 1. Except as otherwise specifically provided, a law enforcement officer may arrest without a warrant: A. Any person who the officer has probable cause to believe has committed or is committing: (1) Murder; (2) Any Class A, Class […]
§16. Warrantless arrests by a private person Except as otherwise specifically provided, a private person has the authority to arrest without a warrant: [PL 2007, c. 173, §7 (AMD).] 1. Any person who the private person has probable cause to believe has committed or is committing: A. Murder; or [PL 1977, c. […]
§17. Enforcement of civil violations 1. A law enforcement officer who has probable cause to believe that a civil violation has been committed by a person must issue or have delivered a written summons to that person directing the person to appear in the District Court to answer the allegation that the person has committed […]
§18. Homelessness crisis protocol A person who lacks a home who commits a listed offense because the person lacks a home must be treated in accordance with the homelessness crisis protocol adopted by the responding law enforcement agency under subsection 2. [PL 2021, c. 393, §1 (NEW).] 1. Definitions. As used in this section, […]
§19. Crimes involving minors (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 17-A, SECTION 18 ) A person who poses as a minor is deemed a minor for the purposes of a crime under chapter 11, 12 or 35 that has as an element or aggravating factor that the victim or person other than the actor is a minor. […]
§2. Definitions As used in this code, unless a different meaning is plainly required, the following words and variants thereof have the following meanings. [PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW).] 1. “Act” or “action” means a voluntary bodily movement. [PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW).] 2. “Acted” includes, where appropriate, possessed or omitted […]
§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. […]
§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 […]
§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 […]
§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, […]
§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).
