Maine · Maine Revised Statutes — Title 15, Court Procedure — Criminal

Me. Rev. Stat. (Crim. Proc.) § 1094-C: Improper contact with alleged murder victim's family or household member

Felony

What this law says, in plain English

A person arrested for murder who is notified by jail staff or court not to contact the victim's family members commits a crime if they intentionally or knowingly contact those identified family or household members anyway.

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