Maine · Maine Revised Statutes — Title 17-A, Maine Criminal Code
Me. Rev. Stat. (Criminal Code) § 804: Failure to control or report a dangerous fire
What this law says, in plain English
A person commits a Class D crime by starting, causing, or maintaining a fire while knowing it endangers life or property, then failing to control it or report it to authorities.
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