Maine

Maine Revised Statutes — Title 17-A, Maine Criminal Code

550 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 16 — Warrantless arrests by a private person
• § 1601 — Definite term of imprisonment required
• § 1602 — Sentencing procedure
• § 1603 — Imprisonment for crime of murder
• § 1604 — Imprisonment for crimes other than murder
• § 1605 — Suspension of all or part of the term of imprisonment imposed
• § 1606 — General inapplicability of deductions under chapter 81 in setting the term of imprisonment
• § 1607 — Prohibition against imprisonment based on incapacity to pay fine
• § 1608 — Multiple sentences of imprisonment
• § 1609 — Nonconcurrent sentence for crime attempted or committed while in execution of term of imprisonment (REPEALED)
• § 1609-A — Discretionary sentence
• § 1610 — Place of imprisonment
• § 1611 — Commitments to Department of Corrections of bound-over juveniles who have not attained 18 years of age at the time of sentencing
• § 1612 — Tolling of sentence of noncompliant witness
• § 17 — Enforcement of civil violations
• § 1701 — Definite fine amount required
• § 1702 — Criteria for imposing sentencing alternative that includes fine
• § 1703 — Use of fine relative to individuals
• § 1704 — Maximum fine amounts authorized for convicted individuals
• § 1705 — Maximum fine amounts authorized for convicted organizations
• § 1706 — Exceptions to maximum fine amounts
• § 1707 — Multiple fines imposed on convicted person; restitution
• § 1708 — Time and method of payment of fines imposed on convicted person
• § 1709 — Post-conviction relief invalidating conviction; potential return of fine payments
• § 1710 — Modification of payment of fine
• § 1711 — Default
• § 1712 — Deposit of certain fines in Maine Military Family Relief Fund
• § 1751 — County jail reimbursement fee (REPEALED)
• § 1752 — Supervision fee as condition of probation
• § 1753 — Electronic monitoring fee and substance testing fee as conditions of probation
• § 1754 — Fee for applying to Department of Corrections to temporarily or periodically leave jurisdiction
• § 1755 — Administrative supervision fee as nonmandatory requirement of administrative release
• § 1756 — Administrative supervision fee as nonmandatory requirement of deferred disposition
• § 1757 — Surcharges and assessments outside the code
• § 1758 — Authority to impose fees, surcharges and assessments by Supreme Judicial Court
• § 1801 — Definitions
• § 1802 — Eligibility for sentencing alternative that includes period of probation
• § 1803 — Definite period of probation required
• § 1804 — Period of probation; modification; termination and discharge
• § 1805 — Partially suspended term of imprisonment with probation or split sentence
• § 1806 — Wholly suspended term of imprisonment with probation
• § 1807 — Conditions of probation
• § 1808 — Community reparations boards
• § 1809 — Commencement of probation revocation proceedings by arrest
• § 1810 — Commencement of probation revocation proceedings by summons
• § 1811 — Initial proceedings on probation violation; filing of motion; initial appearance
• § 1812 — Court hearing on probation revocation
• § 1813 — Review
• § 1814 — Additional conditions in lieu of probation revocation proceedings
• § 1815 — Completion of period of probation
• § 1851 — Eligibility for sentencing alternative that includes period of administrative release; exceptions
• § 1852 — Period of administrative release
• § 1853 — Suspended sentence with administrative release
• § 1854 — Requirements of administrative release
• § 1855 — Commencement of administrative release revocation proceeding
• § 1856 — Court hearing on administrative release revocation
• § 1857 — Review
• § 1881 — Inclusion of period of supervised release after imprisonment
• § 1882 — Conditions of supervised release
• § 1883 — Revocation procedures
• § 19 — Crimes involving minors (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 17-A, SECTION 18)
• § 19-A — Election to charge Class E crime as civil violation (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE 1/01/26)
• § 1901 — Eligibility for deferred disposition
• § 1902 — Deferred disposition
• § 1903 — Court hearing as to final disposition
• § 1904 — Limited review by appeal
• § 2 — Definitions
• § 2001 — Purpose
• § 2002 — Definitions
• § 2003 — Mandatory consideration of restitution
• § 2004 — Authorized claimants
• § 2005 — Criteria for restitution
• § 2006 — Time and method of restitution
• § 2007 — Income withholding order
• § 2008 — Deceased victims
• § 2009 — Victim unable to be located
• § 201 — Murder
• § 2010 — Joint and several order
• § 2011 — Former Department of Corrections' clients owing restitution
• § 2012 — Restitution deducted from judgment in civil action
• § 2013 — Post-conviction relief
• § 2014 — Modification of restitution
• § 2015 — Default
• § 2016 — Work program release; restitution
• § 2017 — Waiver of issue of excessiveness
• § 2018 — Restitution for benefit of victim
• § 2019 — Civil remedy upon default
• § 202 — Felony murder
• § 203 — Manslaughter
• § 2031 — Sentencing alternative of community service work; authorization
• § 2032 — Modification of community service work
• § 2033 — Default
• § 204 — Aiding or soliciting suicide
• § 205 — Criminal homicide in the 5th degree (REPEALED)
• § 2051 — Sentencing alternative of unconditional discharge
• § 206 — Criminal homicide in the 6th degree (REPEALED)
• § 207 — Assault
• § 207-A — Domestic violence assault
• § 208 — Aggravated assault
• § 208-A — Assault while hunting
• § 208-B — Elevated aggravated assault
• § 208-C — Elevated aggravated assault on pregnant person
• § 208-D — Domestic violence aggravated assault
• § 208-E — Domestic violence elevated aggravated assault
• § 208-F — Domestic violence elevated aggravated assault on pregnant person
• § 209 — Criminal threatening
• § 209-A — Domestic violence criminal threatening
• § 210 — Terrorizing
• § 210-A — Stalking
• § 210-B — Domestic violence terrorizing
• § 210-C — Domestic violence stalking
• § 2101 — Definitions
• § 2102 — Victims to be notified
• § 2103 — Plea agreement procedure
• § 2104 — Sentencing procedure
• § 2105 — Termination or conversion procedure
• § 2106 — Notification of defendant's release or escape
• § 2107 — Notification of defendant's release on preconviction bail
• § 2108 — Confidentiality of victim records
• § 2109 — Certain communications by victims confidential
• § 211 — Reckless conduct
• § 211-A — Domestic violence reckless conduct
• § 212 — Classification of offenses against the person (REPEALED)
• § 213 — Aggravated reckless conduct
• § 2301 — Definitions
• § 2302 — General provisions
• § 2303 — Commencement of sentence of imprisonment
• § 2304 — Notification of commitment to Department of Corrections
• § 2305 — Deductions from sentence of imprisonment for time detained
• § 2306 — Deductions for time detained; special circumstances
• § 2307 — Discretionary deductions for individual who commits crime on or after August 1, 2004, except for certain listed crimes
• § 2308 — Discretionary deductions based on conduct and fulfillment of responsibilities for individuals who commit certain crimes on or after August 1, 2004
• § 2309 — Discretionary deductions based on conduct and participation for individual who committed crime on or after October 1, 1995 but before August 1, 2004
• § 2310 — Deductions for individual who committed crime before October 1, 1995 and was sentenced on or after October 1, 1983
• § 2311 — Deductions for individual who committed crime before October 1, 1995 and was sentenced prior to October 1, 1983
• § 2312 — Deductions applicable to concurrent sentences resulting from new criminal conduct while on probation or administrative release
• § 2313 — Deductions relative to parole eligibility for individual sentenced prior to effective date of Maine Criminal Code
• § 2314 — Release from imprisonment
• § 251 — Definitions and general provisions
• § 252 — Rape (REPEALED)
• § 253 — Gross sexual assault
• § 253-A — Special sentencing provisions for gross sexual assault
• § 254 — Sexual abuse of minors
• § 254-A — Written notification not to pursue charges for sexual abuse of a minor
• § 255 — Unlawful sexual contact (REPEALED)
• § 255-A — Unlawful sexual contact
• § 256 — Visual sexual aggression against child
• § 257 — Factors aiding in predicting high-risk sex offenders for sentencing purposes (REPEALED)
• § 258 — Sexual misconduct with a child under 14 years of age
• § 259 — Solicitation of child by computer to commit a prohibited act (REPEALED)
• § 259-A — Solicitation of a child to commit a prohibited act
• § 259-B — Solicitation of child for commercial sexual exploitation
• § 260 — Unlawful sexual touching
• § 261 — Prohibited contact with a minor; sex offender restricted zone
• § 281 — Definitions
• § 282 — Sexual exploitation of minor
• § 283 — Dissemination of sexually explicit material
• § 284 — Possession of sexually explicit material
• § 285 — Forfeiture of equipment used to facilitate violations
• § 3 — All crimes defined by statute; civil actions
• § 301 — Kidnapping
• § 302 — Criminal restraint
• § 303 — Criminal restraint by parent
• § 304 — Criminal forced labor
• § 305 — Aggravated criminal forced labor
• § 31 — Voluntary conduct (REPEALED)
• § 32 — Elements of crimes defined
• § 33 — Result as an element; causation
• § 34 — Culpable state of mind as an element
• § 35 — Definitions of culpable states of mind
• § 351 — Consolidation
• § 352 — Definitions
• § 353 — Theft by unauthorized taking or transfer
• § 353-A — Theft by unauthorized taking or transfer at a casino or slot machine facility (REPEALED)
• § 354 — Theft by deception
• § 354-A — Insurance deception
• § 355 — Theft by extortion
• § 356 — Theft of lost, mislaid or mistakenly delivered property (REPEALED)
• § 356-A — Theft of lost, mislaid or mistakenly delivered property
• § 357 — Theft of services
• § 357-A — Theft of utility services (REPEALED)
• § 358 — Theft by misapplication of property
• § 359 — Receiving stolen property
• § 36 — Ignorance or mistake
• § 360 — Unauthorized use of property
• § 361 — Affirmative defense of claim of right
• § 361-A — Permissible inferences against accused
• § 362 — Classification of theft offenses (REPEALED)
• § 363 — Organized retail theft
• § 37 — Intoxication
• § 38 — Mental abnormality
• § 39 — Insanity
• § 4 — Classification of crimes in this Code
• § 4-A — Crimes and civil violations outside the code
• § 4-B — Civil violations
• § 40 — Procedure upon plea of not guilty coupled with plea of not criminally responsible by reason of insanity
• § 401 — Burglary
• § 402 — Criminal trespass
• § 402-A — Aggravated criminal trespass
• § 403 — Possession or transfer of burglar's tools