Maine legal term
Actor in Maine Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Maine legislative session
In Maine criminal law, “Actor” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Maine criminal code.
What does “Actor” mean in Maine criminal law?
"Actor" includes, where appropriate, a person who possesses something or who omits to act. 3-A. 3-B. (17-A M.R.S. § 2)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Abuse of corpse
- Aggravated criminal forced labor
- Aggravated sex trafficking
- Arson
- Commercial sexual exploitation of minor or person with mental disability
- Criminal attempt
- Criminal conspiracy
- Criminal forced labor
- Endangering the welfare of a child
- False swearing
- Gross sexual assault
- Harassment by telephone or by electronic communication device
Related terms in the same statutes
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