Maine legal term
Adult in Maine Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Maine legislative session
In Maine criminal law, “Adult” 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 “Adult” mean in Maine criminal law?
"Adult" means a person 18 years of age or over. 2-A. (15 M.R.S. § 3003)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Confidentiality of juvenile case records
- Harassment
- Misuse of entrusted property
- Possession of firearms prohibited for certain persons
- Protective orders in crimes between family members
- Sexual misconduct with a child under 14 years of age
- Trafficking of alcoholic beverages in adult correctional facilities
- Trafficking of tobacco or vaping device in adult correctional facilities
- Use of drug paraphernalia
- Violation of interstate compact for adult supervision
Related terms in the same statutes
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