Maine legal term
Course of conduct in Maine Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Maine legislative session
In Maine criminal law, “Course of conduct” 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 “Course of conduct” mean in Maine criminal law?
"Course of conduct" means 2 or more acts, including but not limited to acts in which the actor, by any action, method, device or means, directly or indirectly: (1) Follows, monitors, tracks, observes, surveils or harasses a person; (2) Interferes with a person's property; (3) Threatens a person, consciously disregarding a substantial risk that the actor's conduct would cause a reasonable person to experience any of the effects identified in subsection 1, paragraph A; or (4) Communicates to or about a person, consciously disregarding a substantial risk that the actor's conduct would cause a rea (17-A M.R.S. § 210-A)
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