Maine legal term
Family or household member in Maine Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Maine legislative session
In Maine criminal law, “Family or household member” 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 “Family or household member” mean in Maine criminal law?
"Family or household member" has the same meaning as in Title 19-A, section 4102, subsection 6, paragraphs A to E. 3. (17-A M.R.S. § 1801)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Bail commissioners
- Domestic violence aggravated assault
- Domestic violence assault
- Domestic violence criminal threatening
- Domestic violence elevated aggravated assault
- Domestic violence elevated aggravated assault on pregnant person
- Domestic violence reckless conduct
- Domestic violence stalking
- Domestic violence terrorizing
- Improper contact with a family or household member prior to the setting of preconviction bail
- Improper contact with alleged murder victim's family or household member
Related terms in the same statutes
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